MS 365 Licensing Analyst

3-4 months contract

Fully onsite in GTA (MSS)

Main Deliverables

- Conduct enterprise-wide Microsoft 365 license audits and optimization assessments.
- Identify licensing inefficiencies, compliance gaps, and cost-saving opportunities.
- Produce licensing analytics, utilization reports, and remediation recommendations.
- Improve license allocation accuracy through data-driven right-sizing initiatives.

Technical Stack

- Microsoft 365 Licensing (E1, E3, E5, F3)
- Microsoft EMS (Enterprise Mobility + Security)
- Microsoft Copilot
- Microsoft Power Platform
- Microsoft Visio
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft 365 Admin Center
- Microsoft 365 Usage Analytics
- Excel
- PivotTables
- Power Query
- Reporting Dashboards
- Software Asset Management (SAM)

Requirements

- Robust expertise in Microsoft 365 licensing models, including E1, E3, E5, F3, EMS, Copilot, Power Platform, Visio, Project, and add-on licensing.
- Experience performing enterprise-scale Microsoft 365 licensing audits.
- Ability to analyze licensing utilization, service consumption, entitlement, and adoption data.
- Advanced Excel skills, including PivotTables, Power Query, and large dataset analysis.




- Experience conducting persona-based licensing assessments and optimization exercises.
- Knowledge of license compliance, software asset management, budgeting, and renewal planning processes.
- Experience developing licensing dashboards, audit reports, and optimization recommendations.

Responsibilities

- Execute organization-wide Microsoft 365 license audits to ensure appropriate license assignment based on usage, business requirements, and role alignment.
- Analyze Microsoft 365 utilization reports to identify inactive, underutilized, and over-licensed accounts.
- Assess license consumption trends and entitlement data to improve allocation efficiency and reduce unnecessary spend.
- Perform user segmentation and persona-based license mapping activities.
- Create audit reports detailing compliance status, optimization opportunities, usage patterns, and projected cost savings.
- Track remediation activities, license reassignment outcomes, and realized savings metrics.
- Maintain licensing inventories and reporting repositories supporting budgeting, renewals, and software asset management initiatives.

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