Software Licensing Specialist - FOSS

Location: Canary Wharf

Contract – Inside IR35
Software Licensing Specialist – Financial Services Client
The Opportunity
Our financial services client is seeking a Software Licensing Specialist to support the governance, processes and controls surrounding the consumption and contribution of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). This role sits within an international team and involves close collaboration with Engineering, Tooling and Legal functions. It is well suited to candidates with strong expertise in open-source licensing, or those with a background in Software Asset Management (SAM) / IT Asset Management (ITAM) within a commercial environment.
The successful candidate will be a proactive self-starter, comfortable working independently and delivering to tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Key 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.
Essential Experience
 
* 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.
Desirable
 
* Experience engaging with Legal and Engineering stakeholders.
 
* Knowledge of software development lifecycle and Dev Sec Ops  practices.
 
* Experience working in Agile environments.
 
* Exposure to tools such as Nexus IQ Server, FOSSology or similar.
 
* Legal or copyright training would be advantageous.
More details available on successful application