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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Engineer - Systems (Software Asset Management) - **Company:** Maximus, Inc. - **Location:** Indianapolis, IN, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $110,000.0 - $125,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Excel, Data Analysis, Application Performance Management, Configuration Management Databases, Inventory Management Software, Lookup Table, Pivot Tables, Software Asset Management, Software Requirements Analysis, Software Licensing, Information Technology, Servicenow - **Published:** September 24, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/3EEB0F1C40F64ED79C676521F8E0B647/job/ ## About the Role Maximus is currently seeking Senior Engineer - Systems with demonstrated Software Asset Management (SAM) experience. The candidate will have hands-on experience managing software licenses throughout the lifecycle, including asset discovery, license reconciliation, compliance monitoring, audit support, contract management, and software cost optimization using ServiceNow SAM., '- Bachelor's degree in related field. * 5-7 years of relevant professional experience required. * Equivalent combination of education and experience considered in lieu of degree. Job-Specific Minimum Requirements: * 5 years related experience required. * Must have experience with SAM platforms such as ServiceNow SAM Pro. * Strong Software Licensing Knowledge is required * Asset & License Management experience is required * Data Analysis - strong excel skills including Pivot tables, XLookup/VLookup is key. * Must have familiarity with CMDBs and IT-Asset management systems. * Financial Awareness of software spend and total cost of ownership. * Analytical and problem-solving skills (strong attention to detail). * Strong communication and writing skills. * Strong organizational skills. Preferred Skills and Qualifications: * Vendor and procurement skills is a nice to have ## Description * Responsible for the computer systems analysis, requirements analysis, modeling, configuration, monitoring and support for mission-critical applications. * Lead the monitoring and testing of application performance for potential bottlenecks, identify possible solutions, and work with developers to implement those fixes. * Work closely with business and systems analysts to define system requirements to meet both internal and external customer needs. * Provide status updates to manager, and project manager on project progress, challenges, issues, and end-user satisfaction. Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities: * Maintain accurate software asset records, including entitlements, license counts, deployments, allocations, assignments, renewals, support terms, ownership, and contractual metadata. * Reconcile software purchases, entitlements, installations, usage, and consumption data to identify gaps, overages, unused licenses, underutilized licenses, and potential compliance risks. * Support monthly, quarterly, and annual software license audits by gathering data, validating license positions, documenting findings, and recommending corrective actions. * Analyze software usage trends to identify opportunities for license reclamation, reassignment, consolidation, cost avoidance, and contract optimization. * Review software requests to determine whether an existing license is available, whether the request aligns with approved software standards, and whether procurement or governance review is required. * Partner with Procurement and Finance to support software purchases, renewals, true-ups, invoice validation, budget forecasting, and total cost of ownership analysis. * Work with Legal, Security, and vendor management stakeholders to review licensing terms, contract requirements, data protection considerations, audit clauses, and compliance obligations. * Collaborate with application owners and technical owners to validate business need, usage requirements, ownership, support contacts, access controls, and lifecycle status for managed software titles. * Administer and maintain SAM-related data in tools such as ServiceNow SAM Pro, CMDB repositories, discovery platforms, inventory tools, procurement systems, vendor portals, and reporting workbooks. * Troubleshoot data-quality issues between SAM platforms, CMDB records, procurement data, software discovery feeds, and vendor entitlement sources. ## Related Videos - [Applying Agile Principles to Incident Management ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/101-applying-agile-principles-to-incident-management) - [Is it still C#? 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