Sitecore Architect

Sitecore Architect

PERMANENT ROLE with TRAVEL

Location – open ( Travel Required)

Salary- market

Sitecore MVP Architect

Experience :

Minimum of 10 years of ECM experience. Minimum 5 years of Sitecore experience

Position Description :

The role requires both broad and deep technology knowledge and the ability to architect Sitecore solutions by mapping common customer business problems to end-to-end technology solutions. Demonstrated ability to engage in senior level technology decision maker discussions related to agility, business value, and .NET is a must.

Responsibilities :

• Develop project technology strategy by understanding key client objectives; diagnosing and mapping client requirements; articulating solution risks and barriers; recommending project approaches; preparing time and cost estimates; planning full project life cycle
• Lead and facilitate information gathering sessions to validate business cases, gather and document business and functional objectives
• Implement architecture by building components and custom designs; prototyping; data migration; maintaining technical integrity and consistency; documenting system
• Validate system performance by developing and conducting test scripts; completing bug fixes
• Prepares client to use IT infrastructure by developing and conducting training programs
• Manage customer relationship by communicating Sitecore architecture standards and frameworks; answering questions; resolving concerns and issues
• Establishing architectural and development standards around Sitecore

Qualifications :

• 10+ years experience in IT
• 5+ years of experience working with Sitecore. Architected and designed solutions on Sitecore and must be MVP
• Extensively worked on Sitecore - Databases, Templates, Items, Data templates, Fields, Layouts, Sublayouts, Renderings, Placeholders etc.
• Experience with other WCM/ECM products is a plus (Vignette, Day, Alfresco, Interwoven, Tridion, Stellent, Fatwire, SharePoint, Sitecore, etc. )
• 5+ years in application architecture/enterprise architecture, systems integration and development, package implementation
• Proven leadership and managerial skills to independently manage teams, during multiple phases of the project lifecycle
• Strong skills to effectively interface with client executives
• Good business analysis/redesign skills with architecture and implementation experience
• Requirements analysis, conceptual, logical and detailed design skills
• Configuration planning, testing, change management and support experience
• Project management with complex projects and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Knowledge of Web architectures including portals, application servers, security, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)  technologies.
• Knowledge of relational database technologies and data access patterns and frameworks.
• BA/BS degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or related field
• Additional technical qualifications include hands-on experience in several of the following products or technologies:.NET Development Platform (Visual Studio,.Net Framework, MVC 2 and
  3), C#, C++, , ASP.Net, Win Forms, Databases, Transact-SQL, XML, Soap, Web Services, agile development, methodologies, SQL Server, Biz Talk, Exchange, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server

Other Skills (desired) :

• Demonstrated consulting skills, including client relationships and team facilitation
• Well-developed organizational and interpersonal communications skills
• General understanding of the business environment, models and motivations
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, such as meeting facilitation, presentation and documentation
• Have strong collaboration and influencing skills
• Consulting experience with a large multi-national is a plus
• Work experience in the Insurance, Banking, Financial Services, Healthcare, Communication industries is a plus.

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