Lead Infrastructure DB Admin

Job description

Tasks

• Coordinate and collaborate with partners across the organization including: Business Application Owners, Service Catalogue Managers, Software Product Owners and Procurement representatives.
• Understanding the impact of maintenance / assurance, support contracts and requirements.
• Manage the lifecycle phases of software assets from initial request - purchase, deployment, maintenance - through to decommissioning.
• Ensuring the quality of software asset records in the Asset Management Repository, including Software Discovery Models, Software Product Models and Software Entitlements.
• Discovery and creation of a complete inventory of the software used.
• Identification and correlation of hardware and devices of the software used.
• Identification of the number of licenses, license schemes / types and usage of each detected software.
• Identification of licensed applications and identification of provider, number, cost per license and current license holders. Categorization of all license uses: assigned in use, assigned unused, unassigned, expired.
• Perform reconciliations by comparing entitlements with discovered software installations to resolve effective license items for each publisher included in the scope.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of relevant experience in daily operational activities for a Software Asset Management (SAM) in an infrastructure environment.
• Understanding of common enterprise database platforms (Oracle, MSSQL Server, etc.).
• Familiarity with infrastructure terminology (database, server, cloud, VM, network, telephony, etc.).
• Experience in managing software assets throughout their lifecycle.
• Understanding of software licensing models, including for major vendors such as Oracle, Microsoft, etc.
• Experience with asset discovery tools and management of related data to analyze and identify potential gaps.
• Experience with SAM related platforms, tools and integrations - including ServiceNow SAM and Coupa.

We offer

• A flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability are assets that encourage us to explore new ideas.
• Movement within the organization is encouraged, high-level leadership is accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company that is committed to supporting the communities we serve.

Additional information

• Northern Trust is committed to working with people with disabilities and providing reasonable accommodations. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the hiring process, please contact our HR Service Center.