Job description
Position: Broadleaf Commerce SME
Experience: 7+ Years
Location: Remote
Employment Type: Full-Time
Overview
Seeking a hands‑on Broadleaf Commerce subject matter expert to support a retail client engagement involving potential replacement of HCL Commerce cart/checkout functionality with Broadleaf Commerce. Ideal candidate has led or been deeply embedded in live retail implementations, not just platform training/certification.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as technical SME for Broadleaf Commerce architecture, data model, and extension points (cart, checkout, pricing, promotions, order management)
- Assess current HCL Commerce cart/checkout implementation and define a migration/replacement approach to Broadleaf
- Partner with client architects and internal delivery teams to scope effort, risks, and integration touchpoints (payment, tax, fulfillment, OMS)
- Provide hands‑on implementation support configuration, customization, and testing of Broadleaf cart/checkout modules
- Advise on performance, scalability, and PCI/security considerations for checkout flows
- Support solutioning/estimation conversations for the broader engagement
Required Experience
- 4+ years hands‑on Broadleaf Commerce implementation experience (not solely architecture/advisory)
- Direct experience with retail/e-commerce clients cart, checkout, pricing/promotions modules specifically
- Familiarity with legacy commerce platform migrations (HCL Commerce, WebSphere Commerce, or similar) a strong plus
- Working knowledge of Java/Spring stack (Broadleaf's underlying framework)
- Comfortable working directly with client stakeholders in a consulting/staffing context
Nice to Have
- Experience migrating off HCL/WebSphere Commerce specifically
- Retail apparel/fashion vertical experience
- Exposure to headless commerce or PWA storefronts