Software Design (Solution Architect)

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• Design simple software components, assessing functionality of different elements, and produce design documentation.
• Create and document detailed designs for simple software applications or components.
• Apply agreed modelling techniques, standards, patterns and tools.
• Contribute to the design of components of larger software systems.
• Review own work.

• Create a software design blueprint based on a broad design concept, and business and user requirements.
• Undertake complete design of moderately complex software applications or components.
• Apply agreed standards, guidelines, patterns and tools.
• Assist as part of a team in the design of components of larger software systems.
• Specify user and/or system interfaces.
• Create multiple design views to address the different stakeholders’ concerns and to handle functional and non-functional requirements. Assists in the evaluation of options and trade-offs.
• Collaborate in reviews of work with others as appropriate.

• Translate complex software ideas and concepts into a design blueprint and establish key design principles and methodologies.
• Design complex software applications, components and modules.
• Use appropriate modelling techniques following agreed software design standards, guidelines, patterns and methodology.
• Create and communicate multiple design views to balance stakeholders’ concerns and to satisfy functional and non-functional requirements.
• Identify, evaluate and recommend alternative design options and trade-offs.
• Model, simulate or prototype the behaviour of proposed software to enable approval by stakeholders, and effective construction of the software.
• Verify software design by constructing and applying appropriate methods.
• Review, verify and improve own designs against specifications.
• Lead reviews of others’ designs.

• Adopt and adapt software design methods, tools and techniques.
• Undertake impact analysis on major design options, make recommendations and assess and manage associated risks.
• Specify prototypes/simulations to enable informed decision-making.
• Evaluate software designs to ensure adherence to standards and identify corrective action.
• Ensure that the software design balances functional, quality, security and systems management requirements.
• Contribute to the development of organisational software design and architecture policies and standards.
• Inspire new and innovative software design ideas, and align design principles and parameters with current and future needs.
• Lead the selection and development of software design methods, tools and techniques.
• Develop organisational policies, standards, and guidelines for software design and software architectures.
• Ensure adherence to technical strategies and systems architectures (including security).