Contentful Technical Lead – Enterprise Platform & AWS

Wunderman Thompson; Faro; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

WPP Enterprise Solutions is seeking a Contentful Technical Lead to drive a high-profile digital experience project for a major global brand. You will own enterprise platform delivery, client-facing discovery and the architectural balance between Contentful, frontend and AWS middle layer, aligning with REST APIs and identity services.

You will lead technical discovery, shape implementation with Contentful, React and AWS, and guide engineers through complex decisions while ensuring security,

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience with Contentful and headless CMS architectures.
• React and TypeScript production experience.
• Good practical knowledge of AWS.
• Strong understanding of API design, middleware and system integration patterns.
• Experience leading technical discovery, requirements analysis and solution design.
• Fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical discovery and translate business requirements into technical decisions.
• Shape implementation across Contentful, React, AWS and enterprise systems.
• Define CMS vs frontend vs middle layer responsibilities.
• Define API and integration patterns.
• Review Contentful content models and reusable patterns.
• Lead engineers with hands-on guidance.
• Ensure security, performance, testing, CI/CD and observability.
• Turn discovery outcomes into technical scope and backlog.

Skills

Contentful

TypeScript

API design

Enterprise architecture

Technical leadership

Client-facing communication

English fluency

Tools

Contentful

React

AWS

Job description

WPP Enterprise Solutions is seeking a Contentful Technical Lead to drive a high-profile digital experience project for a major global brand. You will own enterprise platform delivery, client-facing discovery and the architectural balance between Contentful, frontend and AWS middle layer, aligning with REST APIs and identity services.

You will lead technical discovery, shape implementation with Contentful, React and AWS, and guide engineers through complex decisions while ensuring security,