Solution Designer
Your dream job does exist.
Discover it at Vodafone!
We are looking for a Solution Designer
First things first: Our Brand.
We are a digital brand and a global technology company, operating in the fields of telecommunication, e-commerce, gaming, insurance, TV, tech-fin and payment systems, currently in 21 countries.
With our expertise and passion for digitalization at Vodafone, we are a global center of excellence that sets the pace in the industry.
We are proud to export our successful practices abroad, while transferring our global know-how to our country.
We have a global team of more than 90.000 colleagues taking part in a transformative and an exctiting journey.
Our Spirit, Our Way.
Here are the key behaviours that help us bring our Spirit and Purpose to life:
• Earn customer loyalty: Small things do matter.
• Experiment, learn fast: Just take the chance.
• Create the future: That’s possible.
• Get it done, together: It’s up to each of us to make it happen.
Here, everyone can feel free to be themselves and express their ideas.
We are proud to have the most flexible #hybrid way of working in Turkey.
Together with your team, you can decide which days to come to the office depending on your work requirements.
Another favorite: Meeting-free afternoons! Every Friday, arrival of the noon means we can start to take it easy: spend time working on our personal development or catching up with our team. We call this #CumaKafası (Friday mood).
And yes we are Agile! The world is constantly changing. And we cannot afford not to! Our journey began by simplifying our organizational model and transforming into a more agile structure that now we use extensively, especially in our development processes.
Why is this role really critical to us?
• Lead and manage Sales Force Management & Lead Management products/solutions’ lifecycle, determine future opportunities for innovations/change/improvements and create communication channels in order to track user experience proactively
• Lead and manage feasibility and technical design to deliver companywide technical solution with effective management of processes and in line with agreed budgets
• After ensuring all end2end requirements of all parties are understood, deliver most appropriate solution that planned based on requested speed, quality and cost
• Works with business stakeholders to understand their business strategy and develop IT strategies and architecture for significant areas of their business.
• Leads large and complex initiatives and solutions (involving multiple departments, new/leading edge technology, integrating several technology types, high visibility and/or risk, resulting in significant organizational change)
How will you spend your time at Vodafone?
• As a member of the squad, solution designer is responsible for all the activities that lead the team to achieve their sprint goals & team KPIs.
• Supports ideation and scoping processes for scoring, feasibility and complexity of the concepts.
• Estimates size of backlog items
• Provide technical and financial (CAPEX) information including effort estimation, constraints and dependencies; highlight potential risks and offer alternative solutions
• Delivers detailed functional and technical analysis against backlog items in line with solution designers in other squads; handshakes on the specifications of the integrations points.
• Deliver end to end solutions based on agreed scope of requirements, in line with Group and TR IT’s target architecture and strategy.
• Together with Ops and Infrastructure teams, studies dimensioning for the systems in the domain based on the traffic forecast provided by the business unit
• Works with product owner and solution developer define backlog items (epics, features, user stories, tasks) for the necessary cases
• Supports testers for test case preparation; reviews test cases.
• Provides design support for defects and issues raised by relevant stakeholders regarding the domain under the teams responsibility.
• Execute RFP/RFQ/RFIs when it’s required in projects and evaluate vendor technical capabilities against business requirements to identify products and/or services
• Works with solution architect to maintain product roadmaps and target architecture
• Reviews and approves vendor design documents; follow-ups vendor development.
• If assigned as a Lead Solution Designer, drives e2e design activities, ensures e2e quality of the delivery.
• Accountable for the technical vendor management based on the contract that is signed between Vodafone and the vendor.
• Work with relevant stakeholders (IT vendor management, IT Operation, Technology Security, Information Security, Legal teams) during the contract preparation phase in order to identify correct scope, KPIs, terms and conditions.
• Contribute and follow up Group business and technology plans.
• Ensure delivery standards, methodologies, processes, and best practices are implemented to ensure efficiency.
• Research to stay abreast of current technology that will keep the team operating efficiently and effectively.
• Contributes developing long-range goals.
• Comply with VFTR’s information security policy, standards and procedures, available under Intranet / Corporate Security Library,
You are just the person we’ve been looking for, if you have:
• Bachelor's degree from Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology or any equal to education,
• Minimum 8+ years of solution analysis/design/development/engineering experience, 4+ years of working experience in Salesforce Management and Lead Management related projects. Further, the candidate should have at least 2+ years telecom experience.
• Deep understanding of interrelated enterprise application and integration (such as ESB & API GW, Microservices etc.).
• Know-how and experience on software architecture, design and development technologies.
• Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
• Ability to translate business needs into the productized solution fully integrated into the enterprise.
• Broad knowledge and understanding of technical analysis and design patterns
• In depth understanding of the full software development lifecycle
• Broad knowledge of software technology and development processes, particularly Scrum, Kanban, Test Driven Development, disciplined agile delivery and lean development
• Having experience in high scalability projects involving cloud-based infrastructure design and implementation
• Having experience in creating\reviewing design documents such as CRD, HLD, LLD
• Eager to learn new technologies
• Should have communication skills sufficient to be able to work in a team of international diversity.
• Customer focused, dependable solution oriented, hardworking, team focused
• Ability to a systematic, disciplined and analytical approach to problem solving
• Result oriented, strongly motivated leader with excellent interpersonal communication, presentation and negotiation skills
• Eagerness for quality and continuous improvement of processes
• Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines
• Very good level of English proficiency
Get to know us
If you want to know more about us and what we do, then visit our website: www.vodafone.com.tr
https://www.vodafone.com.tr/insan-kaynaklari
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vodafonekariyer/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/VFTurkiye
This role has a #Hybrid working model
Wait for it: Our benefits!
We like to keep them flexible:
• Vflexy: Flexible Benefits Program
• Hybrid working kit
• Ergonomic kit allowance
• Digital meal voucher
• Flexible transportation allowance.
• Employee assistance hotline & counselling
• Comprehensive and flexible private health insurance
• Discounted price deals for wide range of products & services
Plus, plenty more to enjoy!
#LI-Hybrid
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