Hybrid, home based 3 days, Gourock 2 days | c. £80,000 | Permanent Do you want to be part of our new innovative IT team to help design the foundations that keep Scotland moving? We have a new opportunity for an ambitious, self-motivated individual to join us as an Infrastructure Architect role to help shape, assure and evolve the platforms that underpin our services during a major period of transformation over the next 5-7 years. Why CalMac? Work on infrastructure that genuinely matters, supporting services communities rely on every day. You’ll join a small, welcoming IT team where your expertise can shape decisions, with the flexibility of hybrid working, ongoing investment in your development, and a very generous employer-contribution pension that reflects the value we place on long-term careers. What you’ll be doing as an Infrastructure Architect Designs and assures secure, resilient and scalable infrastructure across on‑prem, cloud and hybrid environments Produces clear, pragmatic high level designs that delivery and operations teams can rely on Works closely with managed service providers, challenging and assuring designs and services Ensures infrastructure meets availability, performance, security and regulatory requirements Supports service design and transition, so new platforms are operable from day one Contributes to standards, reference architectures and enterprise wide technical decisions What we’re looking for in an Infrastructure Architect You’ll likely be a strong fit if you have: Proven experience as an Infrastructure Architect or senior infrastructure design authority Deep understanding of enterprise infrastructure including networks, compute, storage and backup Strong experience designing hybrid environments, integrating on‑prem platforms with Azure Confidence acting as a technical assurance lead across projects and suppliers Experience producing and presenting HLDs, architecture decisions and design artefacts A solid grasp of operational service design, resilience, DR and business continuity Experience working in regulated, mission critical or highly visible environments Nice to have (but not essential) Zero Trust, identity led or secure access architectures Exposure to container platforms or infrastructure automation (IaC) Experience with monitoring, observability and performance tooling Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF) This is a rare opportunity to work with one of Scotland's biggest employers at an exciting time in our evolution. So what are you waiting for, apply today!