Business Unit Education

CIS ESM ITAM BE/Non BE +MBA

Designation Work Experience

Jr. Analyst Consulting Nil

Location: Across all locations in India where Cognizant is present (flexibility to travel
internationally at short notice is an imperative; flexibility to relocate to another country in
the medium term is desirable).

Job Description:
• Working experience in software asset management and understanding of different license models of various publishers
(e.g. Microsoft, IBM, VMware, Adobe, Autodesk etc.)
• Establishing and maintaining software license compliance and licensing life-cycle management for all software from
purchase, receipt, installation, upgrade, removal, reallocation, and retirement
• Creating and analyzing software installation and license inventory reporting, completing software compliance assessments
(internal audits), and providing support with vendor license audits; developing, implementing, monitoring, and
benchmarking process/procedures for tracking Client software assets to oversee quality control throughout their lifecycles
• Read and understand software license Terminologies and product Usage rights for major publishers
• Candidate should have the ability to research software products, determine product-licensing Implications and vulnerabilities
interpret and process Vendor software license agreements
• Contributing to the identification of opportunities to optimize the organization’s investment in its software assets
• Establishing and driving outcomes that are measurable, sustainable, and aligned to industry best practices that enable tangible
value for clients
• Loading/validating of software licensing/purchasing and uploading the license entitlement data in Service Now SAM Pro
Software asset management system
• Ability to create and generate different reports from the Service Now SAM Pro tool and providing recommendation,
optimization strategies for risk products

Professional Skills
• ITIL V4 foundation certified (Preferred)
• SAM certification preferred (e.g., ServiceNow SAM Pro/IAITAM/IBSMA/SIIA/BSA Certified Software Asset Manager)
• Strong Communication Skills
• Team / interpersonal skills
• Analytical /Problem Solving skills
• Positive attitude and drive
• Attention to details

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