IT Asset & License Management Consultant (Infrastructure Focus)
Location: Remote preferred, ideally based in or near New York City for occasional onsite meetings Duration: 3–6 month contract with possible extension Interview Process: Two video interviews
Overview
We are seeking a consultant with strong communication skills and a foundational infrastructure background to assist with software license and subscription management across cloud and on-prem environments. The consultant will help create visibility into current software assets, usage, consumption, and costs while identifying optimization and rationalization opportunities. This is a hands-on consulting engagement ideal for someone with experience in IT asset management, software licensing, infrastructure operations, or SaaS administration.
Responsibilities
- Assess and organize existing software/license inventory data from a rudimentary database
- Create and maintain a centralized inventory of software licenses, subscriptions, and cloud services
- Track utilization, consumption, ownership, renewal dates, and spending trends
- Identify optimization and rationalization opportunities across platforms and tools
- Example: overlap between collaboration tools such as Slack and Microsoft Teams
- Review cloud and non-cloud licensing environments for redundancy and under utilization
- Provide recommendations for governance, reporting, and ongoing management processes
- Recommend a long-term solution/tool set for license and subscription management
- Work with infrastructure, operations, procurement, and business stakeholders as needed
- Present findings and recommendations clearly to leadership and technical teams
Requirements
Required Qualifications
- Experience with IT asset management, software licensing, SaaS management, or infrastructure operations
- General understanding of cloud platforms and enterprise infrastructure environments
- Strong analytical and organizational skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work independently and interact with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience with inventory tracking, reporting, or optimization initiatives
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with tools such as ServiceNow SAM, Flexera, Zylo, Snow, or similar platforms
- Background supporting enterprise infrastructure or cloud operations
- Experience with Microsoft licensing and SaaS optimization initiatives
- Consulting experience preferred