Software Asset Analyst

Techwaka; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in academic publishing is seeking a Software Asset Analyst to manage their software estate. This permanent, hybrid role involves acquiring, allocating, and optimizing software assets. Candidates should have experience in software asset management and possess strong organizational and communication skills.

Benefits

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance

Discretionary annual bonus

Group personal pension scheme

Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary

Green travel schemes

Qualifications

• 2+ years in a similar position or equivalent experience.
• Ability to review and synthesize complex information.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage software asset lifecycle including acquisition and retirement.
• Optimize asset support and maintenance contracts.
• Create effective license positions and perform internal audits.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication

Time management

Analytical skills

Tools

Software Asset Management tool

Job description

Salary:£28,800 - £37,425

Location:The Triangle Building,Cambridge, Hybrid working

Contract:Permanent 35 hours per week (compressed hours are available)

As a Software Asset Analyst, you will have a vital role in managing our software estate. You will be responsible for the control of software assets throughout their entire lifecycle; this entails managing requests for new software, ensuring compliance, asset inventories, usage and disposal, and looking at ways to maximise value and optimise the total cost of ownership.

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

About the role

• To ensure we maximise oursoftware estate you will manage the following:
• Acquisition,allocation, renewal and retirement activities.
• Identifyopportunities for optimisation through retrieval and re-deployment.
• Asset support and maintenance contracts are successfully managed through the renewals process.
• Work with Application Owners, Suppliers &Procurement to maximise investments.
  Create effective license positions and carry out internal audits to ensure compliance.

About you

This rolewill suit someone with strong organisational skills, the ability to prioritise multiple workstreams and manage time effectively within a busy working team is essential.

We are looking for someone with:

• 2 years + of working in a similar position or equivalent experience and knowledge of Tier 1 vendors.
• Ability review and synthesise complex information.
• Strong organisational skills, the ability to prioritise multiple workstreams and manage time effectively within a busy working team.
• Strong written and verbal communications.
• Experience of using a market leading Software Asset Management tool desirable.

If you would like to know more about thisopportunity and what will make you successful, please see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers site.

Rewards and benefits

Wewill support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexiblerewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Group personal pension scheme
• Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
• Green travel schemes

We are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options from day one. We expect most hybrid-working colleagues to spend 40-60% of their time at their dedicated office or location. We will also consider other work arrangements if you wish to work more flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.

We reviewapplications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being 7th March although we may close it earlier if suitable candidates areidentified. Interviews are scheduled to take place on from 10th March.

Please note that successful applicantswill be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.

Please note,Cambridge University Press & Assessment is unable to sponsor this role under the Skilled Worker Visa route as it does not meet the minimum skill requirements.

Why join us

Joining us is youropportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe – for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identityand sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.

We believe better outcomes come throughdiversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.

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