Technical Lead

Hogarth is the Global Content Production Company. Part of WPP, Hogarth partners with one in every two of the world's top 100 brands including Coca-Cola, Ford, Rolex, Nestlé, Mondelez and Dyson. With a breadth of experience across an extensive range of sectors, Hogarth offers the unrivaled ability to deliver relevant, engaging, and measurable content across all channels and media - both established and emerging. The number of channels at our fingertips; the need for speed; and the drive for mass personalisation, all mean that brands need different solutions. Our global team of over 7,500 craft and technology experts brings together creative, production and innovation to help clients navigate this exciting and ever-changing world of today's content experience.

WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. Working at WPP means being part of a global network of more than 100,000 talented people dedicated to doing extraordinary work for our clients. We operate in over 100 countries, with corporate headquarters in New York, London and Singapore. WPP is a world leader in marketing services, with deep AI, data and technology capabilities, global presence and unrivalled creative talent. Our clients include many of the biggest companies and advertisers in the world, including approximately 300 of the Fortune Global 500. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow.

Technical Lead

Key Role Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of developers, providing technical guidance, support, and expertise.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and QA engineers, to define technical requirements and project milestones.
• Drive the technical direction, architecture, and implementation strategies for decoupled CMS projects.
• Ensure adherence to best practices, coding standards, and quality guidelines throughout the development process.
• Develop and maintain robust, scalable, and high-performance web applications using modern web technologies.
• Implement decoupled CMS solutions, integrating front-end frameworks with back-end CMS platforms.
• Design and develop APIs, Microservices, and other server-side components to support decoupled architectures.
• Collaborate with front-end developers to ensure seamless integration between the presentation layer and the decoupled CMS.
• Demonstrate strong proficiency in decoupled CMS platforms, specifically Drupal, Sitecore, or Umbraco.
• Stay up to date with the latest industry trends and advancements in web development, decoupled architectures, and CMS technologies.
• Provide technical guidance and recommendations for selecting the most appropriate CMS platform based on project requirements.
• Work closely with project managers to define project scope, timelines, and resource allocation.
• Participate in sprint planning, backlog grooming, and other Agile development processes.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks and challenges, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality software solutions.

Key Candidate Requirements

• Proven experience as a Full Stack Engineer, with a focus on decoupled CMS solutions.
• Strong background in developing web applications using modern front-end and back-end technologies.

Skills:

• Proficiency in decoupled CMS platforms, ideally Drupal, Sitecore, or Umbraco.
• Strong expertise in front-end technologies such as JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS3, and front-end frameworks like React, Angular, or
• Experience with server-side technologies such as , PHP, .NET, or Java.
• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and other API integration techniques.
• Knowledge of database systems (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL) and proficiency in SQL.
• Proven experience in leading and mentoring a team of developers.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to provide technical guidance, conduct code reviews, and promote best practices.
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms and services (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Experience with containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
• Understanding of agile software development methodologies.

Drupal Specific Requirements

• Drupal Development Expertise:
• • Extensive experience in building and maintaining Drupal-based web applications, with proficiency in Drupal 9+
• Strong understanding of Drupal's core API, hooks, and custom module development.
• Proven ability to develop reusable Drupal modules and themes to meet specific project requirements.
• Expertise in leveraging Drupal's theming layer and creating responsive, adaptive themes that integrate seamlessly with modern front-end frameworks.
• Experience implementing decoupled (headless) Drupal architectures, including building and consuming APIs to deliver content to front-end applications.
• Familiarity with GraphQL or JSON for integrating Drupal as a content repository with front-end JavaScript frameworks.
• Drupal Configuration experience:
• • Strong understanding of Drupal's Configuration Management system to manage site configurations effectively across different environments and large multisite deployments.
• Experience in designing complex content workflows using Drupal's Workbench or other content moderation tools.
• Proficiency in setting up and managing user roles, permissions, and access control to enforce security best practices.
• Familiarity with Drupal's multilingual capabilities to manage content across different languages.
• Experience with multisite configurations for managing multiple websites from a single Drupal instance.
• Expertise in optimizing Drupal performance, including caching strategies using tools like Drupal Cache API, Varnish, and Memcached.
• Experience with database tuning and performance analysis to ensure Drupal applications run efficiently.
• Ability to identify and select contributed modules based on project needs and familiarity with evaluating module stability and support.
• Bonus
• • Experience contributing to the Drupal community, including writing patches or supporting contributed modules, is a plus.

Our Hogarth Values:

Hands on

No egos here. Just a shared drive to roll up our sleeves and make great things happen. Every project-big or small, gets our full energy because we believe in doing things right. Every single time. It's how we deliver real results without cutting corners.

Honesty

We are real and authentic – with each other and in our work. Honest, direct communication builds the trust we need to collaborate, grow, and make meaningful things together. It's not always easy but it's always worth it.

Heart & Soul

We bring heart to everything we make. Passion, pride and relentless drive push us beyond "good enough" ––because we care deeply about our craft, and we're always chasing better. We love what we do, and it shows.

Happy Family

Creating a space where everyone feels valued-even when opinions differ, makes this a supportive and inclusive environment for our people. We embrace our differences, celebrate our wins together, and never lose our sense of humor.

Hungry

Curiosity keeps us hungry. We question, experiment, and always seek out what's next. We never settle, and we never stop learning.

Inclusion and Impact

WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

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