Contract - Inside IR35, Remote
Software Licensing Specialist (Developer Background) - Financial Services Client
Excellent opportunity with a leading financial services client who are looking for a Software Asset Management Consultant to join the business. We're specifically looking for someone with a strong background in software development or programming, to support governance, processes, and controls around the use and contribution of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS).
The role is ideally suited to someone who has previously built or maintained software and has developed a strong understanding of software licensing from a developer's perspective-including how licensing impacts code usage, distribution, and integration.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide practical, developer-focused guidance to engineering teams on the implications of FOSS licensing within their applications and codebases.
- Analyse licensing and copyright considerations for new open-source software requests, with an understanding of real-world development use cases.
- Use FOSS scanning and composition analysis tools to identify licensing risks and coordinate remediation with engineering teams.
- Contribute to the enhancement of FOSS governance frameworks, policies, and control processes.
- Review, interpret, and categorise open-source licences, including edge cases not recognised by automated tools.
- Support training and awareness initiatives, translating legal/licensing concepts into developer-friendly guidance.
- Mentor and support FOSS licensing analysts, particularly in understanding licensing in the context of software development.
- Assist in the evaluation and improvement of licence analysis and scanning tooling.
Essential Experience
- Previous experience as a software developer, engineer, or programmer (hands-on coding background required).
- Strong understanding of open-source licences and obligations from a development and code usage perspective.
- Experience working with open-source components in real-world applications and understanding their licensing implications.
- Hands-on experience with at least one FOSS or software composition analysis tool.
- Solid understanding of software licensing terms and how they apply to code integration, distribution, and reuse.
- Experience collaborating with Legal teams to interpret and apply licence requirements in engineering contexts.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to bridge the gap between technical and legal stakeholders.
- Familiarity with tools such as Confluence, JIRA, and SharePoint.
Desirable
- Experience working closely with both Engineering and Legal stakeholders in a commercial environment.
- Understanding of the software development life cycle and DevSecOps practices.
- Experience in Agile delivery environments.
- Exposure to tools such as Sonatype, Nexus IQ Server, FOSSology, or similar.
- Any legal or copyright training would be beneficial.
More details available upon successful application.