Solution Designer
Date: Mar 13, 2026
Location: Istanbul, TR
Company: Vodafone
Join Us
At Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.
What you’ll do
Role Purpose
The Solution Designer is responsible for delivering end-to-end technical solutions across cross-functional, multi-platform systems. This role ensures alignment with business requirements, IT strategy and architectural standards, while balancing speed, quality, and cost. Oversee the lifecycle of Integration Domain products and solutions, driving innovation and continuous improvement.
Supervise solution/implementation of other developers, accountable from technical architecture & e2e solutions of Vodafone Integration platform applications.
Accountable for analysis and validation of requirements for the assigned projects and clarifying business requirements.
Accountable for delivering detailed designs of the product and services. Document detailed solution&system design specification and other technical documents.
Accountable for reviewing design and source code. If necessary, perform re-factoring software modules.
Responsible for coding, debugging and testing complex software modules and cases (drawing flow chart, designing modules, architecture)
Responsible for providing technical and financial input (CAPEX) to solutions, including effort estimation, constraints, and dependencies.
As a member of the squad, supporting the team in achieving sprint goals and KPIs.
Lead feasibility studies and technical design processes for company-wide solutions.
Maintain Integration Domain product roadmaps and target architecture in collaboration with Solution Architects.
Manage relationships and cooperation with Group IT and other stakeholders.
Identify opportunities for innovation, change, and improvement in the Integration Domain.
Contribute to Group Business and Technology plans.
Who you are
Bachelor's degree from Computer Engineering, Information Systems Engineering, Mathematics Engineering and other related departments.
· 7+ years experience.
· Broad knowledge of software technology and development processes, particularly Scrum, Kanban, TDD or BDD , disciplined agile delivery and lean development.
Technical Skills
Strong knowledge and experience of software architecture, design, and development technologies, including:
Algorithms, object-oriented programming, multithreading, concurrency, event driven architecture.
Java, Spring Boot, XML, SOAP, REST, Web Services, Apache Camel.
Containerization and orchestration tools: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform, Kubernetes, Docker.
CI/CD and DevOps tools: Jenkins, Nexus, API Gateway.
Messaging and caching technologies: Kafka, RabbitMQ, Redis.
Databases: Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB.
Unit testing tools: JUnit or equivalent.
Experience with Agentic AI, MCP and LLMs is a plus.
Know-how and experience of Telecommunication concepts and services are a plus.
Soft Skills
Self Motivated: Motivated to do or achieve more because of one's own enthusiasm or interest, without needing pressure from others. · Initiative: Doing things proactively, stepping up and taking action to improve current situations or address challenges and potential opportunities.
Solutions Driven: Display sound judgement, considering the pros and cons of different options and situations to make informed and robust decisions.
Working Together: Working as part of a team and not separately or competitively – together.
Strong facilitation and collaboration skills with diverse stakeholders.
Growth mindset with a passion for quality and continuous improvement.
Comfortable working in international and cross-cultural environments.
Strong presentation and communication skills.
Very good command of English.
Not a perfect fit?
Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about empowering people and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to still apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another opportunity.
What's in it for you
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!If you want to know more about us and what we do, then visit our website: www.vodafone.com.tr
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Who we are
We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people's lives and the world around us. Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.
Belonging at Vodafone isn't a concept; it's lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do. You'll be part of a global and diverse community, with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures. ;We're committed to increase diversity, ensure equal representation, and make Vodafone a place everyone feels safe, valued and included.
If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, please refer to https://careers.vodafone.com/application-adjustments/ for guidance.
Together we can.