Lead Designer

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the design function for software development projects, ensuring high- quality technical design solutions that meet client and business requirements.
• Develop and maintain design standards, technical frameworks and best practices to promote consistency, quality and scalability across all software projects.
• Oversee the design lifecycle from concept through implementation, ensuring projects are delivered on time and to the required technical standards.
• Collaborate closely with software engineers, product teams and stakeholders to produce technically feasible and innovative software designs.
• Review and approve technical designs, providing guidance, mentoring and constructive feedback to members of the design and development team.
• Design software architecture, application components and system interfaces to support robust, secure and scalable software solutions.
• Promote collaboration and knowledge sharing across multidisciplinary teams while driving continuous improvement in design processes.
• Keep up to date with emerging software development technologies, design methodologies and industry best practices to support innovation within the business.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 8 years' experience in software engineering, including significant experience in software design and technical leadership.
• Advanced proficiency in Java and experience designing enterprise-level software applications.
• Strong knowledge of software architecture, object-oriented design principles and software development best practices.
• Experience leading technical teams and mentoring software engineers throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively across technical and non-technical teams.