Company Description
Hitachi Solutions understand what it takes to digitally transform organisations, harnessing the power of the latest technologies and seamlessly integrating them into businesses. As a global consultancy firm working across the private and public sectors, we specialise in user-friendly business applications based on the Microsoft cloud.
We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Website Manager to oversee our online presence across Europe. This role will manage our WordPress-based websites in UK, Bulgaria ,Portugal, Germany and France taking ownership for website changes within our WordPress content management system. The ideal candidate will have expertise in WordPress management, technical SEO, content optimization, and web analytics, ensuring a seamless user experience while advising on tactics to drive measurable traffic growth.
Job Description
- Develop, maintain, and optimize our WordPress websites across Europe to ensure a seamless, responsive, and mobile-first user experience, while maintaining brand consistency and high standards of web design.
- Manage the selection, installation, and updating of plugins, ensuring compatibility, security, and minimal impact on performance.
- Implement custom functionalities using modern development practices, such as custom Gutenberg blocks, hooks, and APIs, where necessary.
- Continuously monitor and improve website performance, including load times, uptime, and mobile responsiveness, using industry-leading tools like GTMetrix, WebPageTest, or Lighthouse.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues, focusing on optimizing both front-end and back-end performance, including server-side caching, database optimizations, and plugins.
Qualifications
- Extensive experience with WordPress, including custom theme development, plugin customization, and the use of advanced WordPress tools (e.g., Gutenberg blocks, WP-CLI, Advanced Custom Fields).
- Strong proficiency in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (including ES6+), with familiarity in React and modern front-end frameworks for WordPress integration.
- Experience with WordPress-specific optimization tools (e.g., WP Rocket, Autotomize, Cloudflare) to enhance speed and performance.
- Expertise in identifying and mitigating vulnerabilities, conducting security audits, and applying updates/patches to prevent breaches.
- Advanced knowledge of SEO best practices, including technical SEO (e.g., schema markup, site speed, mobile optimization), keyword research, and on-page optimization.
- Expertise in Google Analytics, Search Console, and other SEO/analytics tools (e.g., SEMrush, Ahrefs), with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.
- Familiarity with website hosting, DNS management, and content delivery networks (CDNs).
Additional Information
What We Offer:
- Competitive salary and annual bonus
- Additional Premium Health Insurance
- Monthly Vouchers
- Additional Holidays
- Specialised Training
- Option for Flexible working hours or home office
- Modern Office with excellent access to transport
- Drinks & Fruit Office Supply
- Professional & Friendly work environment
- Company events and Team Building
- Opportunity to grow your career and work with international teams
Beware of scams
Our recruiting team may communicate with candidates via our @hitachisolutions.com domain email address and/or via our SmartRecruiters (Applicant Tracking System) [email protected] domain email address regarding your application and interview requests.
All offers will originate from our @hitachisolutions.com domain email address. If you receive an offer or information from someone purporting to be an employee of Hitachi Solutions from any other domain, it may not be legitimate.
Top Skills
What We Do
Hitachi Solutions is a global IT consulting and services firm. We are a 100% Microsoft platform focused organization, where people and customers are always our top priority.
Hitachi Solutions' mission has always been “to contribute to society through the development of superior, original technology and products”. That statement of purpose works in tandem with that of Microsoft's mission which is “to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.”’ Fostering customer evolution is our collective goal.
Industry focused - our team of 3,500+ subject matter experts and professionals from across the globe, build forward thinking and sustainable business modernization solutions. Starting at concept 1 and iterating to an open-ended finish, we ensure that our resting foothold leaves our customers with a springboard platform to adapt, grow and thrive. Empowering those companies to flourish in the ever-changing competitive landscape, through Microsoft technology and business applications.
Hitachi Solutions is part of Hitachi, Ltd. — one of the largest organizations in the entire world. We are fortunate to be a part of our parent company's rich history and extraordinary network of innovators. This internal circuitry allows us osmotic learning from over 850 companies that make up the Hitachi conglomerate, worldwide.
