Sr Principal Disaster Recovery Architecture & Engineering

Regeneron is seeking an IT Disaster Recovery (DR) Architecture & Engineering Lead to mature and scale our global DR and resilience capabilities. With a decade of infrastructure-operations experience-including at least five years defining DR architectures and engineering standards-you will develop technical strategy, champion Tier 0 (core-infrastructure) recoverability, and deliver innovative solutions across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments. Your leadership will ensure that Regeneron's critical systems remain available, secure, and compliant as the organization continues to grow.

Success in this role hinges on deep technical expertise, strategic vision, and the ability to collaborate across engineering, application, and business teams in a highly regulated life-sciences' setting.

In this role, a typical day might include the following:

- Driving Tier 0 resiliency roadmaps - compute, storage, network, cloud, security, and automation frameworks


- Representing DR at Solution Design Engineering Reviews to embed recovery standards into every new or changed system


- Authoring recovery architectures for cyber-resilience, including offline/ransomware-protection strategies


- Leading enterprise-wide tabletop and hands-on recovery tests; analyzing results and closing gaps


- Developing RFPs and evaluating innovative technologies to improve recovery speed, scale, and automation


This job might be for you if you:

- Thrive on translating sophisticated technical challenges into practical, scalable recovery solutions


- Enjoy partnering with diverse teams in a matrix environment to influence architecture decisions


- Communicate crisply with engineers, executives, and vendors-tailoring your message to each audience


- Stay calm and decisive while directing high-pressure recovery events or cyber-incident responses


- Relish process improvement and leverage infrastructure-as-code, automation, and multi-cloud design


- Value compliance and quality in a pharmaceutical manufacturing context


In order to be considered for this role, you must have:


- 10+ years of IT infrastructure operations experience, and 5+ years leading enterprise DR architecture/engineering initiatives


- Expert knowledge of DR tools, VMware HA/SRM, multi-cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) design, cloud recovery architectures, and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation).

- Working familiarity with zero-trust concepts.

- Proven ability to lead recovery testing, influence stakeholders across levels, and perform command-and-control leadership during planned and unplanned events.

- A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or related field is preferred.

Does this sound like you? Apply now to take your first step towards living the Regeneron Way! We have an inclusive culture that provides comprehensive benefits, which vary by location. In the U.S., benefits may include health and wellness programs (including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance), fitness centers, 401(k) company match, family support benefits, equity awards, annual bonuses, paid time off, and paid leaves (e.g., military and parental leave) for eligible employees at all levels! For additional information about Regeneron benefits in the US, please visit For other countries' specific benefits, please speak to your recruiter.
Please be advised that at Regeneron, we believe we are most successful and work best when we are together. For that reason, many of Regeneron's roles are required to be performed on-site. Please speak with your recruiter and hiring manager for more information about Regeneron's on-site policy and expectations for your role and your location.

Regeneron is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief (or lack thereof), sex, nationality, national or ethnic origin, civil status, age, citizenship status, membership of the Traveler community, sexual orientation, disability, genetic information, familial status, marital or registered civil partnership status, pregnancy or parental status, gender identity, gender reassignment, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. The Company will also provide reasonable accommodation to the known disabilities or chronic illnesses of an otherwise qualified applicant for employment, unless the accommodation would impose undue hardship on the operation of the Company's business.

For roles in which the hired candidate will be working in the U.S., the salary ranges provided are shown in accordance with U.S. law and apply to U.S.-based positions. For roles which will be based in Japan and/or Canada, the salary ranges are shown in accordance with the applicable local law and currency. If you are outside the U.S, Japan or Canada, please speak with your recruiter about salaries and benefits in your location.

Please note that certain background checks will form part of the recruitment process. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with the law of the country where the position is based, including the type of background checks conducted. The purpose of carrying out such checks is for Regeneron to verify certain information regarding a candidate prior to the commencement of employment such as identity, right to work, educational qualifications etc.

Salary Range (annually)

$150,500.00 - $245,500.00