Are you an experienced Asset and Configuration Manager looking for a new exciting opportunity? Sopra Steria's Aerospace, Defence and Security sector is currently recruiting for an experienced Service Asset and Configuration Manager to join an established team and help facilitate the support of both Hardware and Software configuration. This is a unique opportunity to join an exciting area of the business and help agree and implement an Asset and Configuration Management function for a new programme following industry standard processes. You will have the chance to join a 'Once in a generation rollout' at the build phase and be able to influence the project from the ground up. Due to the nature of the project, we need candidates that hold an active SC clearance and who are happy to and eligible to go through Developer Vetting clearance. We can offer great career progression opportunities, benefits which you can flex to meet your needs, and training and development opportunities. This role is going to be based out of our newly refurbished head office in Hemel Hempstead with the occasional opportunity to work from home (likely one day a week).
What you'll be doing:
1. Propose, agree and implement an Asset and Configuration Management function for the Programme, based on industry standard methodologies and tools.
2. Be accountable for the daily management of hardware and software asset information.
3. Manage the asset database/inventory to ensure accuracy, consistency, and integrity of information.
4. Gather and maintain essential information such as asset location, asset quantities, identifiers (e.g., serial numbers), and audit status.
5. Administer the Configuration Management Database (CMDB) and the License Management database.
6. Audit/manage the Programme assets.
What you’ll bring:
1. Experience of operating service support function(s) within an enterprise environment.
2. IT Hardware and software auditing and management.
3. Knowledge of procurement processes.
4. Knowledge of ITIL Service Management processes and practices.
It would be great if you had:
Sound knowledge and experience of associated asset and configuration management tools, techniques, and methods.
If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we’re looking for, please do apply, we’d love to hear from you!
Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent
Location: Hemel Hempstead
Security Clearance Level: Active SC, DV Eligible
Internal Recruiter: Olly Walker
Salary: Up to £62,000
Benefits: £5,400 car allowance, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy extra days, private medical, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund.
Loved reading about this job and want to know more about us? Sopra Steria’s Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions to Central Government clients. The work we do makes a real difference to the client’s goal of National Security, and we operate in a unique and privileged environment. We are given time for professional development activities, and we coach and mentor our colleagues, sharing knowledge and learning from each other. We foster a culture in which employees feel valued and supported and have pride in their work for the customer, delivering outstanding rates of customer satisfaction in the UK’s most complex safety- and security-critical markets.
We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation, and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, or marital status. We have partnered with Vercida, the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format. If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us know when completing your application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a disability who meets the minimum criteria for the role. If you believe this could apply to you, please let us know when completing your application.
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