Software Asset Management (SAM)

SOFTWARE ASSET MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST (SAM)

LONG TERM ROLLING CONTRACT

DALLAS, TEXAS (DOWNTOWN)

HYBRID (3 DAYS/WEEK)

VISA- NO CPT/H1B

Job Description:
The Software Asset Management (SAM) Specialist is accountable for software utilization and compliance data. This person will provide subject matter expertise for major software publishers and smaller publishers. Assist as needed with software vendor contracts and work with other departments to build, execute and manage remediation as it relates to software compliance. This person will evaluate SAM tool system design and provide requirements for functionality. Align license capacity with initial needs, expected growth, and enterprise experience from similar implementations. Establish SAM processes and procedures.



Key Roles & Responsibilities
• Participates in the management of software licenses to help ensure compliance with policies, software licenses agreements, and end-user licenses agreements.
• Design and implement SAM tool and technology (preferably Flexera-based) license management solutions to support software lifecycle management.
• Manage, operate, and trouble-shoot SAM tool and technology (preferably Flexera-based) license management solutions.
• udit and improve software license data and ensure that software licenses are managed and tracked effectively.
• nalyze and improve customer software lifecycle management and change management.
• Provide and improve data, reports, and dashboards on software lifecycle management and software ROI
• Occasionally build Cognos reports or otherwise to improve the operations of the system.
• Contributes to the maintenance of Oncor's effective licenses position within Oncor's Software Asset Management Solution through the effective, efficient and agile utilization of the tool.
• Contributes to the IT team's understanding, tracking and forecasting of software licenses by collaborating with the teams and clearly explaining the software license agreements and management processes and procedures.
• ssist management in leading, training, and developing employees to better understand and utilize software licensing processes, procedures and tools.
• Research, prepare and deliver presentations to all levels of management on software licensing processes and procedures.
• Demonstrate leadership and active participation in inter-company committees with Oncor.
• Maintain an understanding of changing technologies, risks and potential impacts on Oncor.
• ssist others in learning and understanding software compliance and risks.
• Collaborate closely with Commercial Governance in contract negotiations related to software licensing by providing supporting data and information related to software licensing.
• Employ methods to focus and successfully perform responsibilities in an open work environment.



Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements
• High school diploma, GED or equivalent is required; Bachelor's degree in MIS, Statistics or Computer Science is preferred.
• 5+ years' experience in IT Software Asset Management software licensing
• Flexera product knowledge including FNMS, Workflow Manager, App Portal, and Data Platform - Flexera or Snow is required, not ServiceNow
Thorough understanding of various Tier 1 vendor license models (Microsoft (SQL, Server Center), IBM, Oracle, Symantec, VMware, Adobe, RedHat) and the ability to interpret software contracts/EULAs
• bility to create Effective License Positions for Tier 1 publishers using SAM tools such as Flexera including but not limited to uploading purchase orders, creating licenses and performing software optimization
• Experienced in on-boarding of publishers from start to finish in FNMS
• bility to create detailed and summarized Excel reports using data from FNMS
• Understanding of Cloud/Virtualization technologies (VMware, AWS, OpenShift Platform, RedHat/RHEL)



Preferred Skills, Knowledge, & Abilities
• Working knowledge of Atlassian JIRA used as ticketing system for software requests/installation, purchases, server build requests and hardware requests
• Strong understanding of Atlassian JIRA workflows
• Knowledge of enterprise security as it relates to software
• Experience with license server administration