Salary: £38,000 - 78,000 per year Requirements: Proven experience as a Solution Architect / Solution Designer in complex environments Comfortable designing across Azure (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and on-prem infrastructure Ability to translate future state business needs into clear solution designs Strong experience producing HLDs, service design documentation and architecture decisions Confident engaging and influencing both technical teams and non-technical stakeholders Solid understanding of operational support, service management and live environments Experience working in regulated, highly visible or mission critical organisations Experience with integration technologies (APIs, messaging, ESBs) - Nice to have Knowledge of DevOps / CI-CD and Agile delivery - Nice to have Familiarity with TOGAF or enterprise architecture frameworks - Nice to have Background in transport, utilities, public sector or similar - Nice to have Responsibilities: Turn business ambition into workable, supportable technology Design end-to-end solutions across cloud, on-prem, applications and integrations Create clear, pragmatic HLDs and service designs that teams can actually deliver and run Work closely with stakeholders, suppliers and delivery teams to get solutions live – and keep them live Help set architectural standards and bring new ideas to the table without losing sight of operational reality Develop Service Design documentation that defines how solutions will be supported, maintained, and operated Technologies: Architect Azure Cloud DevOps IaaS Support Network PaaS TOGAF More: We are excited to offer a new opportunity for an ambitious, self-motivated individual to join our innovative IT team as a Solution Architect. In this role, you will help shape how our technology evolves over the next 5–7 years at CalMac, supporting the technology behind Scotlands lifeline transport network. We offer hybrid working (3 days home-based, 2 days in Gourock), ongoing investment in your development, and a very generous employer contribution pension. You will be part of a small, supportive architecture team with the chance to influence technology during a major period of transformation. last updated 18 week of 2026