Senior HCL Commerce Systems Administrator

# Senior HCL Commerce Systems Administrator ## Job Summary We are looking for a highly experienced (8+ years) **Senior HCL Commerce Systems Administrator** to manage and maintain the infrastructure supporting our HCL Commerce (formerly IBM WebSphere Commerce) platform. The ideal candidate will have deep technical expertise in system administration, HCL Commerce V9+, containerized environments (Docker/Kubernetes), and cloud hosting. This role is critical for ensuring platform stability, performance, scalability, and security. Migration of earlier versions to HCL Commerce version 9 is desired. ## Responsibilities - Oversee the installation, configuration, and maintenance of HCL Commerce environments (development, QA, staging, and production). - Monitor system performance and ensure high availability, reliability, and scalability of the commerce platform. - Administer Linux/Unix systems, containers (Docker), and orchestration tools (Kubernetes/OpenShift). - Manage application servers (WebSphere Liberty, Apache, NGINX), databases (DB2, Oracle, or MySQL), and other supporting infrastructure. - Implement security best practices, including patch management, vulnerability scanning, and access control. - Collaborate with development, DevOps, and security teams to support CI/CD processes, deployment automation, and incident response. - Troubleshoot system-level issues and provide root cause analysis for infrastructure-related outages. - Maintain documentation of architecture, procedures, and configurations. - Support disaster recovery planning and backup/restore procedures. ## Qualifications - Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field. - 8+ years of experience as a systems administrator, with at least 4+ years supporting HCL Commerce (or IBM WebSphere Commerce) environments. - Strong experience with Linux (RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu) system administration. - Hands-on experience with HCL Commerce V9, including microservices, containerization, and Docker/Kubernetes-based deployment. - Proficiency in shell scripting, Ansible, or similar automation tools. - Experience in performance tuning, configuration management. - Experience in building environments from scratch. - Familiarity with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, New Relic, ELK stack). - Solid understanding of networking concepts, firewalls, and load balancers. - Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work in a fast-paced environment. ## Preferred Skills - Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP). - Familiarity with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Bamboo. - Certifications in Linux, Kubernetes, or HCL Commerce are a plus. ## Experience 9 to 15 years of relevant experience. ## Environment - **Location:** Remote - Work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment with a focus on collaboration across teams.