Technical Lead – Microsoft & Oracle SAM Data Collection

Technical Lead – Microsoft & Oracle SAM Data Collection

The Technical Lead – Microsoft & Oracle SAM Data Collection will be responsible for leading the technical execution of data collection activities across client entities as part of a Software Asset Management compliance project.

The role requires a hands-on infrastructure specialist who can execute Microsoft and Oracle data collection scripts, validate technical prerequisites, troubleshoot access and connectivity issues, coordinate with entity IT/security teams, collect on-premise and cloud-based reports, validate outputs, and ensure complete, accurate, and analysis-ready data is handed over to the SAM licensing team.

Key Technical Responsibilities

• Validate technical readiness before each entity visit, including administrator access, required ports, shared folders, script paths, output locations, and security approvals.
• Execute Microsoft and Oracle data collection scripts across in-scope endpoints, servers, databases, virtual machines, and infrastructure environments.
• Collect Microsoft data from on-premise and cloud sources, including Active Directory, SCCM/ManageEngine, Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Intune, Azure, Power Platform, Azure DevOps, GitHub, and related licensing reports.
• Collect Oracle data from database servers, Oracle instances, middleware/WebLogic environments, CPU/server inventory, listener details, and Oracle collection tool outputs.
• Coordinate antivirus and endpoint security whitelisting to ensure approved scripts, folders, execution tools, and output directories are not blocked during data collection.
• Troubleshoot technical issues related to permissions, WMI, SMB, RPC, DNS, LDAP, Kerberos, Oracle listener ports, firewall restrictions, antivirus blocking, and failed script execution.
• Collect virtualization hierarchy data from VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix, or other platforms, including host, cluster, VM, and workload mapping required for license analysis.
• Validate data completeness and accuracy by reconciling script outputs against Active Directory, endpoint management tools, server inventories, cloud reports, DBA inputs, and virtualization exports.
• Document execution status, issues, gaps, and completion evidence for each entity and maintain structured data collection logs and trackers.
• Coordinate with entity IT, database, network, security, and cloud teams to resolve blockers and ensure complete, analysis-ready data is handed over to the SAM licensing team.

Required Experience

• Minimum 3 years of hands-on IT infrastructure experience.
• Experience in IT asset discovery
• Experience executing technical scripts in large enterprise or government environments.
• Experience working with Windows Server, Active Directory, SCCM, ManageEngine, or equivalent endpoint management tools.
• Experience collecting data from Microsoft cloud platforms, including Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Intune, Azure, and Power Platform.
• Practical exposure to Oracle database environments and Oracle license data collection requirements.
• Experience coordinating with database administrators, infrastructure teams, network teams, cybersecurity teams, and endpoint management teams.
• Experience collecting data from virtualized environments such as VMware, Hyper-V, and Nutanix.
• Experience troubleshooting access issues, port restrictions, antivirus blocking, WMI failures, SMB failures, Oracle listener issues, and script execution errors.
• Experience preparing technical logs, execution reports, issue trackers, and data collection completion reports.

Technical Competencies

• Run Microsoft and Oracle discovery scripts independently.
• Validate whether administrator privileges are sufficient.
• Confirm port and network readiness before execution.
• Troubleshoot WMI, SMB, RPC, DNS, LDAP, Kerberos, and Oracle listener connectivity.
• Coordinate antivirus and endpoint security whitelisting.
• Collect hardware and software asset discovery outputs.
• Collect Microsoft 365, Azure, Entra ID, Intune, Power Platform, Azure DevOps, and GitHub reports.
• Collect Oracle database, middleware, CPU, server, and listener-related outputs.
• Collect virtualization hierarchy data from VMware, Hyper-V, and Nutanix.
• Validate output completeness before handing data to SAM analysts.
• Maintain structured technical logs, trackers, and completion reports.
• Identify technical gaps and coordinate re-runs or additional exports.

Work Location: In person