Systems Architect, Staff - Disaster Recovery

Description: Join the Enterprise Business & Digital Transformation team as a Disaster‑Recovery (DR) System Architect. You will design, implement, and evolve resilient, high‑availability architectures for critical applications and services across cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), hybrid, and on‑premises environments. Your work will directly enable Lockheed Martin’s mission‑critical operations to meet stringent continuity and recovery time objectives (RTO/RPO) while supporting rapid, automated fail‑over and restoration.

Key Responsibilities:

Architectural Leadership

- Define end‑to‑end DR and high‑availability (HA) architectures for enterprise‑wide workloads, incorporating multi‑region cloud, hybrid, and on‑prem solutions.

- Develop architectural blueprints, reference designs, and pattern libraries that align with LM’s security, compliance, and cost‑optimization policies.

Solution Design & Implementation

- Design and implement automated fail‑over, replication, and fail‑back mechanisms (e.g., Site‑Recovery Manager, Kubernetes‑based HA, database mirroring, storage‑level replication).

- Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies (e.g., Immutable Infrastructure, Chaos Engineering, Serverless DR) to improve resiliency and reduce mean‑time‑to‑recover (MTTR).
Governance & Compliance

- Ensure all DR solutions meet corporate policies CRX‑301, CRX‑302, and relevant regulatory requirements (e.g., NIST 800‑34, ISO 22301, FedRAMP).

- Create and maintain DR documentation, run‑books, and test plans; conduct periodic reviews and updates.

Testing & Validation

- Lead full‑scale DR exercise planning, execution, and post‑mortem analysis for multi‑site, multi‑cloud environments.

- Define success criteria, metrics, and KPIs; report findings to senior leadership and stakeholders.

Stakeholder Collaboration

- Partner with IT Infrastructure, Cloud Engineering, Application Development, Security, and Governance teams to embed DR/HA considerations early in the SDLC.

- Serve as the technical authority for DR during design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR) and program risk assessments.

Continuous Improvement

- Conduct risk assessments, threat modeling, and capacity planning to anticipate emerging resiliency challenges.

- Drive adoption of Model‑Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and automated documentation tools to keep architecture artefacts current.

DR Plan Modernization & Compliance

- Review existing DR plan architectures across the enterprise, assessing their alignment with current resilience standards, best practices, and organizational Recovery Objectives.

- Collaborate with internal teams (Application Owners, IT Service Managers, Engineering) to update and refine DR plans, ensuring that all applications and IT services meet the latest RTO/RPO targets.

- Develop and implement remediation plans to bring legacy systems and applications up‑to‑date with modern resilience standards, ensuring compliance with corporate policies (CRX‑301, CRX‑302) and regulatory requirements.

- Track progress and report status to senior leadership, providing insights into plan modernization efforts and risk mitigation strategies.
Basic Qualifications:
- 5 + years of experience designing and implementing DR/HA solutions for enterprise‑scale workloads in cloud, hybrid, and on‑prem environments.

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent experience).

- Proven hands‑on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and related services (e.g., Disaster Recovery, Site Recovery Manager, cross‑region replication, networking, IAM).

- Strong understanding of networking, storage, virtualization, container orchestration (Kubernetes), and database technologies as they relate to resiliency.


- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to translate complex technical concepts for both technical and non‑technical audiences.

- U.S. citizenship required
Desired Skills:
Familiarity with automated disaster‑recovery (DR) solutions, including but not limited to:

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Disaster Recovery Service (DRS): Experience with configuring and managing replication, fail‑over, and fail‑back processes for AWS workloads.

Microsoft Azure Site Recovery (ASR): Knowledge of setting up and managing site recovery between on‑premises environments, Azure, and other clouds.

Zerto: Hands‑on experience with continuous data protection (CDP) and near‑zero RPO replication across VMware, Hyper‑V, and cloud environments.

Veeam Backup & Replication: Experience with agent‑less backup, replication, and automated fail‑over testing for virtual, physical, and cloud workloads.

IBM Resiliency Services (formerly IBM Disaster Recovery as a Service): Familiarity with managed DR services for hybrid cloud environments, including integration with IBM Cloud and on‑premises infrastructure.

Experience with DR automation, including:

Scripting and integration with IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation) and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab) to automate DR workflows.

DR exercise planning and execution, including defining success criteria, metrics, and KPIs for recovery processes.

Strong analytical skills: ability to perform risk assessments, impact analysis, and cost‑benefit modeling for DR solutions.

Hybrid/multi-cloud deployments, with ability to manage DR across multiple cloud providers and on‑premises environments.

Advanced certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, VMware VCAP‑DCV).
Clearance Level: None
Other Important Information You Should Know
Expression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.
Ability to Work Remotely: Part-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.
Work Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.
Schedule for this Position: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week
Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $118,700 - $209,300. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate’s final work location. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
(Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.
This position is incentive plan eligible.
Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.
The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.
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Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: ENTERPRISE BUSINESS SERVICES
Relocation Available: No
Career Area: Information Technology
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First