Team – IT Optimisation
Working Pattern - Hybrid – 2 days per week in the Vitality Bournemouth Office. Full time, 35 hours per week.
We are happy to discuss flexible working!
What this role is all about:
Supporting the SAM Function with the development and management of centralised policies, processes and procedures for the management of technology software assets. You will ensure accurate compliance of software, responding to both vendor and internal audits, complete effective license positions and handling user queries.
Key Actions
1. Preparing and optimising effective licence positions for a major complex vendor
2. Developing and maintaining SAM tooling and databases
3. Ensuring accurate reporting of vendor compliance
4. Developing optimised vendor licence positions
5. Working with the wider SAM Team to correctly identify software products that have been discovered within the Vitality estate
6. Process Proof of Entitlement to manually match to applications, where automatic reconciliation is not possible
7. Reviewing and importing new purchase information from third party systems into SAM tooling
8. Qualifying and verifying all data sources required for SAM processing
Essential Skills needed to fulfil this role:
9. Delivery of effective licence positions/ reconciliations within a SAM capacity for minimum of 3 years
10. A very good working knowledge of complex licensing for at least one major vendor such as Microsoft, Oracle
11. Knowledge of emerging technologies and associated licensing models
12. Experience analysing and preparing effective license positions
13. Comfortable liaising with for example technical architects, data analysts and third party suppliers at a technical level
14. In depth experience with at least one SAM tool ( Snow, Flexera, License Optimizer, Xensam)
15. Working knowledge of a software management / discovery tool ( SCCM, UD, BMC Discovery) (Preferred)
So, what’s in it for you?
16. Bonus Schemes – A bonus that regularly rewards you for your performance
17. A pension of up to 12%– We will match your contributions up to 6% of your salary
18. Our award-winning Vitality health insurance – With its own set of rewards and benefits
19. Life Assurance – Four times annual salary
These are just some of the many perks that we offer! To view the extensive range of benefits we offer, please visit our careers page. Fantastic Benefits. Exciting rewards. Great career opportunities!
If you are successful in your application and join us at Vitality, this is our promise to you, w e will:
20. Help you to be the healthiest you’ve ever been.
21. Create an environment that embraces you as you are and enables you to be your best self.
22. Give you flexibility on how, where and when you work.
23. Help you advance your career by playing you to your strengths.
24. Give you a voice to help our business grow and make Vitality a great place to be.
25. Give you the space to try, fail and learn.
26. Provide a healthy balance of challenge and support.
27. Recognise and reward you with a competitive salary and amazing benefits.
28. Be there for you when you need us.
29. Provide opportunities for you to be a force for good in society.
We commit to all these things because we want you to feel that you belong, and are supported to be happy and healthy.