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
We’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 doing
* ignOwn end-to-end solution architecture for MES replacement and shop-floor integrati
* on.Ensure alignment with enterprise systems (e., ERP, quality systems, SCADA, histori
* ans, and wider operational tec)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).Support compliance in regulated environments (auditability, validation, electronic record
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
* nanceSecurity principles in regulated/operational environ
* 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
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