Senior Disaster Recovery Analyst

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and execute disaster recovery and continuity of operations (COOP) plans for enterprise systems and services
• Support implementation and testing of backup, recovery, and failover capabilities across cloud and enterprise environments
• Conduct disaster recovery exercises, tabletop events, and recovery validation testing
• Analyze system dependencies, critical business functions, and recovery objectives to support resilience planning
• Coordinate recovery operations during outages, cyber incidents, and continuity events
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, cloud operations, infrastructure, and DevSecOps teams to improve resilience capabilities
• Ensure compliance with NIST SP 800-53, RMF, COOP, and DoD cybersecurity requirements
• Participate in SAFe ceremonies including PI Planning, backlog refinement, and sprint reviews

Requirements

• Active Top Secret (TS) clearance with SCI eligibility
• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline and 8+ years of relevant experience, OR a Master's degree and 6+ years of relevant experience
• DoD 8570/8140 baseline certification (e.g., CySA+, Security+, CASP+)
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in disaster recovery, continuity planning, or a related field
• Experience with backup, replication, and recovery technologies in cloud or hybrid environments
• Knowledge of NIST SP 800-53, RMF, and DoD cybersecurity requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting DR/COOP operations across NIPRNet, SIPRNet, and JWICS environments
• Experience with AWS backup and recovery services or other cloud-native resilience tools
• Experience supporting DevSecOps-integrated recovery and resilience processes
• Familiarity with Zero Trust and cyber resilience frameworks
• Relevant certifications such as CBCP or CISSP

About the Company

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos delivers mission-critical capabilities that enable leaders to make faster, better-informed decisions using trusted data at scale.