Job Description

Industry: Oil & Gas

City/Country: Doha, Qatar

Location: Doha







We are looking for a

Petroleum & Corporate Solutions Performance Specialist

for one of our clients with the following details:

Location: Doha, onshore

Start Date: ASAP

End Date: 31-Jul-2027

Work status: Single, residential

Qualification and Experience Required:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field 10+ years of experience in Oil and Gas industry 5+ years of experience in application portfolio management or related role Strong knowledge of license optimization tools and license management Strong experience in petroleum & Corporate applications governance and performance management Excellent leadership & communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders Intermediate skills in planning and coordination Knowledge of IT governance and best practices related to application management Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Strong English proficiency both spoken and written
Activities

Develops and maintains an understanding of the company's business processes and systems, and identifies opportunities to improve and optimize them
Applications portfolio:

Manages the Petroleum & Corporate applications portfolio, including assessing the adoption of applications, and identifying opportunities for optimization and consolidation Custodian of the Petroleum & Corporate Solutions application portfolio Leads License Managers to drive portfolio optimization Supports, optimizes and manages the Petroleum & Corporate application portfolio Keeps the Petroleum & Corporate applications portfolio/CMDB up to date, by conducting regular reviews of the applications portfolio Collaborate with the Petroleum & Corporate Solutions Leads (business partners) in defining and maintaining the applications portfolio strategy and roadmap Monitors industry trends and best practices related to application portfolio management, and applies them to improve the company's application management practices
License Management:

Runs regular license usage reviews, and provides recommendations of optimization opportunities Tracks license (and contracts) expiry dates on a regular basis Lead License Managers to drive license optimization Collaborates with Petroleum & Corporate Solutions Leads (business partners), license managers to drive portfolio optimization efforts, including application rationalization, consolidation, and retirement Builds license optimization Strategies Oversee the intricacies of license optimization tools, maximizing efficiency and compliance.
Application Performance:

Monitors applications performance Monitors applications availability Identifies low user adopted applications Identifies key repetitive issues of applications
License Management Framework:

Collaborates with Petroleum & Corporate Solutions Leads (business partners), lead license managers, and interface with C&P to implement the framework (CMS Ref. GM-company-PAC-001) Custodian of the Petroleum & Corporate Solutions license management framework Develops and maintains documentation related to the applications portfolio and license management framework Adheres to the controls of the license management framework Educates users with license management process / best practices
Technical Expertise:

Custodian & SME of the license management tool Provides Level 3 Expertise Support for the License Management Tool Runs regular upgrades of the license management tool Custodian & SME of the 4 licenses servers & 2 Core servers that hosts all Petroleum & Corporate Solutions key licenses Runs regular upgrades of the licenses servers Sets up required scope/data for the licenses usage dashboards Collects business users utilization behavior and adjust license optimizer accordingly Creates and maintaining up-to-date records of documentation such as interface visuals, service matrix, service catalogue, SOP, etc.
Vendor Management:

Liaise with external vendors of the applications Discuss with vendors options of licenses optimization
Petroleum & Corporate Solutions Landscape:

Custodian of the Petroleum & Corporate solutions Architecture landscape Keeps the Petroleum & Corporate Solutions Landscape always up-to-date Identifies applications' dependencies, interfaces, and setup
Contracts & Procurement Management:

Contributes to the contract renewals process Assess license usage reports before C&P kickoff Stage gate check before approval of purchase requests
Planning & Collaboration:

Interfaces with Infrastructure & Support team, InfoSec team, data Management, and CAB board: to understand yearly workplans, communicates, and follows up Collaborates closely with the internal IS departments, especially Infrastructure and Support. Leading License Managers Collaborates with Leads of surface, Subsurface & Corporate Manages technical projects in the area of expertise
Cyber Security Interface:

Ensures Information Security Policy Adherence within Petroleum & Corporate solutions Password Management Custodian Follows up on compliance of applications with security controls (minimize vulnerabilities, respect end of life, end of support,...)
Petroleum & Corporate Solutions Budget:

Contributes to the budget forecast cycles, Contributes to the cost efficiency (savings) programs Tracks expenses (of software), Identifies key trends of spend Identifies cost savings opportunities

If Interested Kindly apply.