Project Manager – ITSM & Technology Transformation Contract: Initial 10 months Rate: ~£500 per day IR35: Inside IR35 Location: Hybrid, with occasional travel to London Start Date: Early September 2026 We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to join a major technology transformation programme with a leading global organisation operating across the gaming, entertainment and creative industries. The organisation is going through several concurrent technology initiatives and is looking for a proactive, delivery-focused PM to take ownership of key workstreams, provide strong governance and drive projects through to successful delivery. A key priority will be the decommissioning of an existing ServiceNow environment and implementation of a new Service Desk platform. The successful Project Manager will work closely with the new platform provider's Professional Services team, internal stakeholders and technical teams to coordinate delivery, establish governance and ensure the programme remains on track. Alongside this, you will provide project oversight across a wider programme of work comprising approximately 4–5 workstreams, including initiatives around the end-user environment and Service Desk. Key Responsibilities<ul><li>Lead delivery of the ServiceNow decommissioning and new Service Desk implementation.</li><li>Coordinate closely with the platform provider's Professional Services team.</li><li>Establish and maintain effective project governance.</li><li>Develop and manage project plans, timelines, milestones and dependencies.</li><li>Coordinate multiple workstreams and stakeholders.</li><li>Proactively identify and manage risks, issues and dependencies.</li><li>Challenge stakeholders constructively and ensure actions are driven through to completion.</li><li>Provide clear reporting and visibility to senior stakeholders.</li><li>Support the delivery of an initial MVP during the first three months.</li><li>Bring structure and accountability to a complex and decentralised environment.</li></ul>We are looking for a mature, self-starting Project Manager who is comfortable taking ownership and driving delivery without needing significant direction. You'll be particularly well suited if you have experience of: <ul><li>ITSM transformation or migration programmes.</li><li>ServiceNow implementations, migrations or decommissioning.</li><li>Service Desk transformation.</li><li>ITSM platform replacement.</li><li>Complex technology transformation programmes.</li><li>Managing multiple workstreams and senior stakeholders.</li><li>Establishing governance within less structured environments.</li><li>Agile or hybrid delivery methodologies.</li></ul>Industry experience is not essential. The organisation operates in a relatively decentralised way, with individual businesses and studios having a high degree of autonomy. You therefore need to be comfortable entering an environment where there isn't necessarily a single standardised way of working. A background in gaming, media, entertainment, creative, digital or similarly agile environments would be advantageous. This role will suit someone who: <ul><li>Is proactive and naturally takes ownership.</li><li>Can operate independently and make things happen.</li><li>Is confident challenging stakeholders when required.</li><li>Can bring structure without creating unnecessary bureaucracy.</li><li>Is comfortable managing ambiguity and changing priorities.</li><li>Has strong project governance and delivery discipline.</li><li>Can effectively manage external suppliers alongside internal teams.</li><li>Is confident working across multiple concurrent workstreams.</li></ul>The role is hybrid, with occasional travel required to meet teams and stakeholders and build relationships. This is not expected to be a weekly requirement. If you're an experienced Project Manager with a strong ITSM/ServiceNow background who enjoys taking ownership of complex transformation programmes, we'd be keen to hear from you.

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Ad Operations, Measurement & Tag Management Analyst I’m recruiting for a senior analyst level opportunity within a global Data & Analytics team in London. You’ll lead global ad operations, measurement and tag management, with a focus on CM360, DV360, Floodlights, Google Tag Manager, server side tagging and Conversion APIs. The role will also lead governance, automation, vendor relationships and operational teams across EMEA and North America. Looking for someone with 8+ years’ experience across Ad Operations, AdTech, Digital Measurement or MarTech, with strong Google Marketing Platform expertise. London 3 days per week in the office Permanent No sponsorship Interested? Please get in touch for more details.

Ad Operations & Tag Management Analyst

Senior Java Engineer – Core Banking 6-month contract Fully Remote Outside IR35 £400 per day We are looking for a Senior Java Engineer to join a major Core Banking team delivering the development, modernisation and support of mission-critical banking services. You will work across several strategic initiatives, including core banking transformation, legacy-system modernisation, regulatory enhancements and integrations between core banking platforms and surrounding services. This is a hands-on engineering position requiring strong Java expertise and recent experience delivering highly available systems within banking, payments or financial services. Key responsibilities <ul><li>Design, develop and maintain Java and Spring Boot services supporting core banking operations.</li><li>Modernise legacy banking applications into scalable microservices.</li><li>Build APIs and event-driven integrations between core banking platforms, payment systems and third-party services.</li><li>Develop services covering areas such as accounts, balances, transactions, payments, reconciliation and regulatory reporting.</li><li>Maintain transaction integrity, resilience, security and performance.</li><li>Implement automated unit, integration and contract testing.</li><li>Troubleshoot production incidents and perform root-cause analysis.</li><li>Participate in code reviews, technical design and architecture discussions.</li><li>Collaborate with architects, product owners, analysts and other engineering teams.</li><li>Support the delivery of regulatory and compliance-driven banking changes.</li></ul>Essential experience <ul><li>Strong commercial Java development experience, ideally Java 17 or 21.</li><li>Extensive experience with Spring Boot and microservices.</li><li>Recent experience within core banking, digital banking, payments or financial services.</li><li>Experience building mission-critical, high-volume transactional systems.</li><li>Strong REST API and systems-integration experience.</li><li>Event-driven development experience using Kafka or similar technologies.</li><li>Strong SQL and relational-database knowledge, such as PostgreSQL or Oracle.</li><li>Understanding of distributed-system patterns, including idempotency, retries, reconciliation and failure recovery.</li><li>Automated testing experience using JUnit, Mockito, Testcontainers or equivalent tools.</li><li>Experience with Docker, Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines.</li><li>Strong communication skills and the ability to work within an international delivery team.</li></ul>Desirable experience <ul><li>Experience with platforms such as Temenos Transact/T24, Oracle FLEXCUBE, Finacle, FIS, Fiserv, Mambu, Avaloq or a bespoke core banking system.</li><li>Core banking transformation, migration or legacy-modernisation experience.</li><li>Knowledge of account servicing, ledgers, balances and transaction posting.</li><li>SEPA, SWIFT, Faster Payments, CHAPS, BACS, Instant Payments or ISO 20022 experience.</li><li>AWS, Azure or GCP experience.</li><li>Exposure to regulatory initiatives such as PSD2, Open Banking, DORA, AML or GDPR.</li><li>Production support or on-call experience for critical banking services.</li></ul>This is an excellent opportunity to join a significant banking transformation programme and work with modern Java, cloud and distributed-system technologies.

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Onsite Hardware Engineer  £35,000 - £40,000 per anum Southampton Mon - Fri onsite 12-month Fixed Term Contract  We are recruiting an experienced Hardware Engineer (L2/3) to support critical infrastructure systems at a major customer site in Southampton. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on hardware diagnostics, maintenance and repair across a diverse range of enterprise and legacy platforms within a highly critical operational environment. Working from the onsite workshop and across multiple machine rooms, you'll play a key role in maintaining the performance, reliability and availability of essential IT infrastructure — supporting systems that the customer's operations depend on. What You'll Be Doing Key Responsibilities <ul><li>Provide onsite L2/L3 hardware support across enterprise infrastructure and bespoke systems.</li><li>Diagnose, repair and maintain IBM mainframes, tape systems, storage arrays and server platforms.</li><li>Support legacy and modern equipment, including PCs, printers and custom-built systems.</li><li>Apply electro-mechanical repair techniques and soldering skills to specialist equipment.</li><li>Investigate and resolve complex hardware faults within a critical operational environment.</li><li>Carry out preventative maintenance and contribute to improving system reliability.</li><li>Build strong relationships with customer stakeholders and participate in technical meetings.</li><li>Follow established processes while identifying opportunities for improvement.</li><li>Maintain technical documentation and contribute to knowledge sharing.</li><li>Work independently while collaborating with wider engineering and support teams.</li></ul>Essential Experience <ul><li>Demonstrable hardware repair and maintenance experience within an enterprise environment.</li><li>Strong fault-finding, diagnostic and troubleshooting skills.</li><li>Experience supporting critical, operationally sensitive or high-availability environments.</li><li>Knowledge of at least one of the following:</li><li>IBM Mainframes: 9672, 2003, 2066 or 2096</li><li>IBM Tape Systems: 3490, VTS or 3590</li><li>EMC DASD storage</li><li>STK DASD storage</li><li>Strong communication and customer-facing skills.</li><li>The ability to work independently and take ownership of technical issues.</li></ul>Desirable Experience <ul><li>IBM pSeries servers.</li><li>HP ProLiant servers.</li><li>Dell or Sun server platforms.</li><li>PC hardware repair and custom system builds.</li><li>Dot matrix and laser printer support.</li><li>Electro-mechanical repair.</li><li>Soldering or component-level repair.</li><li>AIX, HP-UX or related infrastructure knowledge.</li></ul>Technology and Equipment:  <ul><li>IBM Mainframes: 9672, 2003, 2066 and 2096</li><li>IBM Tape Systems: 3490, VTS and 3590</li><li>EMC and STK DASD storage</li><li>IBM pSeries servers</li><li>HP ProLiant servers</li><li>Dell and Sun servers</li><li>Lenovo ThinkStation and IBM PS/2 devices</li><li>Dell, HP, Compaq and Sun PCs</li><li>Custom-built systems</li><li>Dot matrix and laser printers</li></ul>This opportunity would suit a practical, customer-focused engineer who enjoys diagnosing complex hardware faults and working across both legacy and modern technologies in a highly critical environment.

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​With over 15 years of experience working for Xcede, Paul is currently our Senior Principal Consultant in Analytics across the UK and Europe. Leveraging his diverse range of talent acquisition experience, Paul has helped a range of organisations to expand their technology teams. Paul consults on a wide range of analytics-focused roles across all levels, from Customer Insights, Marketing Analysis, Database Marketing and Campaign Management, to Direct Marketing, Email Marketing, Forecasting and beyond. Specialists with proven experience in SQL, Python, and R can contact Paul to discuss the latest Analytics roles. 

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