Software Asset Managers

Job Title: Senior ITAM Specialist Location: Columbia, SC Work Environment: Fully Onsite is preferred but will consider hybrid/remote. Schedule: 8:30am – 5:00pm - overtime, travel, on call, weekends, and off hours as needed on a rare occasion Contract length: 12 Months (possibly extended) Job Summary: Duties: • Supports the asset management life cycle of information technology hardware and/or software assets throughout the organization. • Implement policies, processes and procedures in support of Information Technology Asset Management (ITAM) objectives. • Identify and integrate ITAM processes with related processes within IS, to include Integrated Cloud Orchestration System (ICOS), procurement management, contract management, change management, and incident management. • 40% Analyze and reconcile asset discovery data against current inventory data, entitlement data, and contractual terms and conditions for IT assets. • Create and execute action plans to research and resolve identified gaps. • Audit hardware inventories for accuracy. • Analyze hardware utilization reports to understand current demand and forecast future utilization. • Establish appropriate inventory levels to support business demand. • 30% Provide ITAM support and services to IS projects upgrading or implementing new software and hardware assets. • Maintain involvement into IT operations and system configuration changes that may impact ITAM functions, inventory data, or licensing compliance. • Forecast, track and notify interested IS organizations of critical lifecycle and contractual milestones and activities (expirations, renewals, etc.). • Provide data, knowledge and preparation in support of the milestones as appropriate. • 20% Implement processes for IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) activities ensuring work is in compliance with regulatory, government, and customer requirements. • Actively seek and identify opportunities for cost savings and containment. • Package and present ITAM savings opportunities to Senior Management. • 10% Participate in budget creation and development efforts related to IT assets. • Mentor entry level ITAM personnel. Day To Day: • Typical day would be working with the team on delivery, data, documentation and service to Customer. Work Environment: • Fast paced, multi-platformed environment which may require action and response 24X7 to support the technical business needs of the customer. • Travel to sites may be required. The Team: • Culture is very dynamic, projects and deliverables constantly changing, prioritizing changes. Looking for: • Need someone who is skilled at IBM as well as a generalist in the other large vendors. • Many Software Asset Managers normally have experience with multiple vendors on various platforms. • Seeking a Software Asset Manager with large scale data center and enterprise level experience. • All candidates must have functioned as a Software Asset Manager as a full time responsibility, not as a collateral duty as part of another role. • The candidate should have experience supporting the software licensing needs of a large data center across multiple platforms and environments to include Wintel devices, Mainframe and UNIX utilizing software from major publishers. • While all environments are not required, a good cross section of platform experience is expected for all candidates. • Extensive experience in licensing scenarios within a highly virtualized environment is required. • A solid understanding of electronic discovery in an enterprise environment with specific experience in HCL BigFix Inventory a plus. • This candidate should be able to show subject matter expertise and experience supporting licensing and consumption data for large vendors (e.g. IBM, Oracle, Microsoft, CA, Adobe, etc.) in a dynamic environment. • Candidates should be articulate and able to communicate and present effectively to Senior Management and external customers. Job Requirements: Required Work Experience: • 5 years of asset management, procurement, workstation support, or other job related work experience. Required Education: • Bachelor's degree in job related field or 4 years of IT or other job related work experience or an Associates degree and 2 years of IT or other job related work experience. Required Skills and Abilities: • Strong knowledge of Asset Management policies, procedures and concepts. • In depth understanding of hardware/software licensing/maintenance models. • Strong analytical, assessment and problem-solving skills. • Excellent communication, organizational, planning and time management skills, with ability to prioritize and multi-task assignments. Soft Skills: • Adaptability number one, listening is important, communication with other team members need to be able to work alone and contribute as a self-starter and work with the team as well, comfortable with working in a full remote environment. Nice To Have: • BigFix Inventory, Python, Access, SQL Apply Job! Apply to this Job