Senior Associate, Specialist, Software Asset Management Specialist, Technology & Operations Permanent

Business Function
Group Technology and Operations (T&O) enables and empowers the bank with an efficient, nimble and resilient infrastructure through a strategic focus on productivity, quality & control, technology, people capability and innovation. In Group T&O, we manage the majority of the Bank’s operational processes and inspire to delight our business partners through our multiple banking delivery channels.

Responsibilities
Job Purpose
Objective of the role is to perform hands on management of Flexera software management tools and its infrastructure, using it to generate reports and manage license usage/reconciliation in to order to ensure software licensing compliance and optimization
Key Accountabilities

• Personally maintain and manage Flexera software management tools and its infrastructure
• Understand various software license scheme and model and able to map usage to entitlement
• Generate, automate and review periodic software license reports with our Business Service Managers to track and ensure software compliance
• Identify risk points, mitigate and assist in finding cost effective resolutions.
• Review end to end interdependency of software with its corresponding infrastructure components and facilitate continuous optimization and improvement.

Job Duties

• Hands on management of the Flexera Software license tooling and ensure full installed base detection
• Constant keep up to date over the knowledge of various software licensing and perform continuous enhancement, automation and periodic regular software usage reporting to the Business owner and drive software reconciliation and compiiance
• Communicates effectively and promptly to internal users software requests and review internal software entitlement vs usage
• Drive software optimization and tracking to maximize software usage
• Assist Procurement Team in managing third party software vendor audit & compliance
• Collaborate with Business users, IT Engineering and Operations Teams on IT Software Asset Management (SAM) needs.
• Experience utilizing procurement system technologies, and understand license modelling to reduce the total cost IT assets and services.
• Analyzes software asset inventories, re-deployment, budget, purchases and compliance with policy
• Maintains, tracks software license assets, maintenance renewals, subscriptions, and related metrics
• Understand and continuous stay abreast of various licensing models, e.g. Server, Virtualization, Cloud, Enterprise, Capacity, Users, Session etc
• Assure internal controls are adequate and followed in order to protect the bank reputation and assets.

Requirements
Required Experience

• Have a strong understanding of various software such IBM product and its licensing criteria IBM(Websphere, MQ, DB2), Oracle, Symantec, Veritas products.
• Hands on experience in software licensing tools such as Flexera, TAD4D/BigFix/ILMT
• Knowledge of license model for database such as Oracle, DB2, MS SQL, MariaDB and middleware such as Websphere MQ, Websphere Applications Server, JBoss, BEA Weblogic.
• With at least 5 years of working experience in IT industry, preferably in banking IT.
• Software review and tracking leading to optimized budget Planning.
• Experience in coding or scripting will be advantageous for automating reports and auto reconciliation purpose.
• Knowledge of various servers type in physical and virtualization setting such as AIX, Wintel x86, Oracle Sun )
• Knowledge on Open Cloud & Open Source licensing will be advantageous.
• Ability to put up and present software license situation to broader audience and management level.
• Demonstrate ability to use all skills in a team setting.
• Strong planning and organizational abilities.

Education

• Degree / Diploma

Core Competencies

• Dependability – Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
• Adaptability/Flexibility – Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
• Cooperation – Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
• Stress Tolerance – Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
• Analytical Thinking – Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
• Integrity – Job requires being honest and ethical.
• Concern for Others – Job requires being sensitive to others’ needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
• Leadership – Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
• Persistence – Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
• Initiative – Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.

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We offer a competitive salary and benefits package and the professional advantages of a dynamic environment that supports your development and recognises your achievements.