Service Analyst - License

Sopra Steria; Gosport; Hybride; GBP 30 000 - 35 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

25 days annual leave

Health cash plan

Life assurance

Pension

Résumé du poste

Sopra Steria in Gosport is seeking a Software Asset Management professional to manage the full lifecycle of software licences, track entitlements, renewals and decommissioning, and support Product Owners with informed licensing decisions.

The role requires SC level security clearance, experience in asset management platforms, and strong analytical and organizational skills. Hybrid working 1–2 days per week at Gosport is offered with a competitive package.

Qualifications

• Experience in licensing and procurement environments.
• Knowledge of asset management platforms and licence optimisation tools.
• SC security clearance.
• Strong analytical thinking and attention to detail.
• Good organisational and multitasking skills.
• Clear and confident communication.

Responsabilités

• Manage full lifecycle of software licences.
• Maintain records of licence ownership and usage.
• Use asset management tools to monitor consumption and identify savings.
• Review contracts for value for money.
• Analyse usage trends for consolidation or reallocation.
• Support Product Owners with licence guidance.

Connaissances

Licensing and procurement

Software asset management

SC security clearance

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Formation

ITIL certification

Relevant certification

Outils

Asset management platforms

Description du poste

Are you looking for a role where you can make a real impact by helping an organisation get the very best value from its software? You’ll join a supportive team where you’ll play an important part in keeping our Customers Critical Systems software estate compliant, cost effective and aligned to business & customer needs. You’ll be the go-to person for software licensing, helping Product Owners make informed decisions and keeping everything running smoothly behind the scenes. If you enjoy problem solving, working with detail and spotting opportunities to save money, you’ll fit right in.

What you'll be doing:

• Managing the full lifecycle of software licences, including procurement, entitlement tracking, renewals and decommissioning.
• Maintaining accurate records of licence ownership and usage.
• Using software asset management tools to monitor consumption and identify cost‑saving opportunities.
• Reviewing existing contracts to assess value for money.
• Analysing usage trends to recommend consolidation or reallocation of licences.
• Supporting Product Owners with licence management guidance to help them make informed decisions.

What you’ll bring:

• Experience working in a licensing and supply chain procurement environment.
• Knowledge of software asset management platforms and licence optimisation tools.
• Ability to undertake or already hold Security Clearance to SC level.
• Strong analytical thinking and attention to detail.
• Good organisational skills to manage multiple concurrent tasks.
• Clear and confident communication skills.

It would be great if you had:

• Certifications in Software Asset Management such as ITIL.
• Adaptability and confidence working in a fast‑paced, changing environment.
• Strong attention to detail when identifying cost‑saving opportunities.
• Experience producing clear and accurate reporting.

Employment Type: Permanent.

Location: Hybrid - Gosport 1/2 days per week

Security Clearance Level: SC.

Internal Recruiter: Rebecca.

Salary: £30,000–£35,000

Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days, health cash plan, life assurance, and pension.

Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improves performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements.

Loved reading about this job and want to know more about us?

Sopra Steria’s Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions to Central Government clients. The work we do makes a real difference to the client’s goal of National Security, and we operate in a unique and privileged environment. We are given time for professional development activities, and we coach and mentor our colleagues, sharing knowledge and learning from each other. We foster a culture in which employees feel valued and supported and have pride in their work for the customer, delivering outstanding rates of customer satisfaction in the UK’s most complex safety‑and security‑critical markets.

We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We have partnered with Vercida, the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format.

If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us know when completing your application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a disability, who meets the minimum criteria for the role. If you believe this could apply to you, please let us know when completing your application.