I'm looking for some scaled armor right now but can't seem to find any. Where can I find some? Or does it appear as random loot when I get to a certain level?

uesp says it starts appearing at level 19

I found a scaled helmet at lvl 19. Right now I'm lvl 22.

I normally smith myself some around level 5 or 6 its easy stuff to make

youll have to wait for it to show up, i guess. or craft it yourself.