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Sorina Podaru

@sorinapodaru

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I design digital solutions that connect complex systems through rigorous requirements and end-to-end integration.

Romania

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a role where I can lead end-to-end digital integration and requirements engineering, partner with Product Owners and delivery teams, and help shape scalable solutions—while continuously improving methods through mentoring and practical governance.

I’m a Digital Solution Designer who drives the analysis of technical change drivers and evaluates their strategic and architectural impact across complex system landscapes. I anticipate business and operational implications of change requests, and I challenge assumptions to ensure value-driven outcomes.

In delivery, I lead alignment with upstream and downstream teams to secure end-to-end coherence of technical and functional requirements. I create documentation for both functional and non-functional requirements using advanced requirements engineering practices and governance standards in Confluence, while translating user stories into scalable, high-quality solutions across software engineering, QA, and operations.

I also bring a strong delivery-risk mindset, proactively identifying design and delivery risks with Product Owners and senior stakeholders and mitigating them early using Jira. I foster continuous improvement by mentoring team members and evolving methodologies for greater efficiency and impact, acting as a key point of contact between IT and business stakeholders for new digital initiatives.

Previously, as an Integration and Migration Stream Lead, I owned integration and migration tasks for service infrastructure and maintained execution momentum by managing vendors (Amdocs), coordinating stream milestones, and maintaining a stream backlog in Azure DevOps. Earlier roles strengthened my foundation in systems design and integration—ranging from IBM Integration Bus, ODS/CDC replication analysis, and API/interface design to IAM assessments and TO-BE process and feasibility work documented in ARIS.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Digital Solution Designer

Current

Vodafone Romania Technologies

Oct 2024 - Present (1 year 7 months)

Drove analysis of technical change drivers and assessed strategic and architectural impact across complex system landscapes. Led alignment across upstream and downstream teams, produced functional and non-functional requirements documentation in Confluence, and mitigated delivery/design risks using Jira.

Requirements Engineering Technical Documentation Confluence Jira Stakeholder Management Non Functional Requirements Risk Mitigation

Integration and Migration Lead

SES Satellites

May 2021 - Oct 2024 (3 years 5 months)

Owned integration and migration delivery for an inventory system supporting satellites managed by SES. Coordinated vendor (Amdocs) and delivery activities, performed fit-gap analysis for scoping/documentation, created HLD/API technical content, and maintained stream backlog in Azure DevOps.

Vendor Management Gap Analysis High Level Design (HLD)API Documentation Azure DevOps System Testing Performance Metrics Backlog Management

Team Leader, Integration Driver

Vodafone Romania Technologies

Jul 2018 - May 2021 (2 years 10 months)

Acted as Product Owner for an agile squad delivering TMF-compliant microservices using DXL components. Coordinated a team of 16+ analysts, supported the transformation program delivering core services (Fixed line, TV, Internet, Netflix, HBO-GO), and led estimation and collaborative planning for 50+ projects per year.

Product Ownership Agile Delivery Microservices TMF DXL Components Stakeholder Management Coaching

IT Design Analyst

Vodafone Romania Technologies

Apr 2016 - Jul 2018 (2 years 3 months)

Served as domain SPOC for Operational Data Store and IBM Integration Bus, defining dependencies across applications, data models, and integration interfaces. Mitigated release risks for test/production and collaborated on infrastructure and security solutions, while providing knowledge transfer to new team members.

IBM Integration Bus Operational Data Store Infrastructure Design Security Design

IT System Analyst

Vodafone Romania Technologies

May 2015 - Apr 2016 (11 months)

Performed deep-dive analysis of database models across multiple systems and ensured customer business requirements were reflected in integration solution design. Designed end-to-end integration and web service interfaces, analyzed and designed 60+ APIs using an ODS source, supported UAT and production issue resolution, and documented functional and non-functional integration details.

Database Modeling Solution Design Web Services API Design UAT CDC Replication Analysis Production Support

Business & System Integration Analyst

Accenture

Feb 2013 - May 2015 (2 years 3 months)

Supported IAM assessment work by designing TO-BE processes with roles and responsibilities, and contributing to RFI/RFP creation and IDM business case analysis. Delivered and tested Global Telco integration activities, including environment deployments, system test scenario execution, and CRM feasibility business design with ARIS process documentation.

IAM TO BE Processes IDM Migration Implementation System Testing