Alfa Aesar

Global eCommerce migration and chemical data infrastructure for a world-leading research hardware supplier.

Major Migration

Legacy to Django Platform

This project encompassed the migration of a legacy Websmart system into a modern Python Django web platform. Deployed on IBM PowerPC with RedHat Enterprise Linux, the solution integrated legacy IBM DB2 data with modern search and orchestration tools.

IBM PowerPCAnsibleElasticSearchDjango
Legacy to Django Platform

Platform Features

Core Capabilities

Custom CMS

Custom CMS

Supporting over 12 web applications with dynamic page creation, order history dashboards, and management metrics.

Multiversity Layouts
Global Translations

Global Translations

Dynamic real-time translation updates for 10 languages, allowing staff to modify strings without code changes.

Real-time Admin
Ansible Orchestration

Ansible Orchestration

Automated deployment via Ansible, removing manual work and ensuring stability across IBM/RedHat nodes.

DevOps Lifecycle
PCI Secure Payments

PCI Secure Payments

Automated encryption key rotation using Celery and PyCrypto to ensure full PCI compliance for card data.

Financial Security
Next-Gen Search

Next-Gen Search

Synchronizing legacy DB2 data with ElasticSearch for natural language chemical compound queries.

Bespoke Querying
Interactive Feedback

Interactive Feedback

Responsive UI components for one-click Chemist feedback, feeding directly into agile sprint data.

Agile Iteration
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