Sonali Salwan
About Sonali Salwan
Sonali Salwan is a Technology Manager at TELUS in Greater Toronto Area, Canada, with extensive experience in telecom product development and network management systems.
Current Role at TELUS
Sonali Salwan currently serves as a Technology Manager at TELUS in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada. Her responsibilities include managing and overseeing technology projects, coordinating with various teams, and ensuring the successful delivery of technology solutions. In this role, she leverages her extensive experience in software engineering and telecom product development to contribute to the advancement of TELUS’s technology infrastructure.
Previous Experience at Infinera
From 2013 to 2017, Sonali Salwan worked at Infinera as a Principal Software Engineer (Systems) in Bangalore, India. During her tenure, she was responsible for requirement specification for Infinera Optical Element Management for OTN-based Network Elements. Additionally, she defined detailed feature requirements and provided direction to engineering teams on the mediation layer for transferring application-specific data from network elements to the Operations Support System (OSS). Her role was critical in developing detailed functional specifications and ensuring robust network management support for Infinera’s Optical Network Element features.
Career Journey and Roles
Sonali Salwan's career spans several companies in telecom and software engineering, including Alcatel-Lucent, where she worked as a Senior Technical Specialist from 2004 to 2013. Prior to that, she was a Lead Engineer at LogicaCMG in 2003-2004 and a Senior Software Engineer at Samsung from 2002 to 2003. Her early career began at Wipro Technologies, where she worked as a Software Engineer from 1998 to 2002. Throughout these roles, she has played multiple functions in product management, software design, development, and verification.
Educational Background
Sonali Salwan completed her Master of Science (MS) in Software Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, between 1998 and 2002. Before that, she earned her Bachelor of Science (BS) in Physics (Hons) from Delhi University. Her foundational education was at Manav Sthali School. These academic experiences have laid a strong foundation for her career in technology management and software engineering.
Specialization in Network Management Systems
Sonali Salwan specializes in Network Management systems for Optical Network Elements. She has been instrumental in defining and providing direction for various network management features and their implementation. Her work includes defining detailed requirements for OSS interfaces based on TMF864, generating sales materials, technical application notes, and user manuals. Her expertise has been crucial in bridging the gap between technology development and practical application in telecom systems.