Sitecore Technical Lead

XPT Software Australia Pty Ltd; Sydney, Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

XPT Software Australia Pty Ltd is seeking an experienced Sitecore Technical Lead to drive the redevelopment and migration of a large-scale website from Sitecore XP to Sitecore XM Cloud. You will combine hands-on engineering with technical leadership, focusing on XM Cloud, Next.js, headless architecture, and secure, scalable deployments.

You will mentor developers, establish consistent engineering practices, and coordinate with architects, UX, content, testing, and client stakeholders to deliver

Qualifications

• Experience with Sitecore XM Cloud headless architecture and modern deployment patterns.
• Hands-on engineering experience paired with strong leadership and mentoring.
• Experience migrating large-scale Sitecore implementations to XM Cloud.

Responsibilities

• Lead redevelopment and migration of the enterprise site from Sitecore XP to XM Cloud.
• Mentor developers and establish consistent engineering practices.
• Coordinate with architects, UX, content, testing and client stakeholders to ensure a scalable solution.

Skills

Sitecore XM Cloud

Next.js

Technical lead

Headless CMS

Mentoring

Job description

XPT Software Australia Pty Ltd | Contract

Sitecore Technical Lead

Sydney,Melbourne, Australia | Posted on 11/10/2026

• XPT SoftwareAustralia PTY Ltd, incorporated in 2016, is a Software Services company
  
• XPT works with topclients across Australia in Banking, Insurance, Telecom,Retail, Energy, Mining and Manufacturingdomains.
  
• We have 120+technocrats in Australia working at our clientlocations.
  
• XPT SoftwareAustralia is part of group companies which has globalpresence across India & Europe.
  
• We have served100+ clients globally, fulfilling their onsite-offshoreneeds.
  

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Sitecore Technical Lead to provide technical leadership for the redevelopment and migration of a large-scale enterprise website from Sitecore XP to Sitecore XM Cloud. The role requires strong hands-on experience with Sitecore XM Cloud and Next.js, including headless Sitecore architecture, component development, content modelling, Sitecore integration, performance, security, and deployment practices. The Technical Lead will work closely with architects, developers, UX, content, testing and client stakeholders to translate solution architecture and business requirements into a scalable, secure, and maintainable implementation.

Pls note below points:

• Operate as both a technical lead and hands-on engineer, rather than being architecture-only.
  
• Lead and mentor developers and establish consistent engineering practices.
  
• Communicate technical issues clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  
• Challenge designs constructively and propose pragmatic alternatives.
  
• Coordinate effectively across architecture, UX, development, testing, content, security, infrastructure, and integration teams.
  
• Take ownership of technical problems through to resolution