at Illinois Department of Innovation & Technology in Springfield, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Essential Functions- Subject to management approval, serves as the Software Asset Manager for the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT), performing highly responsible and sensitive policy making functions and management of the Software Asset Management (SAM) program, including the consolidation of statewide software licensing and asset tracking activities, supporting over 75,000 unique software products and entitlements, including servicing client agencies.
- Directs, plans, develops, and administers complex and highly technical statewide software asset portfolios to optimize cost and identify opportunities for cost savings through rightsizing and eliminating unused software.
- Manages, plans, and implements training and awareness of statewide software asset management policies and procedures and educates staff on software licensing policies and best practices.
- Serves as full line supervisor.
- Keeps abreast of new developments in the Information Technology field by continuing education through online training platforms, meetings, training sessions, seminars, and conferences to increase familiarity with and remain current on products, vendors, techniques, and procedures.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
- Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college with coursework in management information systems, information technology, computer science, or a directly related Information Technology field.
- Requires prior experience equivalent to four (4) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in a public or private business Information Technology organization.
- Requires three (3) years of professional experience supervising a team of Information Technology professionals in a large and highly complex public or private IT organization.
