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Job Description - Software System Designer



Job Classification

Software System Designer II:144201


TA: Luthando Bower


Closing date: 24 February 2026

Job Family

Information Technology


Career Stream

Application Development


Leadership Pipeline

Manage Self: Technical


Job Purpose

To translate business, other stakeholder requirements and user stories into system requirement and act as a link between business analyst, other requirements stakeholders and the software team

To translate overarching end to end design into detailed designs and provide technical leadership to the software developers and other designers


Job Responsibilities


  • Solution design across multiple technologies / products

  • Ensure an understanding of system requirements and end to end design to produce the detail design

  • Ensure understanding of system landscape, standards, legislation and governance to provide effective business requirements

  • Provide analysis in terms of business and stakeholder requirements

  • Understand technology /domain in detail in order to provide effective designs

  • Understand the operational environment and impact of design on the specific environment

  • Accountable to produce detailed designs as per the requirements received

  • Understand the data required in order to support the domain 

  • Provide input into test plans and cases on a system level

  • Provide use cases and sequence diagram

  • Realise the strategic direction / architecture of the organisation  to the best of their ability, based on the end to end solutions and technology road map

  • Collaborate with the key impacted stakeholders

  • Evaluate options for risk alternatives and make recommendations to minimise risk to the organisation

  • Identify and develop mitigation plans for dependency and system conflicts

  • Provide use cases and sequence diagram

  • Conduct impact analysis

  • Understand, interpret and review Macro design

  • Ensure the delivery of quality minded designs including testing

  • Develop integration test packs

  • Conduct Trouble shooting sessions and assisting developer with queries

  • Collaborate effectively with  the business analysts

  • Update the asset knowledge base (technical documentation, lessons learned, training documentation etc.)

  • Ensure work product or design enables fulfilment of the architectural target state

  • Support the achievement of the  business strategy, objectives and values

  • Stay abreast of developments in fields of expertise 

  • Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities

  • Contribute to the Nedbank Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc.)

  • Participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy

  • Seek opportunities to improve business processes, models and systems though agile thinking

  • Conduct self development both by mentoring developers and designers and being mentored


Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

  • Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees

Preferred Qualification

Diploma / Certificate relevant


Preferred Certifications

Certificate in relevant solution design methodologies where available


Minimum Experience Level

Min 5 years IT experience


Technical / Professional Knowledge

  • Information Technology (IT) Architecture
  • IT Infrastructure Architecture
  • IT / Banking knowledge
  • Systems design
  • Requirements analysis

Behavioural Competencies

  • Decision Making
  • Managing Work
  • Quality Orientation
  • Building Partnerships
  • Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills
  • Emotional Intelligence Essentials


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Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at +27 860 555 566 


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