The Department of the Navy has a requirement for a Software Lifecycle and Licensing Analyst to optimize the user experience with products and advise clients on which software they may need to meet mission requirements.
Requirements
- subject matter expertise with various products and solutions, such as Microsoft, VMware, IBM Cognos, Adobe, Oracle, and RedHat
- in-depth ability to interpret CPU/RAM/Storage and other hardware specifications related to client and server hardware
- experience working with various soft client-based and server-based hardware
- understanding of virtualized and cloud-based solutions
- experience managing licensing for a large enterprise
- familiarity with on-prem versus cloud-based solutions
- understanding of network bandwidth requirements for software deployments
Responsibilities
- evaluate customer requirements and map them to the appropriate solution and corresponding licensing models
- evaluate minimum and recommended hardware requirements, including virtual versus physical hardware specifications, hardware/software compatibility constraints, hardware and software lifecycle management, and other critical dependencies
- expertly evaluate and recommend solutions to address key system dependencies and customer requirements
- advise customers in planning the purchase of appropriate software and licensing to optimize desired capability and balance cost with budgetary constraints
- assist with the development of software roadmaps
- develop and maintain information technology software roadmaps
- conduct a thorough analysis of operational impacts, baseline impacts, obsolescence analysis, and identify future software capabilities which includes the associated benefits to the government
Other
- excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills
- Active SECRET Clearance required
- Master’s Degree or Bachelor’s Degree plus 4 years of additional relevant work experience required