Solutions Architect
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Job title: Solutions Architect
Location: On-site — Livingston/Glenrothes - Scotland (UK)
Type: Fixed-term (40 hours/week) Hybrid
Salary: Up to £85,000
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About the rol
eWe’re hiring an experienced Solutions Architect to join a Digital Technology Architecture team and play a key role in a major Manufacturing Execution System (MES) replacement programme. You’ll help translate business vision into robust end-to-end solution designs, working with internal stakeholders and third-party consultancy partners as part of a wider transformation
.This is a hands-on architecture role spanning applications, data, integration, and security in a regulated manufacturing environment
.
What you’ll be doi
ng
Architecture & des
- ignOwn end-to-end solution architecture for MES replacement and shop-floor integrati
- on.Ensure alignment with enterprise systems (e.g., ERP, quality systems, SCADA, historians, and wider operational tec
- h).Produce architecture artefacts: conceptual/logical designs, integration & data models, interface specs, and rationa
le.Technical leadership & stakeholder engagem
- entPartner closely with the Lead Architect to maintain architectural consisten
- cy.Act as the key architectural contact for programme teams and consulting partne
- rs.Work with manufacturing, operations, engineering, QA and IT to meet business needs and constrain
ts.Data, security & complia
- nceDesign effective MES data models, governance, manufacturing records, event logging, and quality data flo
- ws.Embed security-by-design (access control, traceability, segregation of duties, secure interface
s).Integrat
- ionDefine reliable integration patterns between MES, ERP, automation/OT and other operational applicatio
- ns.Ensure end-to-end process consistency across manufacturing, supply chain, quality and reporti
ng.
What we’re looking for (essent
- ial)Proven Solutions Architecture experience on large-scale transformation progra
- mmesStrong understanding of automation technologies, and common integration patte
- rns.Experience using an enterprise architecture framework (e.g., TOGAF or simil
- ar).
Strong knowledge ac - ross:Application archite
- ctureData architecture, lineage, record management, gover
- nanceSecurity principles in regulated/operational environ
- mentsIntegration (APIs, message-based patterns, OT interfaces, middle
- ware)Experience working with third-party consultan
- cies.Background in a highly regulated manufacturing environment (e.g., aerospace & defence, medical, e
tc.).Desi
- rableStrong problem-solving and analytical s
- killsKnowledge of (MES/manufacturing sys
- tems)Confident communicator with technical and non-technical audi
- encesPragmatic, collaborative, able to influence across