Solution Architecture - HCL Commerce

We are seeking an experienced Solution Architect specializing in HCL Commerce to lead the design and evolution of a multi-tier B2B commerce platform, guiding architecture decisions across legacy Commerce systems, Spring Boot services, and modern Next.js storefronts.

Responsibilities

Define and maintain target and transitional architecture for multi-tier B2B commerce, encompassing WCS store, business logic, Commerce tools, Spring Boot APIs, and Next.js / React storefront Lead the design of dual-run / strangler patterns, determining which journeys remain on WCS and which migrate to Next.js and services, while ensuring routing, session, catalog, cart, and order consistency, and defining cut-over and rollback procedures Produce and review solution designs, sequence/integration diagrams, and interface contracts (REST/SOAP), identifying reusability, performance, security, and operability issues before build Partner with product, delivery leads, QA, DevOps, and enterprise/integration teams on requirements, data conversion, integration testing, and cut-over activities Establish coding and design standards for Commerce customization, Spring Boot services, and Next.

js storefront to ensure consistency across squads Guide integration with back-end systems (ERP, payments, search, CMS, punchout / customer purchasing systems), maintaining clear distinction between Preview (authoring) and Runtime (customer-facing) Commerce environments Review designs and pull requests for Commerce, services, and storefront layers, resolving complex cross-layer defects at their root cause Advise on capacity planning, caching strategies, search, and failure modes for a high-traffic B2B storefront Mentor senior engineers and leads, documenting architecture decisions with context, options, and consequences to ensure continuity Identify key barriers and apply structured problem-solving approaches to complex, multi-system challenges Requirements Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent work experience 12-20 years of professional software engineering experience, including 5+ years in an architect or equivalent principal/staff design role on large commerce or similarly complex multi-tier systems 8+ years of expertise in HCL Commerce and/or IBM Web.

Sphere Commerce (WCS) 8.x, covering store customization, commands/tasks, tools, catalog/order/user/organization flows, and back-end integration 8+ years of expertise in Java / J2EE and OOD on large IT systems, with Web. Sphere Application Server strongly preferred 5+ years of experience in Spring / Spring MVC with hands-on Spring Boot architecture, including service boundaries, APIs, resilience, and authentication 5+ years of experience in web services (REST and SOAP), with the ability to specify contracts for other teams to implement Production architecture experience with Next.

js and React, including routing, data fetching, BFF/API integration, and storefront performance; TypeScript preferred 5+ years of experience with source control, Git required Background in architecting B2B commerce, including punchout, org/user models, and contract/pricing complexity preferred Experience with Agile delivery using Atlassian tools (Jira, Bitbucket/Git, Confluence) Excellent written and verbal communication skills with engineers and non-engineers Nice to have Knowledge of headless/composable commerce (API-first storefront, BFF, packaged capabilities) and Mule.

Soft or similar i. PaaS Familiarity with search (Solr or equivalent), cache (Redis or equivalent), and CMS-driven storefront (Optimizely or equivalent) alongside a commerce engine Experience with cloud platforms (GKE/Kubernetes or equivalent) for storefront and Spring Boot, and WAS/IHS for Commerce Understanding of security, PCI-adjacent payment flows, and session/identity management across legacy and modern storefronts Background in dual-run or large-scale commerce migration projects