Job Title: Pega Developer / Pega LSA / Pega SSA — Public Sector | Remote | Contract or Permanent Location: Remote (Europe) | Germany | Netherlands | Belgium | Luxembourg Rate/Salary: Competitive — DOE Contract Length: Until December 2027 Start Date: Immediate Pega Developer | LSA | SSA — Public Sector Digital Transformation | Remote Europe We are recruiting a team of Pega specialists (Lead Systems Architect and Senior System Architects) for a long-running public sector digital transformation programme running until December 2027. Roles are available on a contract or permanent basis and are fully remote. The Project A confidential public sector client is delivering a large-scale funding disbursement platform built on Pega. The team will design, build, and maintain a modular, reusable Pega architecture handling payment orders, payment plans, and funding benefit workflows — built to strict cash security and compliance standards. What the Team Must Collectively Cover <ul><li>Pega platform architecture, configurability, maintainability, and modularisation </li><li>Pega development including generic applications for funding disbursement and cash security compliance </li><li>Configuration of reusable Pega components within payment order and payment plan processes </li><li>Quality assurance and compliance with ISO/IEC 9126 architectural standards</li><li>UX design using Pega Constellation and accessibility standards </li><li>Pega test automation and Pega Deployment Manager / CI/CD pipeline </li></ul> Requirements <ul><li>Minimum 3 years hands-on Pega development experience</li><li>At least one LSA certification within the team</li><li>Public sector, banking, insurance, or government domain experience advantageous but not essential</li><li>EU-based or able to work European hours</li></ul> Apply now or contact Jamaine Agyepong at Xcede — jamaine.agyepong@xcede.com

Pega Developer / Pega LSA / Pega SSA — Public Sector | Remote | Contract or Permanent 

Xcede are proud to partner with a global energy and sustainability business operating across 20 countries, with over 6,000 employees and over € 1 billion in revenue. Their products and services are used across 15 million homes and commercial properties worldwide. The business is now scaling its AI engineering function and is looking for a senior leader to shape how the function is built, run, and developed over the long term. The Role This is a Senior AI Engineering Lead position sitting above three active AI engineering teams working on knowledge curation, conversational AI, and platform engineering. You will own the technical direction, quality standards, and people development across a growing team of AI engineers, combining hands-on technical leadership with genuine people responsibility without losing touch with the work itself. What You Will Be Doing <ul><li>Leading and mentoring a team of 5 AI engineers across multiple product squads, each with different technical profiles and delivery pressures</li><li>Setting standards for how AI systems are built, evaluated, and deployed across the function</li><li>Bridging the gap between business requirements and technical execution, working closely with product and engineering leadership</li><li>Driving evaluation frameworks, experimentation workflows, and long-term AI roadmap decisions</li><li>Supporting hiring and onboarding as the team continues to grow</li><li>Staying close to developments in LLMs, agentic systems, and orchestration tooling and feeding that into strategic decisions</li></ul>What We Are Looking For <ul><li>5 or more years of experience in data science, machine learning or software engineering, with recent hands-on work in AI engineering and LLM systems</li><li>Experience with LLM orchestration frameworks such as LangGraph or LangChain</li><li>Strong Python skills and cloud experience across Azure, AWS, or GCP</li><li>Experience with model evaluation, monitoring, and building robust ML pipelines</li><li>Familiarity with agentic system design, RAG pipelines, and prompt engineering</li><li>Some experience leading or mentoring engineers, whether formally or informally</li><li>C1 German and Business fluent English essential</li></ul>What Is On Offer <ul><li>Up to €140,000 depending on experience</li><li>30 days holiday</li><li>Hybrid working with up to 50% remote</li><li>Flexible working hours</li><li>Permanent, full-time role based in Berlin</li><li>A genuine opportunity to shape an AI engineering function from an early stage within a globally established business</li></ul> If interested, please apply or contact Norman Cistovas

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Senior Infrastructure Engineer – Enterprise Infrastructure & Cloud (Contract) Location: Remote-first (UK) with occasional travel to London Contract: Initial 6 months (strong likelihood of extension) Start: ASAP We are working with a large global organisation delivering critical digital and network services, currently undergoing a significant infrastructure modernisation programme. As part of this work, they are seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to act as a deep technical specialist across enterprise infrastructure platforms. This role will suit a highly skilled engineer who enjoys operating as a technical subject matter expert, solving complex infrastructure challenges while helping drive platform stability, automation, and security improvements across a large-scale enterprise environment. You will act as a senior technical authority across core infrastructure services including Windows Server, VDI/Citrix platforms, Microsoft 365, and enterprise cloud environments. Working closely with infrastructure, security, and architecture teams, you will contribute to the design, stabilisation, and continuous improvement of critical enterprise platforms. This role is highly hands-on and will involve supporting complex incidents, driving automation initiatives, and contributing to infrastructure architecture and transformation projects. Key Responsibilities Technical Expertise <ul><li>Act as a senior SME across enterprise infrastructure platforms including Windows Server, Citrix, VDI, Microsoft 365, and cloud environments</li><li>Provide advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis for complex infrastructure incidents</li><li>Support infrastructure hardening and operational resilience initiatives</li><li>Define and implement best practices for infrastructure security, governance, and operational standards</li></ul>Infrastructure Operations <ul><li>Support the stability and performance of Windows Server environments and identity infrastructure</li><li>Maintain enterprise VDI and Citrix platforms</li><li>Support Microsoft 365 services including Exchange Online, Teams, and SharePoint</li><li>Ensure strong governance and operational standards across enterprise cloud environments</li></ul>Automation & Platform Improvement <ul><li>Drive automation initiatives using scripting and infrastructure-as-code approaches</li><li>Contribute to standardisation of infrastructure provisioning and operational processes</li><li>Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce operational overhead, and strengthen security posture</li></ul>Project Delivery <ul><li>Contribute to infrastructure projects from design through to implementation</li><li>Collaborate with architecture, security, and platform teams to deliver scalable, secure solutions</li><li>Provide technical expertise for infrastructure modernisation initiatives</li></ul>Operational Support <ul><li>Participate in the infrastructure on-call rota supporting priority incidents where required</li></ul> Technical Environment Key technologies include: <ul><li>Windows Server (2016/2019/2022)</li><li>Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, PKI</li><li>Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktops / enterprise VDI platforms</li><li>Microsoft 365 (Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint)</li><li>Azure and enterprise cloud platforms</li><li>Infrastructure automation (PowerShell, Terraform)</li><li>VMware environments (working knowledge)</li></ul>Experience working with identity security, conditional access, and modern infrastructure governance practices is highly beneficial. What We’re Looking For<ul><li>Strong hands-on experience with enterprise Windows Server environments</li><li>Deep knowledge of Active Directory and identity infrastructure</li><li>Experience supporting Citrix or VDI platforms in enterprise environments</li><li>Experience working with Microsoft 365 services and identity platforms</li><li>Exposure to Azure and modern cloud infrastructure environments</li><li>Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis capabilities</li><li>Experience automating infrastructure operations using scripting or IaC tools</li><li>Ability to operate as a senior technical SME within complex enterprise environments</li></ul>Experience supporting infrastructure recovery, stabilisation, or remediation following major operational or security incidents would be highly valuable. Contract Details<ul><li>Initial 6-month contract</li><li>Strong likelihood of extension</li><li>Remote-first working with occasional travel to London</li><li>Opportunity to work on a large-scale enterprise infrastructure transformation programme</li></ul> If you are a senior infrastructure engineer who enjoys solving complex technical problems and contributing to the stability and evolution of enterprise platforms, we would welcome your application.

Senior Engineer - Enterprise Infrastructure

IT Manager – Enterprise Infrastructure & Cloud (Contract) Location: Remote-first (UK) with occasional travel to London Contract: Initial 6 months (likely to extend) Start: ASAP We’re supporting a major global technology and network services organisation as they continue to strengthen their enterprise infrastructure capability following a large-scale transformation programme. As part of this effort, they are looking to appoint an experienced IT Manager – Enterprise Infrastructure & Cloud to lead a distributed engineering team while remaining hands-on across core infrastructure platforms. This role is ideal for a technically strong infrastructure leader who thrives in complex enterprise environments and has experience stabilising and modernising infrastructure platforms following significant operational or security challenges. You will take ownership of core enterprise infrastructure services, overseeing the operation, resilience, and ongoing improvement of key platforms including Windows Server, VDI/Citrix, Microsoft 365, and cloud environments. Operating as a player-coach, you’ll manage a team of engineers across multiple regions while also acting as a technical escalation point for complex incidents and strategic infrastructure initiatives. The role will play an important part in strengthening platform stability, improving security posture, and introducing greater automation and standardisation across infrastructure services. Key ResponsibilitiesInfrastructure Leadership <ul><li>Lead and mentor a distributed team of infrastructure engineers</li><li>Manage workload prioritisation, service delivery, and technical standards</li><li>Foster a collaborative, security-focused engineering culture</li></ul>Enterprise Infrastructure Management <ul><li>Oversee day-to-day operation of Windows Server environments</li><li>Manage VDI and Citrix platforms supporting enterprise users</li><li>Support Microsoft 365 services including Exchange Online, Teams, and SharePoint</li><li>Ensure robust governance and operational standards across cloud environments</li></ul>Technical Escalation & Engineering <ul><li>Act as a senior technical SME for complex infrastructure issues</li><li>Lead root cause analysis and service improvement initiatives</li><li>Support infrastructure design and architecture decisions</li></ul>Cloud & Automation <ul><li>Contribute to the design and governance of Azure and multi-cloud platforms</li><li>Drive automation initiatives using scripting and infrastructure-as-code</li><li>Standardise infrastructure provisioning and operational processes</li></ul>Infrastructure Recovery & Resilience <ul><li>Support infrastructure hardening and operational resilience initiatives</li><li>Contribute to stabilisation and rebuilding of infrastructure services where required</li><li>Ensure enterprise platforms are secure, resilient, and operationally efficient</li></ul> Technical Environment Key technologies in the environment include: <ul><li>Windows Server (2016/2019/2022)</li><li>Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP</li><li>Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktops / VDI platforms</li><li>Microsoft 365 (Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint)</li><li>Azure and enterprise cloud platforms</li><li>Infrastructure automation (PowerShell, Terraform)</li><li>VMware environments (working knowledge)</li></ul>Experience across identity platforms, conditional access, and modern security practices is highly beneficial. What We’re Looking For<ul><li>Proven experience leading enterprise infrastructure teams</li><li>Strong hands-on experience with Windows Server and Active Directory</li><li>Experience supporting or managing Citrix / VDI environments</li><li>Deep familiarity with Microsoft 365 services and identity platforms</li><li>Experience operating within large enterprise cloud environments</li><li>Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis capability</li><li>Experience contributing to infrastructure recovery, remediation, or stabilisation initiatives</li><li>Ability to operate as both a technical leader and hands-on engineer</li></ul> Contract Details<ul><li>Initial 6-month contract</li><li>Strong likelihood of extension</li><li>Remote-first working with occasional travel to London for key meetings</li><li>Opportunity to work within a large-scale enterprise infrastructure environment undergoing significant modernisation</li></ul> If you are an experienced infrastructure leader who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and driving enterprise platform stability, we’d be keen to hear from you.

IT Manager - Enterprise Infrastructure

Norman is a Senior Consultant at Xcede, specialising in Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, Data Engineering, and Data Science across the DACH region for over 3 years. He has quickly progressed from Associate to Senior Consultant through a proven ability to deliver niche candidates in highly competitive markets. With deep knowledge of Berlin, Munich and Lower Saxony, Norman combines strong market insight with diligent technical questioning to ensure accurate candidate screening and precise delivery. He has partnered with leading corporations as well as fast-scaling organisations to help build high-performing data teams.

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