Senior 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 Regenerons 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.

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 Bachelors degree in Computer Science, or related field is preferred

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, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, civil status, pregnancy or parental status, age, disability, nationality, citizenship status, ethnic or national origin, membership of the Traveler community, familial status, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. Where required, we will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with known disabilities or chronic illnesses during the recruitment process, unless such accommodation would impose undue hardship.

Regeneron offers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package which may include annual bonuses or other incentive plans, equity awards, pension or retirement benefits, 401(k) company match, health and wellness programs, fitness centers, insurance benefits (medical, dental, vision, life and disability), paid time off, and family support benefits.

Where necessary, we disclose salary ranges for roles in all countries in which we operate. The final offer will be determined within the relevant range based on the country of employment, specific role level, and your skills and experience. In some countries, collective bargaining agreements may apply and influence certain elements of pay or benefits.

Salary Range (annually)

$150,500.00 - $245,500.00