[Hiring] Technical Platform & Infrastructure Lead @Pickle

Role Description

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.

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

Qualifications

• 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

Essential Experience

• 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

• 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

Contract Details

• Freelance / contract engagement
• Approx. 160 hours per month
• UK time zone alignment preferred
• Potential for extension or longer-term opportunity

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.