Sana Tariq

Telco cloud and service orchestration
Leading the strategy, architecture, and roadmap for Service Orchestration within cross-functional teams, collaborating with VPs and senior leaders, and extending to O-RAN both internally and industry-wide.

Spearheading the automation of deployment and management of telecom network functions in the cloud, driving DevOps and cloud-native methodologies, including GitOps tools and APIs, while fostering a self-serve model.

Implemented a 'Product Mindset' approach and effectively managed and mentored team members, ensuring alignment across VPs with strategic goals. Cultivated a culture of innovation and continuous improvement, influencing leadership at all levels.
Agile decision-making
Advising senior leadership on agile startup solutions, mitigating risk, reducing professional services dependency, and championing software quality.
Influential thought leader and speaker
Engaging audiences at CTO-level events, internally and externally, to share insights on industry trends and technological advancements. TEC executive panel.
Industry evangelist

Founder of cloud-native automation project Nephio with Google and serving as TSC vice chair and architecture chair for 70+ companies. Recognized with a top contributor award from Google/LFN for leadership and innovation. Published numerous articles and blogs on telco app modernization to drive industry and TELUS' strategic transformation with vendors.

Open source vision
Founded TELUS' Open Source Program Office (OSPO), creating policies for open-source consumption and contributions. Collaborated with HR and legal teams to implement these policies across TELUS. Represented TELUS on the Linux Foundation Technical Advisory Council (TAC), guiding strategic open-source initiatives.
AI/ML and GenAI

Leading cloud team's data strategy, leveraging AI/ML for operational efficiency. Spearheading GenAI LLMs exploration for automation templates (Heat, Helm, Ansible, Terraform) and custom configurations. Driving AI/ML initiatives internally and across industry.

Visionary NFV/SDN Strategist: Pioneered T-Mobile's NFV/SDN vision, presenting a comprehensive strategy based on extensive research and conceptualization. Provided strategic leadership and compelling insights that convinced leadership to adopt cutting-edge technologies.

Service Owner, Architect, and Roadmap Management: Led as Service Owner and Architect for voice services and MVNOs, including GoogleFi, collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams to design and develop their architecture driving innovation in T-Mobile's voice services.

Standards & New Feature Development: Led vendors R&D teams on standards evolution and software requirement specifications for new features.

Responsible for International roaming, network optimization and modernization

• International roaming lead, developed and managed subscriber provisioning software using DLLs, Socket Programming (TCP/IP) in Visual C++