IT Compliance Analyst — Hybrid, Licensing & Audit

UK Atomic Energy Authority; England; On-site; GBP 43,461 - 53,119; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary with allowance

Performance bonus

Pension scheme

25 days leave

Christmas closure

Flexible work

Job summary

UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) is seeking an IT Compliance Analyst to join its ITSM group. You will define and improve licensing controls, monitor IT assets, and embed governance across a hybrid IT environment to manage risk and protect public funds.

You will collaborate with IT operations, cyber security, procurement and finance, providing guidance on licensing, audits and assurance, and supporting cost‑effective compliance throughout the technology lifecycle.

Qualifications

• HND or higher in IT, STEM, or equivalent professional experience.
• Substantial experience in software compliance, licensing management, or IT audit within complex IT environments.
• Strong understanding of licence models including subscription, enterprise, perpetual, concurrent, and SaaS‑based licensing.
• Experience leading or coordinating audit and assurance activities.
• Ability to exercise professional judgement in ambiguous compliance scenarios.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influence skills across technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Working knowledge of ITIL‑aligned ITSM/ITOM environments.

Responsibilities

• Own and improve IT compliance controls, ensuring accurate, auditable hardware and software licensing across EIS.
• Provide expert guidance on compliance risks, audits, governance, and remediation activities.
• Use ITSM and asset management tools to monitor licence usage, improve data quality, and provide compliance insights.
• Support licence management recording, renewals, cost optimisation, and compliance throughout the technology lifecycle.
• Collaborate with IT, cyber security, procurement, finance, and suppliers to strengthen compliance practices across UKAEA.
• Where available look to integrate automated licence retrieval, recording and re-use

Skills

HND or higher

Licensing management

Audit coordination

Professional judgement

Stakeholder engagement

ITIL ITSM

ITOM

Education

ITIL v4 Foundation

PRINCE2 / PMP

CSAM / CAMP / ISO27001 auditor

Tools

ITSM/ITOM tools

Job description

UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) is seeking an IT Compliance Analyst to join its ITSM group. You will define and improve licensing controls, monitor IT assets, and embed governance across a hybrid IT environment to manage risk and protect public funds.

You will collaborate with IT operations, cyber security, procurement and finance, providing guidance on licensing, audits and assurance, and supporting cost‑effective compliance throughout the technology lifecycle.