Software Asset Management Analyst

Georgia  ‐ Onsite
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Description

Qualifications & Skills Required:

  • Bachelors in Computer Science, Information Systems/Technology, Engineering
  • Strong quantitative, analytical, problem solving skills, including the ability to accumulate, organize, and assimilate large amounts of information.
  • Knowledge of Software Asset Management principals/practices
  • Strong written & verbal communication skills
  • Strong cross-functional collaborative team skills
  • Knowledge of product use rights for publishers such as Oracle, Microsoft, Adobe, SAP, Symantec, IBM, HP, etc.
  • Understanding of Asset Management tools and technologies
  • IAITAM or CSAM certification

Responsibilities:

  • Ensure that ITS collects and maintains accurate Software Licensing information in repositories to address budgeting, software compliance & inventory, contracts, and cost.
  • Develop processes and procedures to automate the collection, storage and reporting of key software data so that the products can be managed across the enterprise in an effective manner.
  • Provide analysis of the software data that can be used to drive key business decisions.
  • Work with the Fiscal and IT Management to interpret software agreements, determine use rights and provide key terms and conditions summaries.
  • Ensure compliance by comparing current and future usage plans with those rights.
  • Assist in resolving non-compliance issues.
  • Ensure existing and planned future usage complies with the use rights.
  • Assist in Enterprise License true-up & reconciliation.
  • Provide support during software publisher audits.
  • Assist with dispute resolution.
  • Recommend audit defense initiatives.
  • Provide assessments (work with appropriate managers) on pending or potential architectural changes, outlining incremental license or maintenance costs due to change and pinpointing any potential cost mitigation opportunities based on license use metrics or product use changes.
  • Identify savings opportunities through software re-harvesting and license optimization.
  • Respond to requests from Software Owners, end users, managers, developers, and team members for specific IT Software Asset Management information.
  • Stays informed of new and updated software license models and options for key vendor products
  • Actively assesses risk and cost reduction opportunities and makes recommendations to Software Owners and Software Asset Management leadership to optimize the software asset portfolio.
Start date
Immediately
Duration
12 months
From
The Royak Group Inc.
Published at
24.01.2018
Project ID:
1490122
Contract type
Freelance
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