# Technical SEO & Web Performance Specialist - Office Based in UMhlanga

> Growth Resourcing · Umhlanga, South Africa · Full-time · Posted 2026-09-10

**Salary:** unknown currency 250,000–350,000

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Marketing

## Description

Our client is an established UK-based B2B technology provider, delivering mobile, VoIP, cloud, connectivity and Microsoft 365 solutions to businesses.

### About the Role

We are looking for a highly technical **SEO & Web Performance Specialist** to take ownership of the website’s technical SEO, performance, search visibility and overall user experience.

This is a hands-on role focused on **identifying and resolving technical issues, improving Core Web Vitals and page speed, and enhancing organic search performance**. You will also work closely with an external development partner to ensure website improvements are effectively implemented, monitored and measured.

### What You'll Do

-   Own the technical SEO strategy and website performance.
-   Improve Core Web Vitals, LCP, INP and CLS.
-   Diagnose and optimise page speed, mobile performance, images, scripts and other website resources.
-   Assess the performance impact of third-party scripts.
-   Conduct technical SEO audits and monitor crawling, indexing and rendering.
-   Manage site architecture, internal linking, redirects, canonicalisation, robots.txt and XML sitemaps.
-   Implement and validate structured data/schema.
-   Identify and resolve JavaScript and other technical issues affecting organic search performance.
-   Provide technical SEO input for website changes, redesigns and new development.
-   Use Google Search Console, Google Analytics, PageSpeed Insights, Lighthouse and Chrome DevTools.
-   Set performance benchmarks and report measurable improvements.

### Working With Our External Development Partner

-   Act as the **technical SEO owner** on our side of the relationship.
-   Identify technical problems and translate them into clear, actionable developer requirements.
-   Review proposed solutions, test changes and confirm whether issues have been properly resolved.
-   Ensure SEO and performance improvements are implemented effectively rather than relying on developers to identify issues.

## Requirements

-   4+ years of technical SEO experience.

-   Strong understanding of how websites work technically.
-   Proven experience improving Core Web Vitals and website performance.
-   Strong knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
-   Solid understanding of crawling, indexing, and rendering.
-   Hands-on experience with Google Search Console, Google Analytics, PageSpeed Insights, Lighthouse, and Chrome DevTools.
-   Experience diagnosing and resolving website performance issues.
-   Experience working directly with web developers.
-   Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
-   Ability to explain technical issues clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.

-   Experience with Screaming Frog, Ahrefs, Semrush, or similar SEO tools.

-   Git/GitHub experience.
-   Knowledge of CDNs and caching, such as Cloudflare.
-   Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks such as React or Next.js.
-   WordPress or other CMS experience.
-   Basic Python or SQL knowledge.
-   Experience with structured data/schema.
-   Experience managing large or technically complex websites.
-   Experience managing external development agencies.

### What You'll Bring

-   Naturally curious and focused on finding the **root cause** of technical problems.
-   Strong attention to detail and a data-driven approach.
-   Comfortable getting hands-on with technical website issues.
-   Able to turn complex technical problems into practical solutions.
-   Confident working independently and taking ownership.
-   Strong communicator who can work effectively with developers, management, and non-technical teams.

## Benefits

-   Competitive salary package.
-   Technical ownership of a growing UK business website.
-   Opportunity to work across SEO, web performance, and development.
-   Exposure to modern web technologies and digital platforms.
-   Ongoing learning and professional development.
-   Supportive and collaborative working environment.
-   Career growth and progression opportunities.

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