Understanding the clients business use cases and technical requirements and being able to convert them into a technical design that elegantly meets the requirements

Mapping decisions with requirements and being able to translate the same to developers

Identifying different solutions and being able to narrow down the best option that meets the clients requirements

Defining guidelines and benchmarks for NFR considerations during project implementation

Writing and reviewing design documents explaining overall architecture, framework, and high-level design of the application for the developers

Reviewing architecture and design on various aspects like extensibility, scalability, security, design patterns, user experience, NFRs, etc., and ensure that all relevant best practices are followed

Developing and designing the overall solution for defined functional and non-functional requirements; and defining technologies, patterns, and frameworks to materialize it