DXC Technology

Technical Spend Optimizer / Manager, Software Engineering

DXC Technology • $100K — $130K *
Charleston, SC 29412In-Person
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, Finance or related field; MBA or Master's degree preferred.
  • 10+ years of experience in software engineering, technology architecture, cloud platforms, IT operations, or technical consulting.
  • 5+ years in leadership, architecture, governance, procurement, FinOps, or technology strategy roles.
  • Experience managing enterprise software portfolios and vendor ecosystems.
  • Demonstrated success in delivering cost optimization and technology transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain a comprehensive inventory of enterprise technologies, platforms, tools, frameworks, cloud services, and third-party software.
  • Identify duplicate capabilities, redundant products, and underutilized assets.
  • Define enterprise technology standards in collaboration with architecture and operational leaders.
  • Lead technology rationalization initiatives to reduce platform sprawl.
  • Partner with legal and finance to manage vendor relationships and negotiate pricing agreements.
  • Quantify switching costs and present business cases for technology changes to executive leadership.
  • Work directly with engineering teams to create migration plans.
  • Develop annual optimization targets and track financial savings.

Benefits

  • Annual technology optimization targets and savings objectives.
  • Opportunities for leadership in technology strategy and governance.
  • Role offers collaboration with cross-functional teams including finance and procurement.
  • Potential for influencing multi-year technology roadmaps and standards implementation.
Full Job Description
Position Summary

The Technical Spend Optimizer / Manager, Software Engineering is a strategic technology leadership role reporting directly to the CTO. This leader is responsible for driving enterprise-wide technology rationalization, vendor optimization, software asset governance, and engineering cost efficiency across the organization.

The role works closely with Solutioning, Engineering, Product Management, Delivery, Cloud Operations, Procurement (SCM), Finance, and vendor organizations to analyze technology usage, identify standardization opportunities, quantify switching costs and technical debt, negotiate improved commercial arrangements, and develop migration strategies that reduce overall technology spend while improving platform consistency and operational efficiency.

This position combines technical architecture expertise, financial acumen, vendor management, and engineering leadership to ensure technology investments deliver maximum business value.

Key Responsibilities
Technology Portfolio Analysis
  • Develop and maintain a comprehensive inventory of enterprise technologies, platforms, tools, frameworks, cloud services, and third-party software.
  • Analyze technology utilization patterns across engineering, delivery, and solutioning organizations.
  • Identify duplicate capabilities, redundant products, overlapping vendor relationships, and underutilized assets.
  • Create executive reporting that provides visibility into organization-wide technology spend and adoption.
Technology Standardization & Rationalization
  • Define enterprise technology standards in partnership with architecture, engineering, security, and operational leaders.
  • Recommend consolidation opportunities that reduce complexity and improve operational efficiency.
  • Lead technology rationalization initiatives designed to reduce platform sprawl.
  • Develop multi-year roadmaps for technology standardization and optimization.
  • Establish governance processes for evaluating new technology purchases and renewals.
Vendor & Commercial Optimization
  • Partner with Supply Chain Management (SCM), Procurement, Legal, and Finance teams to manage strategic vendor relationships.
  • Analyze enterprise purchasing volumes and identify opportunities for improved pricing agreements.
  • Lead commercial reviews of software licenses, subscriptions, support contracts, and cloud consumption agreements.
  • Develop business cases supporting vendor consolidation and strategic sourcing initiatives.
  • Monitor vendor performance, contractual obligations, and licensing compliance.
Switching Cost & Business Case Development
  • Quantify technical, operational, financial, and organizational switching costs associated with technology changes.
  • Build comprehensive Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and Return on Investment (ROI) models.
  • Evaluate technology replacement options, including migration costs, implementation effort, retraining requirements, and operational impacts.
  • Present recommendations and supporting business cases to executive leadership.
Engineering & Migration Leadership
  • Work directly with engineering teams to develop migration plans from legacy or non-standard technologies.
  • Coordinate technology transition initiatives across multiple product and delivery organizations.
  • Establish migration frameworks, implementation roadmaps, risk mitigation plans, and success metrics.
  • Monitor execution progress and ensure realization of projected savings and benefits.
  • Provide technical leadership and oversight for major transformation initiatives.
Financial Management & Reporting
  • Develop annual technology optimization targets and savings objectives.
  • Track realization of savings resulting from consolidation and standardization efforts.
  • Create executive dashboards and financial reporting for senior leadership.
  • Support annual planning, budget development, and investment prioritization processes.
CTO Strategic Support
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to the CTO on technology investment decisions.
  • Support mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic transformation initiatives through technology cost analysis.
  • Assist with enterprise architecture reviews and technology strategy development.
  • Provide recommendations on emerging technologies and associated financial implications.


Leadership Responsibilities
  • Lead a small team of analysts, architects, and optimization specialists as the function grows.
  • Establish repeatable processes and governance frameworks.
  • Mentor engineering and architecture teams on technology lifecycle management.
  • Drive organizational alignment around technology standards and optimization objectives.
  • Influence senior leaders without direct authority across multiple organizations.


Required Qualifications
Education
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, Finance, or a related field.
  • MBA or Master's degree preferred.
Experience
  • 10+ years of experience in software engineering, technology architecture, cloud platforms, IT operations, or technical consulting.
  • 5+ years in leadership, architecture, governance, procurement, FinOps, or technology strategy roles.
  • Experience managing enterprise software portfolios and vendor ecosystems.
  • Demonstrated success delivering cost optimization and technology transformation initiatives.


Technical Expertise

Strong understanding of:
  • Enterprise software development lifecycle
  • Cloud computing platforms (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud)
  • Software licensing models and commercial structures
  • SaaS, PaaS, and infrastructure technologies
  • Application architecture and modernization practices
  • DevOps, Platform Engineering, and Software Engineering disciplines
  • Data-driven decision making and financial modeling
  • Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis
  • Vendor management and contract negotiations


Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience within insurance, financial services, or large enterprise software organizations.
  • Experience with FinOps frameworks and cloud cost optimization.
  • Knowledge of software asset management and technology governance programs.
  • Experience leading enterprise-wide standardization initiatives.
  • Familiarity with procurement and strategic sourcing practices.


Key Performance Indicators
  • Annual technology cost savings achieved.
  • Reduction in technology portfolio complexity.
  • Percentage of strategic technology standards adopted.
  • Improvement in vendor pricing and contract efficiency.
  • Reduction in redundant technologies and platforms.
  • Migration completion rates against approved roadmaps.
  • Executive satisfaction with optimization recommendations.


Leadership Competencies
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Executive Communication
  • Financial Acumen
  • Technology Architecture Expertise
  • Negotiation & Influencing Skills
  • Data-Driven Decision Making
  • Cross-Functional Leadership
  • Change Management
  • Vendor Relationship Management
  • Results Orientation

About DXC Technology

CSC is a global IT services company. CSC is a global leader inproviding technology-enabled business solutions and services.CSC has helped its clients manage and profit from every major wave of change in IT since its formation in 1959. CSC provides innovative solutions for customers around the world by applying leading technologies and CSC's own advanced capabilities. These include systems design and integration, IT and business process outsourcing (BPO), applications software development, Web and application hosting, and management and technology consulting.

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Learn more about DXC Technology
Size
130,000 employees
Market Cap
$6 billion
Industry
Information Technology
Net Income
-$2.8 billion
Founded
2017
5 Year Trend
+16.4%
Revenue
$18.1 billion
NASDAQ
DXC
* Ladders Estimates

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