Senior Engineer - Systems (Software Asset Management)

General information

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Date

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Monday, September 21, 2026

City

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Remote

Country

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United States

Working time

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Full-time

Description \& Requirements

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Maximus is currently seeking Senior Engineer - Systems with demonstrated Software Asset Management (SAM) experience. The candidate will have hands-on experience managing software licenses throughout the lifecycle, including asset discovery, license reconciliation, compliance monitoring, audit support, contract management, and software cost optimization using ServiceNow SAM.

This is a remote position.

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Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• 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.

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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.

Minimum Requirements

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• 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.

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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

EEO Statement

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Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.

Pay Transparency

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Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.

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Accommodations

Maximus provides reasonable accommodations to individuals requiring assistance during any phase of the employment process due to a disability, medical condition, or physical or mental impairment. If you require assistance at any stage of the employment process—including accessing job postings, completing assessments, or participating in interviews,—please contact People Operations at applicantaccom@maximus.com .

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Minimum Salary

$ 110,000\.00

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Maximum Salary

$ 125,000\.00

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