Location: Sheffield
Type: Contract
Role Summary
A global financial services organisation is seeking a Software Licensing Analyst with strong, hands‑on open‑source experience. This is a core requirement for the role.
The position focuses on developing and improving processes, controls, and policies that govern how the organisation uses, evaluates, manages, and contributes to open‑source software—across both community‑driven and commercially supported open‑source models.
This role sits within the Technology Engineering Practice function and requires close collaboration with engineering teams and Legal. Candidates must be comfortable analysing licensing implications, understanding how open‑source components flow through complex systems, and applying governance standards within large enterprises.
Key Responsibilities
1. Assess and clearly explain the implications of open‑source licences to both technical and non‑technical teams
2. Contribute to training and awareness programmes across engineering to improve understanding of open‑source licensing and usage
3. Document and summarise technical, operational, and legal risks associated with open‑source components and licensing terms
4. Categorise licences not identified by tooling into licence groups (, Permissive, Weak Copyleft, Copyleft, Restricted)
5. Analyse reports from software licence‑scanning tools to identify missing, inconsistent, or inaccurate licence information
6. Review and recommend updates to existing open‑source policies, standards, and guidelines
7. Collaborate with external vendors to improve the accuracy and completeness of licence reporting within tooling
8. Support the development and enhancement of automation related to open‑source licence evaluation
Candidate Profile
The successful candidate must demonstrate:
9. Practical, hands‑on experience working with open‑source software—across usage, evaluation, governance, contribution, or integration
10. Strong analytical and organisational skills
11. Ability to work autonomously with high attention to detail
12. Excellent communication skills for translating complex licensing requirements
experience Requirements
Required (non‑negotiable):
13. Strong understanding of open‑source licensing models, including how they apply in real engineering environments
14. Direct experience working with open‑source software (not limited to FOSS contributions; includes usage, evaluation, integration, or governance)
15. Ability to distinguish between open‑source licensing models and free‑to‑use or commercial licences
16. Interest and experience in software development
Desired (advantageous):
17. Background or training in copyright or related legal principles
18. experience working in a controlled or regulated industry
19. Exposure to DevSecOps practices
20. experience within an agile delivery environment
21. Familiarity with licence evaluation and compliance tools (, Nexus IQ Server, Black Duck, or similar)
Job Title: Software Asset Management / Software Licensing Manager
Location: Sheffield, UK
Rate/Salary: - GBP Daily
Job Type: Contract
Trading as TEKsystems. Allegis Group Limited, Maxis 2, Western Road, Bracknell, RG12 1RT, United Kingdom. No. 2876353. Allegis Group Limited operates as an Employment Business and Employment Agency as set out in the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. TEKsystems is a company within the Allegis Group network of companies (collectively referred to as "Allegis Group"). Aerotek, Aston Carter, EASi, Talentis Solutions, TEKsystems, Stamford Consultants and The Stamford Group are Allegis Group brands.