Senior Linux HPC Systems Administrator / Engineer  Location: Stevenage, Hertfordshire (hybrid/onsite) Onsite: 3 days/week onsite  able to attend site at short notice (hands-on hardware support) My client is looking for a Senior Linux HPC SysAdmin/Engineer (minimum 10 years’ enterprise IT experience) to support a Linux-based high-performance/scientific computing environment. You’ll provide hands-on onsite support to technical/scientific users, maintaining critical infrastructure and high-end workstations. Key responsibilities<ul><li>Administer, configure and support Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 8/9) environments (stability, performance, security)</li><li>Support high-end workstations and resolve hardware/software issues onsite</li><li>Support HPC environments including clustering and workload management (Slurm)</li><li>Monitor and troubleshoot performance issues (including GPU / networking impact)</li><li>Use ServiceNow for incident/change/ticket management and drive process improvements</li><li>Manage SSL certificates and assist with web server configuration where required</li><li>Work closely with stakeholders and vendors; communicate technical topics clearly and build strong working relationships</li></ul>Required skills / experience<ul><li>10 years enterprise IT, with strong hands-on RHEL (8 & 9) administration</li><li>Experience supporting scientific users/applications and/or research computing environments</li><li>HPC exposure: Slurm, clusters, and general HPC operations/support</li><li>Strong troubleshooting across Linux, hardware and applications</li><li>Confident stakeholder communication (onsite support is a key part of the role)</li></ul>Nice to have<ul><li>ServiceNow experience</li><li>Broader knowledge of networking, performance monitoring tooling, and GPU technologies</li></ul>

Senior Linux HPC SysAdmin / Engineer

Contract Service Delivery Manager – Divestment / TSA Environment Remote-first | Occasional travel to London or Cambridge Circa £550 per day | Inside IR35 Initial 3–6 month contract (high likelihood of extension) We are supporting a major UK-headquartered global organisation in the advanced materials and sustainable technologies sector as it undertakes a complex divestment and separation programme to a multinational industrial technology business. As part of this transition, we are seeking an experienced Service Delivery Manager to provide operational leadership, governance, and control during a critical Day 1 and Transitional Services Agreement (TSA) period. This is a high-visibility role operating across multiple stakeholders, suppliers, and service towers, ensuring service stability while managing change in a fast-moving and ambiguous environment. The Service Delivery Manager will act as a central coordination point between the client organisation, the acquiring business, and multiple infrastructure and platform service providers. You will be responsible for ensuring service continuity, controlled change, effective escalation management, and clear operational governance throughout the transition. Key Responsibilities: Service Governance & Operational Leadership<ul><li>Own day-to-day service governance across TSA and separation activities.</li><li>Establish and run operational service forums, including service reviews, escalation meetings, and service assurance sessions.</li><li>Maintain oversight of service performance, risks, dependencies, and cross-tower impacts.</li></ul>Escalation & Risk Management<ul><li>Act as the primary escalation point for service issues, conflicts, and delivery risks.</li><li>Maintain and manage RAID logs, ensuring risks and issues are proactively mitigated and escalated where required.</li><li>Support resolution of cross-supplier and cross-tower service issues impacting transition milestones.</li></ul>Change & High-Risk Change Governance<ul><li>Govern standard, non-standard, and high-risk changes during the transition period.</li><li>Ensure change activity is assessed for risk, dependency, and cross-environment impact.</li><li>Chair or support Change Advisory Boards (CABs) as required.</li></ul>TSA Oversight & Control<ul><li>Operationalise Transitional Services Agreement obligations and ensure services are delivered within agreed scope.</li><li>Monitor TSA demand and consumption, highlighting scope creep or emerging risks.</li><li>Support TSA exit readiness and service disentanglement milestones.</li></ul>Legal Hold & Compliance Coordination<ul><li>Coordinate IT and service activities related to legal hold requirements.</li><li>Work closely with legal, security, and platform teams to maintain appropriate controls and auditability.</li></ul>Reporting & Communication<ul><li>Produce clear service reporting covering performance, risk, change, and TSA status.</li><li>Provide structured updates to senior stakeholders across the programme.</li><li>Drive consistent and transparent communication across stakeholder groups.</li></ul>Stakeholder Management<ul><li>Operate confidently across senior stakeholders, programme leadership, service providers, and transition teams.</li><li>Act as an integrator across infrastructure towers, platforms, security, legal, and delivery teams.</li></ul>What We’re Looking For Essential Experience<ul><li>Proven experience as a Service Delivery Manager within complex enterprise IT environments.</li><li>Strong background in service governance, escalation management, and operational leadership.</li><li>Experience working across multiple suppliers, service towers, and stakeholder groups.</li><li>Comfortable operating in ambiguous or rapidly evolving programme environments.</li><li>Strong stakeholder diplomacy and relationship management skills.</li></ul>Highly Desirable<ul><li>Experience supporting divestments, carve-outs, or separation programmes.</li><li>Direct experience working within Transitional Services Agreements (TSA).</li><li>Exposure to regulated or large-scale enterprise environments.</li></ul>Key Traits for Success<ul><li>Strong service management discipline</li><li>Commercial and contractual awareness without being overly rigid</li><li>Ability to constructively challenge demand</li><li>Excellent stakeholder diplomacy</li><li>Comfortable operating in complex transition environments</li></ul>Contract Details <ul><li>Initial 3–6 month contract</li><li>Highly likely to extend due to programme timeline</li><li>Inside IR35</li><li>Remote-first with occasional travel to London or Cambridge</li><li>Circa £550 per day</li></ul>If you have experience stabilising services during complex transformation, transition, or separation programmes, we would be keen to speak with you.

Service Manager

Innovation Project Lead Theale (Reading area) £50,000 to £65,000 plus bonus We are hiring an Innovation Project Lead to shape and validate new digital business opportunities. This role focuses on taking early ideas through structured exploration, customer validation, and business case development to support clear investment decisions. You will lead end to end discovery work, define hypotheses and roadmaps, and coordinate cross functional teams across insight, technology, and commercial functions. The role combines hands on delivery with stakeholder management, turning complex inputs into clear, actionable direction for senior leaders. Key responsibilities include developing and testing early concepts using MVPs and pilots, analysing customer and market data, building business models, and supporting the transition of validated opportunities into delivery teams. We are looking for someone with experience in digital innovation, venture development, or early stage product work. You should be confident with customer validation, problem solution fit, and experimentation methods. Strong commercial awareness, stakeholder management skills, and the ability to work in ambiguous environments are essential. Experience with Lean Startup or Design Thinking is important. Exposure to AI, IoT, or digital platforms is beneficial. This is a high impact role offering strong visibility and the opportunity to shape future digital propositions. Please send me your cv to paul.culmer@xcede.com

Innovation Project Lead

Credit Risk Analyst – Python & SQL – London We are seeking a Credit Risk Analyst to join our dynamic team in London. You will leverage Python and SQL to analyse credit data, build risk models, and deliver actionable insights while ensuring compliance with relevant regulations. Key Responsibilities: <ul><li>Analyze credit portfolios and assess risk exposure.</li><li>Develop and maintain risk models using Python and SQL.</li><li>Generate reports and dashboards to communicate findings to stakeholders.</li><li>Ensure credit risk activities comply with regulatory requirements.</li><li>Collaborate with business teams to support data-driven decision-making.</li></ul>Requirements: <ul><li>Strong experience with Python and SQL.</li><li>Solid understanding of credit risk frameworks and regulatory requirements.</li><li>Previous experience working with financial regulations (e.g., Basel III, IFRS 9).</li><li>Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.</li><li>Degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field.</li></ul>Location: London, UK Salary: Competitive, depending on experience, no sponsorship

Credit Risk Analyst

​Sergio joined as a Consultant sitting within our UK Contract team in 2021. He specialising in data roles recruitng for; Data analysts, Data Engineers, data scientists, insights and reporting consultants. He has since been promoted to Senior Consultant. 

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