Role: FlexNet (Flexera) Implementation Lead
Location: Dallas TX // Hybrid // Remote
Term: Contract
Job Summary
Provide technical and operational support for enterprise software license infrastructure and vendor-managed licensing environments to ensure availability, license compliance, and user provisioning.
Key Responsibilities
1. Solution Design & Implementation
- Design, develop, and maintain solutions on FlexNet Operations (FNO) and FlexNet Embedded (FNE).
- Architect and implement FlexNet Operations (FNO), FlexNet Embedded (FNE), or FlexNet Manager Suite (FNMS) based on organizational SAM needs.
- Design and implement licensing workflows, entitlement management, and product packaging.
- Integrate FlexNet with ERP, CRM, and cloud-based applications.
2. Integration & Platform Management
- Build and maintain integrations with ERP, CRM, cloud platforms, and internal applications.
- Oversee server setup, Beacon configuration, database preparation, and agent deployment for FNMS environments.
- Maintain Windows/Linux/UNIX server environments supporting Flexera tools.
- Administer license portals, cloud license managers, remote dongles, and entitlement systems.
3. Operations & Troubleshooting
- Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues in licensing and entitlement systems.
- Ensure compliance, scalability, and performance of FlexNet implementations.
- Perform license file updates, reauthentication, and configuration changes for renewals and vendor licensing models.
- Conduct monthly license hygiene and cleanup based on usage and compliance reporting.
4. Security & Access Management
- Administer cloud-based license managers and manage user provisioning within license portals.
- Manage remote dongles and other licensing mechanisms.
- Ensure secure authentication using SSO/SAML/OAuth for Flexera integrations.
5. Collaboration & Leadership
- Collaborate with business teams to gather requirements and deliver effective solutions.
- Work with ITAM, Infrastructure, and Deployment teams to ensure system availability and continuity.
- Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and architectural guidance.
- Drive continuous SAM processes, automation, and data quality improvements.
Primary Technology Skills
- Hands-on experience with FNMS, FlexNet Operations (FNO), FlexNet Embedded (FNE)
- Strong understanding of software licensing models, entitlement management, and monetization strategies
- Proficiency in APIs, scripting, SQL, IIS, and multi-OS environments
- Hybrid environment design experience (containerized platforms like AKS/EKS preferred for senior roles)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Experience with integration platforms (MuleSoft, Boomi, etc.)
- PowerShell, Python, and Bash scripting
- Azure Automation, Jenkins, GitHub Actions
- Data modeling, normalization, and reporting tools (Power BI, Tableau)
- Networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, firewalls, proxies, load balancers)
- Strong communication skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders
Deliverables
- Process flows
- Mentorship and knowledge transfer to client project team members
- Contribution to all assigned project deliverables
- Participation in data conversion and maintenance
- Best practice and industry solution recommendations
- Alternative (out-of-the-box) solution design
- Thought leadership and hands-on configuration/development
- Participation as functional team member