ITAM Software Analyst

Exciting opportunity for an IT Asset Management Software Analyst to join Admiral Group Plc. This role will be On-Site in our Cardiff office with some travel to other sites. 

As part of Admiral’s ITAM function, the purpose of the role will be to assist in the end-to-end lifecycle management of Admiral’s Software Assets, whilst supporting the management of our compliance obligations across the estate. This role will ensure we meet the evolving software demands of the business in a cost effective and timely manner.

Working collaboratively with key stakeholders, the Software Licencing Specialist will assist the Asset Manager in formulating and maintaining an asset lifecycle that combines the goals of each business function into a single lifecycle that uses recognised industry best-practices and frameworks.

The Software Licencing Specialist will provide specialist advice and support in the management of software assets for both in-house and external solutions including cloud technologies.

The role will ensure asset lifecycles are compliant with the strategic aims of the organisation, are fit-for-purpose, are complaint with Licensing terms and conditions and are managed to a high standard.

Main Duties

• Inputting and maintaining entitlement records within SAM tooling.
• Facilitating and supporting key business areas when following the new software on-boarding process.
• Creating vendor ELPs (including SaaS and other Cloud technologies), highlighting any risks or savings.
• Facilitating and supporting software audits on behalf of Admiral.
• Working together with Procurement on software vendor renewals (including SaaS and other Cloud technologies).
• Assisting with managing project and BAU software licensing requests.
• Assisting the ITAM Manager in the management of the software budget, highlighting and avoiding unnecessary spend where possible.
• Coordinating licence re-harvesting exercises, highlighting, and recording any savings.
• Working in conjunction with IT Service Providers to coordinate activities under a Software Licence Management Framework ensuring compliance with software licence terms.
• Developing and maintaining ongoing relationships and partnerships with key internal and external stakeholders, including;  IT and business management, sourcing and vendor management, and external service providers to support our digital transformation and increase our organisational ROI.
• Keeping up to date with new software products and amendments to licence terms and conditions.

Experience and Qualifications Required

Essential:

• Extensive experience in working with SAM tooling.
• Familiarity with general IT Asset Management disciplines 
• Extensive experience of working within a Software Asset Management team, specifically around software licensing terms and conditions and including maintenance and support contracts
• Experience in managing licensing for key strategic vendors such as Oracle, VMWare, Microsoft (including enterprise and volume licencing), SAS, and IBM
• Extensive experience of working with Cloud licencing, technologies and services
• Experience of managing and supporting internal and external audits including providing ELPs, true-ups and other general data analysis.
• Experience in optimisation for software licences, minimising associated spend whilst remaining compliant.
• Experience in managing and maintaining a Software Portfolio, including allowed and denied applications.
• Experience of working with budgets, specifically around licence forecasting and ongoing spend reporting.

Desirable

• ITIL Foundation v3 / v4
• Certified Software Asset Management Certificate
• An understanding of Project Management methodology (e.g. Prince2 and APM) and delivery methods (e.g. Agile and Waterfall)

Interview process

There will be a two stage interview process for this role throughout January and February.

• An introduction call with the Hiring Manager to discuss the role.
• A 1 hour interview with an interview panel vis MS Teams

Our Commitment to You

At Admiral, we are committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace. Admiral is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.

All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment.

Salary, Benefits and Work-Life Balance

We do not have a set salary for this position, as it will be dependent on the successful candidate’s experience. We are happy to see CVs from all candidates who meet the requirements and will be happy to discuss the remuneration package.

At Admiral, we are proud to be a diverse business where we put our people and customers first. We have great benefits to ensure employees have a great work-life balance; it's one of the reasons we’re consistently voted one of the Sunday Times Best Big Companies to Work For in the UK. We want you to have an element of freedom to define a working lifestyle that supports this, so accommodate flexible hours wherever possible.

All colleagues will receive 33 days holiday (including banks holidays) when they join us, and this will increase with length of service, up to a maximum of 38 days (including banks holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to five days of annual leave in addition to your allocation.

You can also view some of our other key benefits here

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