Technical Platform & Infrastructure Lead (Fixed-Term Contract - Remote)
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Technical Platform & Infrastructure Lead (Fixed-Term Contract - Remote) at Pickle: Remote, South Africa; Contract. JobGrid adds normalized role facts, source context, and a path to the employer application page so candidates can compare the listing before applying.
- Location and workplace: Remote, South Africa
- Role classification: Contract
- Source freshness: checked by JobGrid on 2026-05-28.
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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