Senior HCL Commerce

EPAM Systems; India; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems is seeking a Senior HCL Commerce professional to design and develop components including WCS storefronts, Java/Spring Boot services, and Next.js/React work. You will gather requirements, design functionality, and support integration testing in an Agile environment.

The role covers multi-tier B2B applications, punchout channels, REST/SOAP services, and back-end integrations with WebSphere/HCL tools. Strong communication and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of IT experience.
• 5+ years in HCL/WCS Commerce with store customization and integration.
• 5+ years Java development with J2EE on WebSphere AS preferred.
• 3+ years Spring, Spring MVC, Spring Boot, REST APIs.
• 5+ years web services (REST/SOAP).
• 3+ years JS/HTML/CSS with Next.js & React; TypeScript preferred.
• Experience with Agile delivery using Jira, Bitbucket/Git, Confluence.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop WCS storefront components and Java/Spring services.
• Collaborate on requirements, design, and enhancements for HCL/WCS.
• Support integration testing, data conversion, and cut-over activities.
• Build multi-tier commerce apps for B2B, including punchout channels.
• Review designs for reusability, performance, and best practices.
• Maintain storefronts, store data, and back-end integrations.
• Implement Java-based storefront solutions and extend APIs.
• Contribute to Next.js/React storefront work and data fetching.
• Perform unit testing and identify root causes across stack.

Skills

HCL Commerce

WCS 8.x

Java

Spring Boot

Next.js

React

REST

SOAP

Agile

Jira

Confluence

WebSphere

Git

Bitbucket

Tools

Git

SVN

Bitbucket

Job description

Our team is looking for a Senior HCL Commerce professional who has strong knowledge of commerce platform development and modern web technologies, and who can support B2B business needs while delivering applications successfully in an Agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop application components, including WCS storefront and business logic, Java/Spring Boot services, and Next.js / React storefront work as assigned
• Participate in gathering requirements, documenting, and designing HCL Commerce / WCS functionality and related enhancements
• Support application integration testing, integration development, data conversion, and cut-over activities
• Design, develop, and implement multi-tier commerce applications to support B2B business requirements, including punchout and other customer purchasing-system channels
• Create and review designs that identify reusability, performance issues, and best practices for Commerce, REST/SOAP services, and Java
• Support the full life cycle of storefront pages, store data, store business logic, customization of WebSphere / HCL Commerce tools, and integration with back-end systems
• Implement Java-based solutions for public-facing B2B websites based on business requirements, and extend or consume Spring Boot APIs that wrap or replace Commerce capabilities
• Contribute to Next.js / React storefront work, including pages and data fetching, to keep migrated and unmigrated journeys consistent
• Perform unit testing before moving code/configuration to QA, and research defects to identify root causes across WCS, Spring Boot, and Next.js
• Identify key barriers and core problems, and apply problem-solving skills to troubleshoot and resolve issues in a dual-run architecture

Requirements

• 5-10 years of overall IT experience is required
• 5+ years of expertise in HCL Commerce and/or IBM WebSphere Commerce (WCS) 8.x is needed, covering store customization, business logic, tools, catalog/order/user flows, and integration with back-end systems
• 5+ years of Java development and OOD skills on large IT systems are required, with J2EE on WebSphere Application Server strongly preferred
• 3+ years of experience in Spring, Spring MVC, and hands-on Spring Boot, including REST APIs and service integration, is needed
• 5+ years of experience in web services, including REST and SOAP, is required
• 5+ years of experience in source control is required, with Git mandatory and SVN/CVS acceptable as prior experience
• 3+ years of experience in JavaScript, HTML, and CSS is required, along with mandatory experience in Next.js and React; TypeScript is preferred
• Experience with Agile delivery using Atlassian tools, including Jira, Bitbucket/Git, and Confluence is expected
• Strong communication skills and proven team player capability are essential

Nice to have

• Background in B2B commerce, punchout, and/or mobile commerce business models
• Familiarity with headless or composable commerce patterns, including API-first storefronts that consume Commerce or BFF/microservices; MuleSoft or similar iPaaS experience is a plus
• Knowledge of additional JS frameworks, such as Angular or Vue, as secondary experience
• Exposure to search (Solr), session/page cache (Redis or similar), and CMS-driven storefronts such as Optimizely or equivalent alongside a commerce engine
• Understanding that Preview and Runtime Commerce stacks are distinct environments rather than identical ones