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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Enterprise IT Technical Designer Lead - **Company:** Vodafone Limited - **Location:** London, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Customer Data Management, DevOps, Systems Analysis, IT Management, Information Technology Operations, Release Management, Software Engineering, Data Streaming, Systems Integration, Technical Debt, Enterprise Integration, Devsecops - **Published:** August 26, 2026 - **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=798ede9d71e8cb48 ## About the Role * Strong understanding of Enterprise IT platforms, CRM, ERP, workflow automation, integrations and data flows * Experience with Agile, DevSecOps and design governance practices * Strong stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills * Ability to translate complexity and ambiguity into clear design direction * Experience with impact assessment, transition to support and supplier management Measures of Success * Design Quality: secure, scalable, reusable and architecture-aligned solutions * Delivery Enablement: reduced ambiguity and rework for delivery teams * Stakeholder Management: alignment across business, architecture and delivery teams * Continuous Improvement: reduced complexity and improved platform stability Key Decision Ownership * Define and own design vision, principles and standards for IoT Enterprise IT platforms * Lead solution and functional design across CRM, ERP, Workflow & Automation, CPQ and integrations * Govern and approve design artefacts * Resolve design trade-offs across value, cost, quality, risk and timelines * Drive simplification, reuse and platform evolution, * End-to-end thinker, able to translate business outcomes into pragmatic, scalable and supportable solution designs * Strong design governance, documentation and quality assurance discipline * Excellent communication skills; able to simplify complex technical choices for senior stakeholders * Proven experience designing complex, real-time, highly transactional and distributed enterprise systems * Experience working in multi-tier, multi-vendor delivery structures and influencing matrix teams without direct authority Must have technical / professional qualifications: * Multi-year experience in Enterprise IT, BSS, CRM, ERP and / or integration-heavy platforms * Multi-year experience in solution design, functional design, systems analysis or architecture-aligned delivery roles * Strong understanding of software development lifecycle, Agile delivery, DevSecOps and transition-to-support practices * Proven ability to make clear design decisions under pressure during incidents, releases or complex delivery milestones * Advanced problem-solving skills and ability to structure design options, impacts and recommendations ## Description * Design support for ERP, CRM, Workflow & Automation, CPQ and platform integrations * Continuous improvement, simplification and technical debt reduction * Mentoring designers, analysts and delivery teams on design best practices Responsibilities * Define and maintain design principles, standards and reusable patterns * Create and review solution designs, process flows, integration designs, impact assessments and transition documentation - Translate business requirements into implementable designs in partnership with Product Owners, - Demand Management and stakeholders * Ensure alignment with Enterprise Architecture, security, data and non-functional requirements * Support testing, release and operations teams to deliver solutions that are testable, supportable and ready for BAU * Resolve design trade-offs across cost, quality, risk, customer impact and delivery timelines * Review vendor design outputs and ensure compliance with Vodafone standards Accountabilities * Own end-to-end design quality from demand shaping through operational handover * Ensure solutions deliver business outcomes and support customer journeys * Address performance, reliability, security, scalability and resilience requirements * Promote software engineering, DevSecOps and design governance best practices * Drive simplification, reuse and continuous improvement across platforms and integrations * Enable Agile delivery through clear, prioritised and implementable designs Key Stakeholders * Enterprise Architects, Solution Architects, Security and Domain Architects * IoT Technology leadership, Vodafone Markets and senior IoT stakeholders * Product Owners, Demand Management, Business and Operations teams * Testing, Release Management, Deployment and DevOps teams * Customer Support, IT Operations, vendors and delivery partners Customer Impact * Improve customer experience, platform stability and speed of delivery * Protect customer data through secure-by-design principles ## Related Videos - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [DevSecOps: Injecting Security into Mobile CI/CD Pipelines](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/273-devsecops-injecting-security-into-mobile-ci-cd-pipelines) - [Your Manager Doesn’t Come with a User Manual (But You Can Totally Write One)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1495-your-manager-doesn-t-come-with-a-user-manual-but-you-can-totally-write-one) - [Unlocking the potential of Digital & IT at Vodafone](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/602-unlocking-the-potential-of-digital-it-at-vodafone) - [Engineering/Manager Pendulum: Generating compound interest on your career](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100348-engineering-manager-pendulum-generating-compound-interest-on-your-career) - [DevSecOps: Security in DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/36-devsecops-security-in-devops) ## Related Articles - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [IT Salaries in UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/288-it-salaries-in-uk) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Best Companies to work for in London: Top 25 Companies in 2023](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/187-best-companies-to-work-for-in-london-top-25-companies-in-2023) - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries)