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Long term 12 month + contract with potential to convert to perm with client.

Hybrid--MUST BE 3 DAYS On-Site in Hartford, CT

Seeking a consultant with strong IT Infrastructure experience and knowledge who will be handling external vendor relationships and partnerships. There is some customer service and 3^rd party vendor experience that is required.

Must haves:

• 7+ years' experience within IT environment
• Background in infrastructure technologies (network, server, system, security, VoIP, etc)
• Proven track record of working with 3^rd party vendors (Dell, Microsoft, Cisco, IBM, etc)
• acquisitions, renewals, and liaison experience
• Financial planning/budgeting/cost comparison experience
• Agile methodology understanding
• Excellent customer service skills

Team Responsibilities

• Update and maintain Dashboard to track and report on assigned work activity.
• Meet regularly with assigned Vendors, Product Owners and SME's to;
• Review renewal timelines, amendments, and contract language.
• Review and discuss any necessary licensing model changes for accuracy and efficiency.
• Update acquisition expectations and quarterly planning.
• Provide costing and estimation support for assigned Tier 1/Tier 2 products.
• As required, Partner with project teams and engineers on design, vetting requirements, risk mitigation and cost comparisons.
• Partner with renewals teams for PR preparation (Providing and researching business justification)
• • Role is like a portfolio manager --true liaison to both procurement and the business
  • All products are tracked, working with the business on usage, renewals, contracts, etc; keeping everything up to date and track appropriately as it relates to licenses, hardware, software
  • Will then hand off to procurement to handle the legalities/contract piece once everything is squared away

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