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Senior HCL Commerce/ WebSphere Commerce Developer
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ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Design and develop solutions within a multi-functional Agile team to support key business needs for WebSphere Commerce/ HCL Commerce application
- Design, implement and test back-end solutions for eCommerce websites
- Design, implement and test web service applications for Order, Payment, Catalog, and Member modules
- Apply software engineering best practices
- Troubleshoot technical issues, perform root cause analysis and take appropriate action to remediate issues
- Collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders. Must be able to document and demonstrate technical solutions by developing documentation, diagrams, code comments, etc.
- Development and support for enterprise-grade e-commerce websites (HCL Commerce/IBM WebSphere Commerce) using e.g. Java, JavaScript, SQL and REST
- Mentoring and guidance of junior developers
- Migration of legacy applications to modern container-based microservice architectures
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
- Proven experience in delivering large-scale architecture change projects in ecommerce, retail or manufacturing.
- Proven technical leadership skills with an internal team within a client facing environment.
- An understanding of web technologies and an appreciation for capacity and performance design considerations
- Essential to have a good understanding of IBM WebSphere Commerce (WC v7 or WC v8)/ HCL Commerce v9 functional and technical architecture including design and development best practice and the associate technologies:
- WebSphere Commerce (WC) functional architecture (e.g. store, catalog, merchandising, marketing, orders)
- WC frameworks (e.g. Command framework, MVC,)
- WC Search
- Common WC data models (User, Orders, Catalogs, Promotions etc.)
- WC messaging infrastructure (inbound and outbound, REST, MQ, BOD)
- WC persistence layer (SDO and EJB/access/data beans)
- WC development environment, SCM and GIT repos
- SOLR search
- IBM DB2 Database
- Demonstrate and develop to WC best practices, especially with regards to security and customisations
- Have a working knowledge of Dynacache
- An understanding of WC deployment models (e.g. 3-tier, de-coupled storefront/search)
- Java and J2EE development (e.g. JSP, EJB, JPA, Struts, Spring, core JAVA)
- Develop performant and secure code (incl. SQL) for high-traffic production use, following pre-defined principles and guidelines
- Working knowledge of application server technologies (e.g. WebSphere Application Server) including clustered environments
- Working experience of the Atlassian Tooling (JIRA, Confluence)
- Excellent problem solving skills
- Excellent written (documentation) and oral communication skills, in a role which will be regularly customer facing
- Effective time management, and an ability to deliver to deadlines working in a Scrum methodology
- Ability to work collaboratively with both local and offshore teams and developers
ADDITIONAL/ DESIRABLE SKILLS
- Previous experience of working in an Agile environment
- Experience developing headless WebSphere Commerce/ HCL Commerce solutions
- An interest in the ongoing developments of WebSphere Commerce/ HCL Commerce (e.g. xC programming model, JPA)
- Have good front-end development skills in HTML, CSS and JS frameworks (e.g. JQuery) and are familiar with Ajax
- Web-tier configuration experience (e.g. Apache, IIS)
- Having worked on solutions utilising edge-caches and CDNs
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
- Strong communication and time management skills
- Well organised team player
- Desire and drive to progress through the organisation
- Self-motivation
- Confident telephone, workshop and client meeting manner
- Display a positive attitude
IN RETURN
WE OFFER
Competitive Package
Competitive remuneration package compromising of a basic & commission plan
Training
Ongoing learning and development, training and career progression
Work Environment
Excellent working environment, next to scenic canal and the City Centre!
Holidays & Birthday Off
21 days’ vacation (increases with length of service), with your birthday off as standard!
Off-site Events
Off-site events throughout the year
MacBook
Free Office Snacks
Socials
Wellbeing
Business Casual Dress Code
Great Coffee
IN RETURN WE OFFER
- Competitive remuneration package compromising of a basic and bonus plan
- Pension Scheme with a leading pension provider
- Ongoing learning and development, training and career progression
- Excellent working environment
- 20 days’ vacation (increases with length of service), with your birthday off as standard!
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