SEO Manager
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 19, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 13, 2026.
Company Profile
At Sand Cherry Associates, we excel in the design and delivery of strategic customer-centric initiatives through digitally native, data-empowered solutions. Our client’s confidence in us is centered on exceptionally skilled, high-energy talent working with the support of the full Sand Cherry team. Finding the right match for this role is a critical aspect of continuing that success.
Overview
We are seeking an experienced SEO Manager to join a high-performing digital marketing team and play a critical role in maintaining and improving the technical health and organic search performance of large-scale websites. This is for the 2nd largest website in the Houston market with more than a million page views and high demand traffic flow. This role will focus on comprehensive technical SEO across six core areas: crawl-ability and indexing, site speed and performance, canonicalization, internationalization, localization, and structured data. The Technical SEO Manager will identify opportunities and issues, prioritize technical improvements, support implementation, and proactively monitor website health. The ideal candidate is highly analytical and detail-oriented, with strong technical SEO expertise and the ability to collaborate effectively with product, engineering, development, content, and marketing teams. This person will help ensure SEO is incorporated into the website development lifecycle and that technical enhancements are implemented accurately and consistently. This role is located in Houston, Texas and will require on site work. All qualified candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without requiring visa sponsorship or visa transfers. Please note that we do not work C2C.
Responsibilities
- Lead technical SEO initiatives by identifying, prioritizing, and resolving issues related to crawlability, indexing, rendering, site performance, and content quality.
- Conduct technical SEO audits and develop actionable recommendations to improve organic search visibility and website health.
- Monitor and optimize Core Web Vitals, XML sitemaps, duplicate content, canonicalization, redirects, internal linking, and other technical SEO factors.
- Partner with product, IT, and development teams to define SEO requirements and support implementation throughout the development lifecycle.
- Perform QA testing to ensure metadata, structured data, redirects, internal linking, and international/local SEO configurations are implemented correctly.
- Manage and prioritize the technical SEO backlog, coordinate cross-functional initiatives, track implementation, and document completed enhancements.
- Monitor technical SEO performance using tools such as Semrush, Google Search Console, GA4, and Screaming Frog; identify trends and provide recommendations.
- Develop and maintain SEO documentation, standards, and best practices.
- Provide technical SEO guidance to marketing, content, product, IT, and development teams and help integrate SEO into new digital initiatives.
- Maintain project documentation and ensure appropriate stakeholders remain informed throughout the project lifecycle.
Requirements
- 5+ years of technical SEO experience, including experience supporting large-scale websites with 1M+ URLs and multi-language and/or multi-location websites.
- Strong proficiency with Semrush, Google Search Console, Google Analytics 4 (GA4), and Screaming Frog.
- Strong knowledge of HTML, JavaScript rendering, structured data, Core Web Vitals, crawlability, indexing, canonicalization, redirects, and XML sitemaps.
- Experience with enterprise CMS platforms; Sitecore preferred.
- Experience working with version-controlled deployments and development teams.
- Strong project management, organization, documentation, and analytical skills; Agile or sprint-based experience preferred.
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to translate technical findings into clear, actionable recommendations.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across technical and non-technical teams.
- Ability to travel as needed, up to 10%.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Information Technology, Communications, or a related field.
Compensation
Sand Cherry Associates is required by Colorado law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This compensation range considers a wide range of factors considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and delivery model. This is a contract to hire role that will begin on 1099 contract at the targeted range of $80-95/hour. If hired, this role will provide an annual salary and benefits. Years of experience, level of education, geographic location, unique skills/qualifications for the specific role and potential certifications can be key factors in the final compensation for this role.
Benefits
Our team is unique - we are passionate about what we do. At Sand Cherry, our Consultants know they are impacting and shaping our clients’ industries. We recognize our employees for their contributions. Our culture is one of the most friendly and communicative in the consulting industry. Sand Cherry is not a top-heavy organization. We offer the opportunity to be part of a digital workforce. Discover the experience that only comes with self-responsibility in the workplace. Our team members manage their own workloads and are expected to deliver exceptional work for our clients. Professional career growth is one of our main priorities, as we affirm that investing in our Consultants and empowering our people will also deliver the best results and value for our clients.