Senior Software System Designer

Indsafri; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Indsafri is seeking a Software System Designer to translate business and stakeholder requirements into detailed system designs and drive architectural alignment across teams. You will lead design activities, produce specifications, mentor engineers, and ensure designs comply with standards, governance, and the organization's strategic roadmaps.

You will collaborate with business analysts, other designers and developers to ensure end‑to‑end designs are practical, scalable and testable, while

Qualifications

• Matric / Grade 12 and at least 5 years IT experience.
• Knowledge of IT architecture and systems design principles.
• Ability to mentor junior developers and designers.

Responsibilities

• Develop and document solution designs across multiple technologies.
• Ensure understanding of requirements to produce detailed specifications.
• Adhere to governance, standards and legislation in design processes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to reflect macro designs in detailed models.
• Develop integration test packs and assist debugging as needed.
• Maintain technical documentation and lessons learned in the knowledge base.

Skills

IT Architecture

Systems Design

Decision Making

Managing Work

Quality Orientation

Building Partnerships

Technical/Professional Knowledge

Education

Matric / Grade 12

Diploma or Certificate in relevant field

Job description

The Software System Designer will be responsible for translating business and stakeholder requirements into detailed system designs. This role acts as a crucial link between business analysts, other stakeholders, and the software development team, ensuring that overarching end-to-end designs are accurately translated into practical, detailed designs. The successful candidate will provide technical leadership to developers and other designers, ensuring the alignment of solutions with the organization's strategic direction and architectural roadmaps.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and document solution designs across multiple technologies and products.
• Ensure a thorough understanding of system requirements and end-to-end design to produce detailed specifications.
• Adhere to system landscape, standards, legislation, and governance requirements in design processes.
• Analyze and interpret business and stakeholder requirements.
• Leverage in-depth understanding of technology and domain to create effective designs.
• Consider the operational environment and the impact of design decisions.
• Produce detailed designs that accurately reflect received requirements.
• Understand and define data requirements to support the domain.
• Provide input into system-level test plans and cases.
• Develop use cases and sequence diagrams to illustrate system behavior.
• Contribute to the realization of the organization's strategic direction and architecture.
• Collaborate effectively with key stakeholders across different teams.
• Evaluate design options, identify risks, and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Identify and develop plans to mitigate dependencies and system conflicts.
• Conduct impact analysis for proposed design changes.
• Review and interpret macro designs to ensure alignment.
• Deliver high-quality designs that incorporate testing considerations.
• Develop integration test packs.
• Assist developers with troubleshooting and resolve technical queries.
• Maintain and update technical documentation, lessons learned, and training materials in the asset knowledge base.
• Ensure work products and designs enable the fulfillment of the architectural target state.
• Support the achievement of business strategy, objectives, and values.
• Stay current with industry developments and best practices in relevant technical fields.
• Engage in continuous personal growth and development to enhance role effectiveness.
• Contribute to a positive and collaborative organizational culture.
• Participate in corporate responsibility initiatives.
• Identify and propose improvements to business processes, models, and systems using agile thinking.
• Mentor junior developers and designers and actively seek mentorship.

Required Skills and Qualifications

Education: Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate.

Experience: Minimum of 5 years of IT experience.

Technical Knowledge:

• Information Technology (IT) Architecture
• Systems Design principles and practices
• Decision Making
• Managing Work
• Quality Orientation
• Building Partnerships
• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Diploma or Certificate in a relevant field.
• Certification in relevant solution design methodologies (where available).