ITAM & SAM Strategy Architect

Wood River Federal; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Wood River Federal is seeking an SME for Computer Operator to lead the ITAM/SAM program governance, data architecture, and strategic roadmap. You will architect data models in the CMDB, drive integration with procurement, finance, and cybersecurity, and align asset management with cost optimization goals.

You will chair governance efforts, supervise senior staff, and provide expert consultation to leadership on licensing, compliance, and lifecycle strategy.

Qualifications

• Minimum twelve years in IT operations, with seven+ years in ITAM/SAM leadership.
• Experience designing enterprise ITAM programs for large organizations.
• Experience leading major software vendor audits (e.g., Microsoft, Oracle, Adobe).

Responsibilities

• Develop and own the multi-year ITAM strategic roadmap aligned with tech and financial goals.
• Architect the ITAM data model within the enterprise ITSM platform/CMDB and define integration points.
• Lead evaluation and implementation of enterprise ITAM tools and technologies.
• Establish ITAM Governance Board to ensure cross-functional alignment on asset policies.
• Design and implement governance policies for the IT asset lifecycle from procurement to disposal.
• Engineer and optimize ITAM processes, ensuring efficiency, scalability and auditability.
• Define KPIs and metrics to measure ITAM health, maturity, and value.
• Develop BI models to analyze TCO/ROI for major IT assets.
• Lead software license true-up and audit defense with major vendors.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to asset management staff.
• Brief senior leadership and external auditors on ITAM status and strategy.

Skills

ITAM

SAM

Governance

Data architecture

KPIs

Licensing models

Finance modeling

Executive communication

Education

CompTIA Security+ CE

CITAM (IAITAM)

CSAM (preferred)

Tools

ServiceNow

Flexera

Job description

Wood River Federal is seeking an SME for Computer Operator to lead the ITAM/SAM program governance, data architecture, and strategic roadmap. You will architect data models in the CMDB, drive integration with procurement, finance, and cybersecurity, and align asset management with cost optimization goals.

You will chair governance efforts, supervise senior staff, and provide expert consultation to leadership on licensing, compliance, and lifecycle strategy.