ITAM Analyst III – Software Asset Management (SAM/HAM Hybrid)

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC; Reston, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC in Reston, VA is seeking an ITAM Analyst III for Software Asset Management with hybrid onsite work. The role covers software asset lifecycle governance, renewals, entitlement tracking, and reporting, and includes hardware asset management responsibilities at the Reston office.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years in ITAM, hands-on experience with Flexera and hardware management, and strong analytical and communication skills to partner with ITAM, Procurement,

Qualifications

• 5+ year ITAM Analyst with Flexera & hardware management
• strong analytical thinking and communication skills
• experience coordinating with multiple cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

• Manage software asset lifecycle: intake, entitlement, renewals, ownership, and compliance.
• Maintain accurate software asset records: licenses, entitlements, subscriptions, and vendor data.
• Track entitlement ownership, renewal status, license visibility, and compliance status.
• Generate software reports and trend analyses to support ITAM and Technology decisions.
• Support HAM operations at Reston office: hardware moves, shipping/receiving, inventory reviews.

Job description

Title

ITAM Analyst III – Software Asset Management (SAM/HAM Hybrid)

Description

Role: ITAM Analyst III – Software Asset Management (SAM/HAM Hybrid)

Similar to the other ITAM Analyst role, EXCEPT: this role is hybrid and will report to work in the Reston office because it handles hardware in addition to the software***

Team: InfoSec and Infrastructure

Location: RESTON OFFICE (can work hybrid at times, but the role requires onsite for hardware tasks)

Role Type: Long term temp/full-time hours

Profile: 5+ year ITAM Analyst with Flexara & hardware management, strong critical thinking and communication skills.

Rate: Estimate candidate will be in the $60-$65 pay range - offer best bill rate.

Job Description

The ITAM Analyst III – Software Asset Management supports Software Asset Management modernization by managing and improving software contract, entitlement, renewal, usage, ownership, compliance, and vendor data. This role supports software cost optimization, tool rationalization, governed intake, renewal readiness, audit preparation, vendor governance, SAM reporting, and CMDB alignment.

The Analyst III helps ensure software assets are visible, governed, cost-effective, compliant, and aligned to enterprise technology standards. This role partners with ITAM, Procurement, Finance, Security, Legal, Workforce, Endpoint, Support Center, Product, application owners, and vendors to improve software lifecycle governance, reduce unmanaged renewals, support self-service software access, strengthen CMDB alignment, and improve leadership visibility through reliable reporting.

The Analyst III is expected to analyze software data, identify trends and risks, recommend improvements, coordinate with stakeholders, support complex renewals and software reviews, and help improve SAM processes and controls.

The role also requires curiosity and a commitment to keeping up with evolving technology, including SAM platforms, SaaS management tools, Flexera capabilities, automation, AI-enabled productivity tools, software metering, entitlement normalization, CMDB integration, and software governance best practices.

In addition to its primary SAM focus, this role provides Hardware Asset Management (HAM) support at the Reston, VA office, including hardware moves, shipping/receiving coordination, inventory reviews, device recovery efforts, and related physical asset activities.

About the Team

Client has transformed into a post-Agile organization, embracing DevOps and cloud-native systems, with the goal of improving speed and reliability of service delivery in support of our mission. Our team consists of analysts and engineers with a unique blend of skills and experiences, yet we underline the value of each individual and celebrate the successes of the team.

We provide software, hardware, and technology asset services across the enterprise. We work with teams across the company, including Infrastructure Engineering, Endpoint, Support Center, Workforce, Procurement, Finance, Security, Talent, Product, and vendor partners to provide hardware, software, licensed applications, SaaS tools, and asset lifecycle support.

Embracing a culture of continuous improvement, we collaborate regularly, share ideas, identify operational friction points, and help define the future of our services. Our team is characterized by strong technical skills, positive team culture, focus on delivering value, and commitment to improving workforce readiness, audit readiness, and operational efficiency.

We also prioritize technology and continuous learning by staying current with emerging tools, automation opportunities, AI-enabled solutions, asset management platforms, CMDB practices, and industry trends that help us improve service delivery, strengthen governance, and scale reliable ITAM capabilities across the enterprise.

About the Opportunity

The ITAM Analyst III – Software Asset Management leads operational and analytical work across software asset lifecycle. This role helps govern software inventory, license assignments, entitlements, renewals, usage, application ownership, contract records, vendor performance, compliance evidence, software intake, and lifecycle reporting.

The analyst will help advance Software Asset Management modernization by improving data quality, entitlement accuracy, renewal tracking, license visibility, software utilization, compliance readiness, financial transparency, and operational consistency across the software lifecycle. This includes software intake, approval, procurement support, assignment, provisioning coordination, renewal, reclamation, retirement, compliance review, and vendor governance.

This role partners closely with ITAM, Procurement, Finance, Security, Legal, Workforce, Endpoint, Support Center, Product, application owners, vendor partners, and other cross-functional teams to reduce software waste, improve service delivery, strengthen compliance, support reliable workforce operations, and provide leadership with trusted reporting.

This position requires strong analytical thinking, communication, customer service, attention to detail, follow-through, cross-functional coordination, and the ability to work through complex software issues across multiple systems, teams, vendors, and governance processes.

The ITAM Analyst III is expected to apply technology learning in practical ways by leading improvements that reduce manual work, improve software data accuracy, strengthen audit readiness, improve reporting, increase license reuse and reclamation, and enhance the employee software request and fulfillment experience.

This role also supports HAM operations at the Reston, VA office, helping ensure hardware moves, shipping/receiving, inventory reviews, and device recovery activities run smoothly.

Technology and Continuous Learning

The ITAM Analyst III – Software Asset Management is expected to stay current with evolving workplace technology, software asset management practices, automation opportunities, and industry trends. This includes developing and applying knowledge of modern SAM platforms, SaaS management tools, license optimization methods, CMDB data practices, software discovery, software metering, AI-enabled productivity tools, reporting dashboards, vendor management capabilities, and compliance practices.

The Analyst III should bring a learner’s mindset and look for practical ways to apply new tools and technology improvements to reduce manual work, improve data accuracy, strengthen audit readiness, improve software utilization, and enhance the employee software request and fulfillment experience.

Operational Requirement

• Ability to support technology inventory reviews, software true-up activities, audit evidence preparation, vendor data validation, renewal reviews, software utilization analysis, and special projects.
• Ability to support hardware-related activities where software entitlement, device assignment, or endpoint software deployment data is required.
• Ability to participate in onsite meetings, vendor reviews, audits, operational activities, or cross-functional working sessions as needed.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams, prioritize effectively, and escal… before they impact delivery.

Physical / Operational Requirement – HAM Support

• Ability to lift, carry, and move technology equipment weighing up to 50 lbs to support shipping and receiving of hardware.
• Ability to support hardware moves, refresh activities, shipping and receiving coordination, inventory reviews, audits, device recovery efforts, and special projects.
• Ability to provide off-hours support as needed for hardware moves, refreshes, audits, urgent asset activities, recovery escalations, or special projects.
• Ability to participate in onsite meetings, vendor reviews, audits, and operational activities at the Reston, VA office as needed.

In this role, you will:

• Manage and improve software asset management activities across the full software lifecycle, including intake, request, approval, procurement support, assignment, entitlement tracking, renewal, reclamation, retirement, and compliance review.
• Maintain accurate software asset records, including licenses, entitlements, subscriptions, renewals, service agreements, contracts, warranties, vendor contacts, application owners, ownership fields, usage data, and lifecycle information.
• Track and update software ownership, usage, assignment, entitlement, renewal status, contract terms, license type, and compliance status to improve visibility and governance.
• Analyze software asset data to identify unused licenses, duplicate applications, renewal risks, data gaps, compliance issues, shadow IT indicators, and cost optimization opportunities.
• Support software request and fulfillment processes by validating entitlement availability, approval status, licensing requirements, ownership, compliance restrictions, and provisioning readiness.
• Perform software license reconciliation, usage review, exception reporting, audit evidence gathering, and SLA Health Check activities.
• Generate and distribute software reports, compliance reports, renewal reports, usage reports, lifecycle status reports, vendor performance reports, and trend analyses to support decision-making across ITAM and Technology teams.
• Identify software eligible for reclamation, reuse, renewal adjustment, retirement, consolidation, rationalization, or cost optimization.
• Support vendor governance activities, including software catalog updates, renewal tracking, SLA review, billing accuracy reviews, contract validation, vendor performance reporting, and service performance reporting.
• Collaborate with ITAM, Procurement, Finance, Security, Legal, Workforce, Endpoint, Support Center, Product, application owners, and vendor teams to resolve software asset issues and improve lifecycle processes.
• Maintain and improve processes related to software asset management, software compliance, CMDB alignment, vendor governance, software intake, and audit readiness.
• Identify process gaps and recommend improvements that reduce manual work, improve software data quality, increase automation, and strengthen license governance.
• Support high-risk vendor and software title reviews by validating licensing compliance, renewal readiness, ownership, usage, security review status, and shadow IT exposure.
• Keep up with emerging technology, SAM best practices, automation tools, AI-enabled solutions, SaaS management trends, CMDB practices, and software governance capabilities.
• Contribute to knowledge base articles, process documentation, standard operating procedures, software request guides, reporting guides, and training materials.
• Provide high-quality internal customer support when responding to software-related requests, incidents, escalations, and inquiries.
• Provide support for software renewals, audits, true-ups, reclamation efforts, vendor reviews, reporting requests, and special projects as required.