# Technical Platform & Infrastructure Lead (Fixed-Term Contract - Remote) **Company:** [Pickle](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/pm3KjzZmPDq2Cx7ruZi5dD.md) **Location:** Remote **Workplace:** remote **Employment type:** Contract **Department:** Community [Apply for this job](http://jobs.workable.com/view/3da31358-0006-42ea-9edf-4bca52115786) ## Description ### About us At our organisation, we redefine executive and business support through exceptional problem-solving, proactive execution, and advanced integration of technology and AI. We partner with purpose-led leaders who value strategic collaborators capable of swiftly turning complexity into clarity and challenges into opportunities. You are highly tech-savvy and naturally leverage tools, including AI, to design, deliver, and scale impactful programs. Whether your background is in program management, operations, product, or enablement, you excel at driving clarity, alignment, and measurable outcomes across complex initiatives. Join a culture that prioritises clarity, practical innovation, and the seamless integration of human intuition with technology and AI-driven efficiency. ### About our client and the role _Freelance / Contract | Remote (UK Time Zone Preferred)_ We are partnering with a digital transformation and AI-enabled learning business seeking a highly technical Platform & Infrastructure Lead to support the design, scalability, and operational performance of modern AI-enabled platforms and technical ecosystems. This role requires genuine hands-on infrastructure and platform experience, with a strong understanding of modern technical environments, scalability, integration, operational resilience, and AI-enabled systems. Initially, this will begin as a freelance / contract engagement with the potential to evolve into a longer-term role as the wider programme grows. ### The Role You will take ownership of platform and infrastructure considerations across a growing AI-enabled programme, helping ensure systems, integrations, environments, and technical operations are scalable, secure, reliable, and fit for future growth. The successful candidate will be highly practical, technically credible, and comfortable operating across infrastructure, cloud environments, systems architecture, operational workflows, and platform optimisation. ### Key Responsibilities - Lead technical platform and infrastructure planning across AI-enabled systems - Support platform scalability, reliability, and operational performance - Advise on cloud infrastructure, integrations, and technical environments - Collaborate with technical and operational stakeholders to define platform requirements - Support infrastructure-related decision-making across delivery and implementation - Evaluate technical risks, dependencies, and scalability considerations - Help establish operational best practices for platform management and resilience - Contribute to system optimisation, automation, and infrastructure improvements - Support troubleshooting, issue resolution, and technical problem-solving where required - Work closely with cross-functional teams across product, operations, and delivery ## Requirements ### Essential Experience - Strong hands-on infrastructure and platform engineering experience - Experience working within modern cloud-based technical environments - Exposure to AI-enabled products, systems, or workflows - Strong understanding of scalability, integrations, system reliability, and operational resilience - Experience supporting complex technical ecosystems or platforms - Ability to operate in fast-paced and evolving environments - Strong troubleshooting and technical problem-solving capability - Excellent stakeholder communication and collaboration skills ### Highly Desirable - Experience supporting AI-enabled learning, knowledge, or digital transformation platforms - Exposure to automation, DevOps, or platform optimisation initiatives - Experience working within consultancy, freelance, or transformation programmes - Familiarity with enterprise platform environments and integrations ## Benefits ### Why Join? This is an opportunity to join a collaborative and ambitious team where you can make an immediate impact. You’ll work on meaningful projects, help drive operational excellence, and play a key role in ensuring successful delivery across the business. ### Final Thoughts ### Contract Details - Freelance / contract engagement - Approx. 160 hours per month - UK time zone alignment preferred - Potential for extension or longer-term opportunity We are particularly interested in candidates with genuine technical infrastructure depth and practical implementation experience, rather than purely strategic or advisory backgrounds. ### What’s on Offer - Flexible remote working environment - Opportunity to grow into greater project ownership - Exposure to multiple projects and delivery teams - Collaborative, fast-paced environment with strong development potential ### Diversity & Inclusion FYXER recognises the benefits of a diverse workforce and strives to be an inclusive organisation. We are committed to treating everyone with dignity and respect regardless of race, culture, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief and we promote diversity of thought. We would appreciate your help to enable us to measure the diversity within our recruitment process. Completing this form is voluntary and the information provided will remain anonymous. Please submit your information [here](https://forms.gle/daQfvHfcYkdfXqRZ9).