Software Asset Management - SA

Compliance preparation Licensing understanding ServiceNow Software compliance ELP BMC

IBM PowerShell C#

Job Description for Senior Analyst IT Compliance (Software Compliance & Forensics)

Primary Skillset : Software Asset management / Compliance / ITSM

Level : SA (Team Lead IT Infra)

Domain Experience : 35 years in SAM & Compliance

Total Experience : 7 years

Full time/Part time : FullTime

Qualification :

Degree in computer science/mathematics/accounts/Electronics/Telecommunication with 7 years of

work experience in IT/ITES.

Requirement :

We are seeking an experienced SAM professional with ServiceNow SAMPro background and

knowledge in major SAM tools like BMC IBM Tivoli Flexera IT Asset Management software from HP / CA etc.

with administrative and operational expertise. The candidate must have experience in software

governance

tool implementations license compliance reporting and handling internal / external SAM related

audits.

Candidate should have experience on reviewing global software license agreements and have end to

end licensing knowledge of products belonging to Tier 1 publishers such as Oracle Microsoft Adobe IBM

Autodesk VMware etc.

Handson experience on software monitoring and reporting in a global role through with a good

understanding of SAM lifecycle processes and procedures to support SAM compliance would be an added

advantage.

The candidate would be required to coordinate with various stakeholders to manage and monitor

SAM related activities on a continuous basis.

Required Expertise:

Hands on experience working on SAM tools (e.g.: ServiceNow Flexera Snow software BMC Aspera etc.)

Software Normalization and identification of software usage metrics post discovery

Licensing understanding and calculation methodologies and approaches for top publishers

Onboarding of license entitlements on ServiceNow SAM Pro

Reporting and dashboarding on ServiceNow SAM Pro and creating management reports.

CI Automated Discovery Experience

Preparing Software publisher ELP.

Evaluating accuracy of license calculations in a virtualized environment.

Contract and entitlement analysis for software publishers like Oracle Microsoft Adobe Autodesk

VMware etc.

Experience with license and cost optimization to reduce costs

Knowledge in wide range of software to leverage alternative software for optimization.

Knowledge in PowerShell / C# scripting.

Knowledge in measuring software usage / licensing in nonwindows environment

Handling of internal / external software compliance audits

Experienced in the use of SLAs/KPIs to track trends and identify problems before they occur

Good understanding of Service Asset Financials

Special Skillsets

Strong written and oral communication with relationship building skills

Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail

Should be able to handle work pressures and display harmony with team members

Flexible and willing to work in shifts with passion to learn and complete assigned tasks

Hands on experience with MS SQL Excel and PowerPoint

Preferred Certifications and trainings

ServiceNow SAM Pro module Certified Implementation Specialist

ServiceNow: Software Asset Management Fundamentals

ServiceNow Certified System Administrator

Software Asset Management certification from any reputed institution / certification body.

ITIL Foundation.