Systems Architect, Staff - Disaster Recovery

Lockheed Martin•Fort Worth, FL

22h•Hybrid

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

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).

Responsibilities

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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.