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Software Licensing Specialist
£71,400 - 75,600
Talent Smart
Basing View, Canary Wharf
£71,400 - 75,600
Requirements
Must:
- Strong knowledge of open-source licences, obligations and risk implications.
- Experience analysing open-source components and their licensing models.
- Hands-on experience with at least one open-source scanning tool.
- Understanding of software licensing agreement terminology.
- Experience working with Legal teams to interpret licence agreements.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Familiarity with collaboration tools such as Confluence, JIRA and SharePoint.
- Experience engaging with Legal and Engineering stakeholders (desirable).
- Knowledge of software development lifecycle and DevSecOps practices (desirable).
- Experience working in Agile environments (desirable).
- Exposure to tools such as Nexus IQ Server, FOSSology or similar (desirable).
- Legal or copyright training would be advantageous (desirable).
Responsibilities
- Provide guidance to engineering teams on the implications of FOSS licensing for their applications.
- Analyse licence and copyright considerations for new open-source software requests.
- Use FOSS scanning and licensing tools to identify risks and coordinate remediation actions.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of FOSS governance and control processes.
- Review and categorise open-source licences, including those not recognised by automation tools.
- Support training and awareness initiatives on licensing obligations.
- Guide and mentor FOSS licensing analysts within the team.
- Support the evaluation and development of licence assessment tooling.
Description
We are a financial services client seeking a Software Licensing Specialist to join our international team. In this role, you will support the governance, processes, and controls surrounding the consumption and contribution of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). You will work closely with Engineering, Tooling, and Legal functions, making it essential for candidates to have expertise in open-source licensing or a background in Software Asset Management (SAM) / IT Asset Management (ITAM). We value proactive self-starters who can work independently and deliver under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
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