Software Compliance Analyst

Capita

Software Compliance Analyst role ensuring compliance and reducing financial risk for Capita clients. Managing complex software licensing and optimizing cost-saving opportunities in a remote environment.

Posted 6/4/2026full-timeRemote • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudOracle

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Ensuring accurate reporting of vendor compliance
Developing optimized vendor licence positions
Working with Data Analysts to correctly identify software products that have been discovered on the hardware estate
Identify opportunities to reduce licensing costs across all of Capita & Clients to achieve cost savings
Process Proof of Entitlement to manually match to applications, where automatic reconciliation is not possible
Reviewing / importing new purchase information from third party systems
Developing and improving SAM lifecycle processes
Qualifying and verifying all data sources required for SAM processing
Analysis of market changes and assessing impact on vendor licensing

Requirements

What you’ll need

Demonstrable experience delivering accurate, effective licence reconciliations
Strong working knowledge of complex licensing for at least one major Tier‑1 vendor (Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, SAP) - ideally covering multiple
Proven experience with end‑to‑end major vendor audit processes
Ability to “hit the ground running” - this role requires someone already experienced in hands‑on licensing compliance
Understanding of modern/emerging technologies and associated licensing implications
Comfortable working alongside technical teams (Architects, Analysts, Consultants)
Excellent written and verbal communication, including the ability to simplify complex licensing topics
SC Cleared or eligible to gain SC clearance
IT background with experience in IT Asset Management / Software Asset Management environments
Hands‑on experience with SAM tooling, ideally Snow or Flexera
Understanding of EUC, infrastructure and cloud technology domains
Ability to articulate complex licence positions in a clear, concise manner
IAITAM or any SAM equivalent certifications

Benefits

Comp & perks

23 days’ holiday rising to 27 days per annum with the opportunity to buy extra leave
Home based working
company matched pension
life assurance
15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave
paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more
volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice - opportunity to take a paid day out of the office
access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform
opportunity to gain additional qualifications through our Learning Academy or apprenticeships to help develop your career

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Hard Skills & Tools

licence reconciliationvendor audit processessoftware asset managementIT asset managementdata analysislicensing compliancevendor licensingcost savings analysisproof of entitlement processinglicensing implications

Soft Skills

communicationsimplifying complex topicscollaborationproblem-solvingattention to detailanalytical thinkingadaptabilityorganizational skillsinterpersonal skillsability to work independently

Certifications

SC clearanceIAITAM certificationSAM equivalent certifications