{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"26f1bbbc872737fa5ed375ed","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/26f1bbbc872737fa5ed375ed","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/26f1bbbc872737fa5ed375ed","title":"Technical Spend Optimizer / Manager, Software Engineering","description":"Job Description:\nDXC Technology is a leading global technology services provider helping the world's largest enterprises and public sector organizations modernize mission-critical systems, optimize operations, and accelerate innovation through AI, cloud, security, and enterprise technology solutions.\nOur Insurance Software and Business Process Solutions (ISB) organization partners with insurers worldwide to transform and manage core insurance operations. By combining deep insurance expertise, market-leading software platforms, and AI-powered solutions, we help clients modernize policy administration, claims, billing, underwriting, and digital engagement across Life & Annuity, Property & Casualty, and Specialty Insurance.\nPosition Summary\nThe 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.\nThe 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.\nThis position combines technical architecture expertise, financial acumen, vendor management, and engineering leadership to ensure technology investments deliver maximum business value.\nKey Responsibilities\nTechnology Portfolio Analysis\nDevelop and maintain a comprehensive inventory of enterprise technologies, platforms, tools, frameworks, cloud services, and third-party software.\nAnalyze technology utilization patterns across engineering, delivery, and solutioning organizations.\nIdentify duplicate capabilities, redundant products, overlapping vendor relationships, and underutilized assets.\nCreate executive reporting that provides visibility into organization-wide technology spend and adoption.\nTechnology Standardization & Rationalization\nDefine enterprise technology standards in partnership with architecture, engineering, security, and operational leaders.\nRecommend consolidation opportunities that reduce complexity and improve operational efficiency.\nLead technology rationalization initiatives designed to reduce platform sprawl.\nDevelop multi-year roadmaps for technology standardization and optimization.\nEstablish governance processes for evaluating new technology purchases and renewals.\nVendor & Commercial Optimization\nPartner with Supply Chain Management (SCM), Procurement, Legal, and Finance teams to manage strategic vendor relationships.\nAnalyze enterprise purchasing volumes and identify opportunities for improved pricing agreements.\nLead commercial reviews of software licenses, subscriptions, support contracts, and cloud consumption agreements.\nDevelop business cases supporting vendor consolidation and strategic sourcing initiatives.\nMonitor vendor performance, contractual obligations, and licensing compliance.\nSwitching Cost & Business Case Development\nQuantify technical, operational, financial, and organizational switching costs associated with technology changes.\nBuild comprehensive Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and Return on Investment (ROI) models.\nEvaluate technology replacement options, including migration costs, implementation effort, retraining requirements, and operational impacts.\nPresent recommendations and supporting business cases to executive leadership.\nEngineering & Migration Leadership\nWork directly with engineering teams to develop migration plans from legacy or non-standard technologies.\nCoordinate technology transition initiatives across multiple product and delivery organizations.\nEstablish migration frameworks, implementation roadmaps, risk mitigation plans, and success metrics.\nMonitor execution progress and ensure realization of projected savings and benefits.\nProvide technical leadership and oversight for major transformation initiatives.\nFinancial Management & Reporting\nDevelop annual technology optimization targets and savings objectives.\nTrack realization of savings resulting from consolidation and standardization efforts.\nCreate executive dashboards and financial reporting for senior leadership.\nSupport annual planning, budget development, and investment prioritization processes.\nCTO Strategic Support\nServe as a trusted advisor to the CTO on technology investment decisions.\nSupport mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic transformation initiatives through technology cost analysis.\nAssist with enterprise architecture reviews and technology strategy development.\nProvide recommendations on emerging technologies and associated financial implications.\nLeadership Responsibilities\nLead a small team of analysts, architects, and optimization specialists as the function grows.\nEstablish repeatable processes and governance frameworks.\nMentor engineering and architecture teams on technology lifecycle management.\nDrive organizational alignment around technology standards and optimization objectives.\nInfluence senior leaders without direct authority across multiple organizations.\nRequired Qualifications\nEducation\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, Finance, or a related field.\nMBA or Master's degree preferred.\nExperience\n10+ years of experience in software engineering, technology architecture, cloud platforms, IT operations, or technical consulting.\n5+ years in leadership, architecture, governance, procurement, FinOps, or technology strategy roles.\nExperience managing enterprise software portfolios and vendor ecosystems.\nDemonstrated success delivering cost optimization and technology transformation initiatives.\nTechnical Expertise\nStrong understanding of:\nEnterprise software development lifecycle\nCloud computing platforms (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud)\nSoftware licensing models and commercial structures\nSaaS, PaaS, and infrastructure technologies\nApplication architecture and modernization practices\nDevOps, Platform Engineering, and Software Engineering disciplines\nData-driven decision making and financial modeling\nTotal Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis\nVendor management and contract negotiations\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience within insurance, financial services, or large enterprise software organizations.\nExperience with FinOps frameworks and cloud cost optimization.\nKnowledge of software asset management and technology governance programs.\nExperience leading enterprise-wide standardization initiatives.\nFamiliarity with procurement and strategic sourcing practices.\nKey Performance Indicators\nAnnual technology cost savings achieved.\nReduction in technology portfolio complexity.\nPercentage of strategic technology standards adopted.\nImprovement in vendor pricing and contract efficiency.\nReduction in redundant technologies and platforms.\nMigration completion rates against approved roadmaps.\nExecutive satisfaction with optimization recommendations.\nLeadership Competencies\nStrategic Thinking\nExecutive Communication\nFinancial Acumen\nTechnology Architecture Expertise\nNegotiation & Influencing Skills\nData-Driven Decision Making\nCross-Functional Leadership\nChange Management\nVendor Relationship Management\nResults Orientation\nAt DXC Technology, we believe strong connections and community are key to our success. Our work model prioritizes in-person collaboration while offering flexibility to support wellbeing, productivity, individual work styles, and life circumstances. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.\nIf you are an applicant from the United States, Guam, or Puerto Rico\nDXC Technology Company (DXC) is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other basis prohibited by law. View postings below .\nWe participate in E-Verify. In addition to the posters already identified, DXC provides access to prospective employees for the Federal Minimum Wage Poster, Federal Polygraph Protection Act Poster as well as any state or locality specific applicant posters . To access the postings in the link below, select your state to view all applicable federal, state and locality postings. Postings are available in English, and in Spanish, where required. View postings below.\nPostings Link\nDisability Accommodations\nIf you are an individual with a disability, a disabled veteran, or a wounded warrior and you are unable or limited in your ability to access or use this site as a result of your disability, you may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting us via email .\nPlease note: DXC will respond only to requests for accommodations due to a disability.\nRecruitment fraud is a scheme in which fictitious job opportunities are offered to job seekers typically through online services, such as false websites, or through unsolicited emails claiming to be from the company. These emails may request recipients to provide personal information or to make payments as part of their illegitimate recruiting process. DXC does not make offers of employment via social media networks and DXC never asks for any money or payments from applicants at any point in the recruitment process, nor ask a job seeker to purchase IT or other equipment on our behalf.","company":"Usa7 Dxc Technology Services","rawCompany":"usa7 dxc technology services","city":"Charleston","state":"SC","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-03T20:13:39.365Z","occupations":[{"code":"11-3021.00","title":"Computer and Information Systems Managers","slug":"computer-and-information-systems-managers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1299.09","title":"Information Technology Project Managers","slug":"information-technology-project-managers"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Technical Spend Optimizer / Manager, Software Engineering","description":"Job Description:\nDXC Technology is a leading global technology services provider helping the world's largest enterprises and public sector organizations modernize mission-critical systems, optimize operations, and accelerate innovation through AI, cloud, security, and enterprise technology solutions.\nOur Insurance Software and Business Process Solutions (ISB) organization partners with insurers worldwide to transform and manage core insurance operations. By combining deep insurance expertise, market-leading software platforms, and AI-powered solutions, we help clients modernize policy administration, claims, billing, underwriting, and digital engagement across Life & Annuity, Property & Casualty, and Specialty Insurance.\nPosition Summary\nThe 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.\nThe 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.\nThis position combines technical architecture expertise, financial acumen, vendor management, and engineering leadership to ensure technology investments deliver maximum business value.\nKey Responsibilities\nTechnology Portfolio Analysis\nDevelop and maintain a comprehensive inventory of enterprise technologies, platforms, tools, frameworks, cloud services, and third-party software.\nAnalyze technology utilization patterns across engineering, delivery, and solutioning organizations.\nIdentify duplicate capabilities, redundant products, overlapping vendor relationships, and underutilized assets.\nCreate executive reporting that provides visibility into organization-wide technology spend and adoption.\nTechnology Standardization & Rationalization\nDefine enterprise technology standards in partnership with architecture, engineering, security, and operational leaders.\nRecommend consolidation opportunities that reduce complexity and improve operational efficiency.\nLead technology rationalization initiatives designed to reduce platform sprawl.\nDevelop multi-year roadmaps for technology standardization and optimization.\nEstablish governance processes for evaluating new technology purchases and renewals.\nVendor & Commercial Optimization\nPartner with Supply Chain Management (SCM), Procurement, Legal, and Finance teams to manage strategic vendor relationships.\nAnalyze enterprise purchasing volumes and identify opportunities for improved pricing agreements.\nLead commercial reviews of software licenses, subscriptions, support contracts, and cloud consumption agreements.\nDevelop business cases supporting vendor consolidation and strategic sourcing initiatives.\nMonitor vendor performance, contractual obligations, and licensing compliance.\nSwitching Cost & Business Case Development\nQuantify technical, operational, financial, and organizational switching costs associated with technology changes.\nBuild comprehensive Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and Return on Investment (ROI) models.\nEvaluate technology replacement options, including migration costs, implementation effort, retraining requirements, and operational impacts.\nPresent recommendations and supporting business cases to executive leadership.\nEngineering & Migration Leadership\nWork directly with engineering teams to develop migration plans from legacy or non-standard technologies.\nCoordinate technology transition initiatives across multiple product and delivery organizations.\nEstablish migration frameworks, implementation roadmaps, risk mitigation plans, and success metrics.\nMonitor execution progress and ensure realization of projected savings and benefits.\nProvide technical leadership and oversight for major transformation initiatives.\nFinancial Management & Reporting\nDevelop annual technology optimization targets and savings objectives.\nTrack realization of savings resulting from consolidation and standardization efforts.\nCreate executive dashboards and financial reporting for senior leadership.\nSupport annual planning, budget development, and investment prioritization processes.\nCTO Strategic Support\nServe as a trusted advisor to the CTO on technology investment decisions.\nSupport mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic transformation initiatives through technology cost analysis.\nAssist with enterprise architecture reviews and technology strategy development.\nProvide recommendations on emerging technologies and associated financial implications.\nLeadership Responsibilities\nLead a small team of analysts, architects, and optimization specialists as the function grows.\nEstablish repeatable processes and governance frameworks.\nMentor engineering and architecture teams on technology lifecycle management.\nDrive organizational alignment around technology standards and optimization objectives.\nInfluence senior leaders without direct authority across multiple organizations.\nRequired Qualifications\nEducation\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, Finance, or a related field.\nMBA or Master's degree preferred.\nExperience\n10+ years of experience in software engineering, technology architecture, cloud platforms, IT operations, or technical consulting.\n5+ years in leadership, architecture, governance, procurement, FinOps, or technology strategy roles.\nExperience managing enterprise software portfolios and vendor ecosystems.\nDemonstrated success delivering cost optimization and technology transformation initiatives.\nTechnical Expertise\nStrong understanding of:\nEnterprise software development lifecycle\nCloud computing platforms (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud)\nSoftware licensing models and commercial structures\nSaaS, PaaS, and infrastructure technologies\nApplication architecture and modernization practices\nDevOps, Platform Engineering, and Software Engineering disciplines\nData-driven decision making and financial modeling\nTotal Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis\nVendor management and contract negotiations\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience within insurance, financial services, or large enterprise software organizations.\nExperience with FinOps frameworks and cloud cost optimization.\nKnowledge of software asset management and technology governance programs.\nExperience leading enterprise-wide standardization initiatives.\nFamiliarity with procurement and strategic sourcing practices.\nKey Performance Indicators\nAnnual technology cost savings achieved.\nReduction in technology portfolio complexity.\nPercentage of strategic technology standards adopted.\nImprovement in vendor pricing and contract efficiency.\nReduction in redundant technologies and platforms.\nMigration completion rates against approved roadmaps.\nExecutive satisfaction with optimization recommendations.\nLeadership Competencies\nStrategic Thinking\nExecutive Communication\nFinancial Acumen\nTechnology Architecture Expertise\nNegotiation & Influencing Skills\nData-Driven Decision Making\nCross-Functional Leadership\nChange Management\nVendor Relationship Management\nResults Orientation\nAt DXC Technology, we believe strong connections and community are key to our success. Our work model prioritizes in-person collaboration while offering flexibility to support wellbeing, productivity, individual work styles, and life circumstances. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.\nIf you are an applicant from the United States, Guam, or Puerto Rico\nDXC Technology Company (DXC) is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other basis prohibited by law. View postings below .\nWe participate in E-Verify. In addition to the posters already identified, DXC provides access to prospective employees for the Federal Minimum Wage Poster, Federal Polygraph Protection Act Poster as well as any state or locality specific applicant posters . To access the postings in the link below, select your state to view all applicable federal, state and locality postings. Postings are available in English, and in Spanish, where required. View postings below.\nPostings Link\nDisability Accommodations\nIf you are an individual with a disability, a disabled veteran, or a wounded warrior and you are unable or limited in your ability to access or use this site as a result of your disability, you may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting us via email .\nPlease note: DXC will respond only to requests for accommodations due to a disability.\nRecruitment fraud is a scheme in which fictitious job opportunities are offered to job seekers typically through online services, such as false websites, or through unsolicited emails claiming to be from the company. These emails may request recipients to provide personal information or to make payments as part of their illegitimate recruiting process. DXC does not make offers of employment via social media networks and DXC never asks for any money or payments from applicants at any point in the recruitment process, nor ask a job seeker to purchase IT or other equipment on our behalf.","datePosted":"2026-08-03T20:13:39.365Z","dateModified":"2026-08-03T20:13:39.365Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Usa7 Dxc Technology Services","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Charleston","addressRegion":"SC","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"26f1bbbc872737fa5ed375ed"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/26f1bbbc872737fa5ed375ed"}}