IBM Software Licence Management
Location: Hybrid/Knutsford (3 days onsite)
Duration: 6 months
Sector - Banking
MUST BE PAYE THROUGH UMBRELLA

We are heading up a recruitment drive for a global consultancy that require an IBM Software Licence Management Consultant to join them on a major banking project that's based in Knutsford.

Role Description:

• ILMT Maintenance/data accuracy (ongoing)
• Extraction of ILMT Computers report/Operational Servers (Service Now)
• Identification/removal of ceased and AWS Servers
• Re-classifying instances if MIS-reporting (incorrect component to product mappings)
• Manual exclusions - Cold DR/Bundled products
• Extraction of regular ILMT reports/audit snapshot to assess current compliance position
• Support IASP Audit (Deloitte)-Twice yearly audit reporting to IBM: April to September -Products with PVU metrics. October to March- All products/All metrics
• Extraction/Provision of data/reports to as required by Deloitte
• ILMT audit snapshot/Hardware report/computers report/dashboard snapshot
• Extract of all current Operational Servers (Service Now)
• VM (host/cluster) data from Compute team
• Regular calls with Deloitte to discuss progress against actions/data requirements
• Engagement with all SMEs/Product Owners to provide data/evidence requested by Deloitte for all non-PVU based products (including Mainframe)
• Internal review of Mainframe 'consumption' figures in agreement with Mainframe Team
• Request for additional software data from SAM Governance Team for Computers not in ILMT. Deloitte will provide server list based on their review against ILMT (hardware) data provided.
• Follow up to provide additional data/evidence following review by Deloitte.
• Validation/Follow up of discrepancies identified by Deloitte
• Review/actioning of manual ILMT updates following audit
• Informal internal PVU licence True-up - for early detection/remediation of any risk isues.
• Assessment of risk impact of ineligible Technologies

Other:

Review/analysis of ILMT computers with Issue reports to identify/address issues ( eg Servers without software scans/VM manager data) with GTSM Tooling Team/Platform Team/AppTeams as needed : eg Servers without software
Monthly SCRT report tracking to ensure within entitlement.