Technical SEO Consultant

Apex Systems; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Part time

Job summary

Apex Systems is seeking an experienced SEO Consultant to support a web development team in Scottsdale during a website migration to Salesforce. The role focuses on identifying technical SEO issues, guiding fixes with developers, and preparing the site for the Salesforce implementation.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in technical SEO, can translate recommendations into developer-ready specs, and will partner with content and merchandising teams to safeguard organic search performance during a

Qualifications

• 5+ years of technical SEO experience.
• Experience creating technical requirements for developers.
• Deep knowledge of crawling, indexing, Core Web Vitals, and structured data.
• Experience with site migrations or platform implementations.

Responsibilities

• Perform technical SEO audits and identify issues affecting search performance.
• Support SEO planning for an upcoming Salesforce launch.
• Prioritize SEO projects based on business impact and urgency.
• Translate SEO recommendations into clear requirements for developers.
• Partner with development teams to troubleshoot and resolve SEO issues.
• Work with content and merchandising teams to improve organic search performance.
• Analyze website traffic, rankings, and technical SEO health.
• Ensure SEO best practices are followed during site updates and platform changes.
• Present findings and recommendations to stakeholders in a business-friendly way.

Skills

Technical SEO

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Project prioritization

Tools

Screaming Frog

SEMrush

Google Tag Manager

Google Search Console

Google Analytics

Ahrefs

Job description

Duration

Starts ASAP, will run 3-4 months leading up to website launch in mid February

Overview

Our ecommerce/wholesale client is looking for an experienced SEO Consultant to support their web development team during a website migration to Salesforce. This person will identify technical SEO issues, recommend solutions, work closely with developers, and help prepare the website for the upcoming Salesforce implementation.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform technical SEO audits and identify issues affecting search performance.
• Support SEO planning for an upcoming Salesforce launch.
• Prioritize SEO projects based on business impact and urgency.
• Translate SEO recommendations into clear requirements for developers.
• Partner with development teams to troubleshoot and resolve SEO issues.
• Work with content and merchandising teams to improve organic search performance.
• Analyze website traffic, rankings, and technical SEO health.
• Ensure SEO best practices are followed during site updates and platform changes.
• Present findings and recommendations to stakeholders in a business-friendly way.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of technical SEO experience.
• Strong ability to independently identify SEO problems and recommend solutions.
• Experience creating technical requirements for developers.
• Deep knowledge of:
• Crawling and indexing
• Core Web Vitals and site performance
• Structured data and schema markup
• Canonical tags
• XML sitemaps
• Robots.txt
• Experience with tools such as: Screaming Frog, SEMRush, Google Tag Manager, Google Search Console, Google Analytics, Ahrefs
• Strong analytical, organization, and prioritisation skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience supporting website migrations or platform implementations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Salesforce Experience Cloud, or related Salesforce platforms.
• Ecommerce or retail industry experience.

Ideal Candidate

• Hands-on technical SEO expert.
• Comfortable working directly with developers.
• Able to prioritize competing initiatives.
• Strong communicator who can explain technical concepts to business stakeholders.
• Experienced in website migrations and large-scale platform changes.