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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Engineer - Systems (Software Asset Management) - **Company:** Maximus, Inc. - **Location:** Minot, ND, United States - **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 25, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/uscca9ced38d3890b651d3546a63b92a87/eaa ## About the Role 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., Recruiter Casey James Job Description Job Description: BAE Systems is seeking a motivated Principal Industrial Engineer to support Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) T… + 1 month ago ## Related Videos - [Maturity assessment for technicians or how I learned to love OWASP SAMM](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/351-maturity-assessment-for-technicians-or-how-i-learned-to-love-owasp-samm) - [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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