Solution Architecture - HCL Commerce

EPAM Systems, Inc.; Coimbatore District; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

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Job summary

EPAM Systems, Inc. is seeking a seasoned Solution Architect with HCL Commerce expertise to drive the design of a multi-tier B2B commerce platform. You will guide architecture across legacy systems, Spring Boot services, and Next.js storefronts, while maintaining consistency across routing, catalog, cart, and order flows.

You will mentor senior engineers, define standards, and collaborate across product, delivery, QA, and DevOps teams to ensure scalable, secure, and resilient commerce solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 12+ years of software engineering with 5+ years as architect.
• 8+ years with HCL/IBM WebSphere Commerce WCS 8.x and store customization.
• 5+ years Spring/Spring MVC and Spring Boot in service boundaries and APIs.
• Experience building REST/SOAP services and defining contracts.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain an architecture for a multi-tier B2B commerce platform.
• Direct design of dual-run/strangler patterns and migration decisions.
• Produce and review solution designs, diagrams, and interface contracts.
• Collaborate with product, delivery, QA, DevOps for requirements, data conversion, and cut-over.
• Define coding and design standards for commerce customization and storefronts.
• Steer integration with ERP, payments, search, CMS and punchout systems and ensure runtime consistency.

Skills

HCL Commerce

Java/J2EE

Spring/Spring MVC

Spring Boot

REST

SOAP

Next.js/React

TypeScript

API integration

Git

Jira/Bitbucket/Confluence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Git

Bitbucket

Confluence

Jira

Job description

EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our customers, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.We're looking for a seasoned Solution Architect with HCL Commerce expertise to drive the design and evolution of a multi-tier B2B commerce platform, steering architecture decisions across legacy Commerce systems, Spring Boot services, and modern Next.js storefronts.ResponsibilitiesEstablish and maintain target and transitional architecture for a multi-tier B2B commerce environment, spanning the WCS store, business logic, Commerce tools, Spring Boot APIs, and Next.js / React storefrontDirect the design of dual-run / strangler patterns, deciding which journeys stay on WCS versus move to Next.js and services, while safeguarding routing, session, catalog, cart, and order consistency, and setting cut-over and rollback proceduresProduce and review solution designs, sequence/integration diagrams, and interface contracts (REST/SOAP), catching reusability, performance, security, and operability concerns prior to buildWork closely with product, delivery leads, QA, DevOps, and enterprise/integration teams on requirements gathering, data conversion, integration testing, and cut-over executionDefine coding and design standards across Commerce customization, Spring Boot services, and the Next.js storefront so squads stay consistentSteer integration with back-end systems (ERP, payments, search, CMS, punchout / customer purchasing systems), preserving a clear boundary between Preview (authoring) and Runtime (customer-facing) Commerce environmentsEvaluate designs and pull requests spanning Commerce, services, and storefront layers, and trace complex cross-layer defects back to their root causeOffer guidance on capacity planning, caching strategies, search, and failure handling for a high-traffic B2B storefrontMentor senior engineers and leads, capturing architecture decisions along with their context, options considered, and consequences to maintain continuityPinpoint major obstacles and use structured problem-solving techniques to tackle complex, multi-system issuesRequirementsA Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experienceBetween 12 and 20 years of professional software engineering experience, including at least 5 years serving as an architect or in an equivalent principal/staff design capacity on large-scale commerce or comparably complex multi-tier systemsAt least 8 years of hands-on expertise with HCL Commerce and/or IBM WebSphere Commerce (WCS) 8.x, including store customization, commands/tasks, tools, catalog/order/user/organization workflows, and back-end integrationAt least 8 years of expertise in Java / J2EE and object-oriented design for large IT systems, with a strong preference for WebSphere Application Server experienceAt least 5 years working with Spring / Spring MVC, with practical Spring Boot architecture experience covering service boundaries, APIs, resilience, and authenticationAt least 5 years of experience building web services (REST and SOAP), including the ability to define contracts that other teams can implement againstHands-on production architecture experience with Next.js and React, covering routing, data fetching, BFF/API integration, and storefront performance optimization; TypeScript experience is preferredAt least 5 years using source control systems, with Git experience requiredPreferred background in designing B2B commerce architecture, including punchout functionality, organization/user models, and complex contract/pricing logicExperience delivering work through Agile methods using Atlassian tooling (Jira, Bitbucket/Git, Confluence)Strong written and verbal communication skills for engaging both technical and non-technical audiencesNice to haveFamiliarity with headless/composable commerce concepts (API-first storefronts, BFF, packaged capabilities) and iPaaS platforms such as MuleSoftExposure to search technologies (Solr or similar), caching systems (Redis or similar), and CMS-powered storefronts (Optimizely or similar) working alongside a commerce engineHands-on experience with cloud platforms (GKE/Kubernetes or similar) supporting storefront and Spring Boot deployments, plus WAS/IHS for CommerceSolid grasp of security practices, PCI-adjacent payment flows, and session/identity management spanning legacy and modern storefrontsPrior involvement in dual-run initiatives or large-scale commerce migration effortsWe offerOpportunity to work on technical challenges that may impact across geographiesVast opportunities for self-development: online university, knowledge sharing opportunities globally, learning opportunities through external certificationsOpportunity to share your ideas on international platformsSponsored Tech Talks & HackathonsUnlimited access to LinkedIn learning solutionsPossibility to relocate to any EPAM office for short and long-term projectsFocused individual developmentBenefit package:Health benefitsRetirement benefitsPaid time offFlexible benefitsForums to explore beyond work passion (CSR, photography, painting, sports, etc.)