Microsoft Licensing Optimisation Officer

The Microsoft Licence Optimisation Officer will support and deliver the effective management, governance, optimisation and reporting of Microsoft licensing across the Trust. The postholder will be responsible for ensuring that Microsoft licences are correctly assigned, utilised and monitored to maximise value for money, ensure compliance, support digital transformation initiatives and reduce unnecessary expenditure. A key element of this role is to migrate users from Microsoft Office 365 E3 licensing to E1 licensing utilising Microsoft Teams for shared folderfile access and migrating data from shared network drives and personal folders to secure Teams folders and OneDrive in a timely manner, working closely with Trust staff of all disciplines to complete the migration while providing technical solutions to ensure the migration and use of the E1 license is successful. The role will provide specialist support and advice on Microsoft licensing models including Microsoft 365, Azure, Power Platform, Copilot and associated cloud services. The postholder will identify opportunities to reduce licensing costs, improve utilisation, support procurement decisions and ensure that the Trust receives maximum benefit from existing investments.

Licence Optimisation

• Monitor Microsoft 365, Azure and Power Platform licence allocation and utilisation.
• Ensure licences are assigned in accordance with Trust policies and business requirements.
• Monitor inactive, under-utilised or duplicated licences and apply corrective action.
• Ensure licence reclamation processes for leavers, movers and role changes.
• Analyse consumption and utilisation data to identify optimisation opportunities.
• Produce regular licence utilisation and optimisation reports.
• Identify opportunities to downgrade, realign or reassign licences to reduce expenditure.
• Support the Trust in maximising use of free licensing entitlements where appropriate.
• Generate cost-saving recommendations.
• Apply agreed license cost saving recommendations.

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