Leidos is seeking a Disaster Recovery Specialist!
The Disaster Recovery Specialist will support SEC ISS contract continuity and resilience objectives by maintaining and executing IT Disaster Recovery (ITDR) and Business Continuity activities across enterprise systems. This role coordinates business resumption and disaster recovery planning across enterprise platforms to sustain operational readiness. The specialist leads readiness efforts through structured simulations and continuous updates to plans, policies, standards, and training. The position also supports contingency response activities and manages Emergency Notification System (ENS) operations.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Disaster Recovery and Continuity Planning
- Perform day-to-day activities required to maintain business continuity across software, data systems, and data networks.
- Oversee and review testing and implementation activities to ensure the integrity and security of all electronic data and data systems are adequately protected.
- Facilitate preparation and maintenance of the organization-wide business resumption plan.
- Assist in the coordination and establishment of disaster recovery programs and business resumption planning across enterprise platforms.
Testing, Simulation, and Readiness
- Coordinate and monitor simulation testing across all platforms.
- Oversee disaster recovery testing activities to confirm operational readiness and continuity execution.
- Document exercise outcomes, identify gaps, and track corrective actions through closure.
- Provide readiness status reporting during exercises and real-world contingency events.
Program Governance and Quality Assurance
- Design and administer disaster recovery programs, including policies, standards, guidelines, and training programs.
- Maintain a viable quality assurance process for disaster recovery deliverables and operational procedures.
- Ensure continuity and recovery documentation remains current and auditable.
- Drive continuous improvement using lessons learned from tests and contingency events.
Coordination and Emergency Communications
- Manage the Agency Emergency Notification System (ENS), including operational readiness and notification workflows.
- Serve as a coordination point among infrastructure, operations, and business stakeholders during planning and execution.
- Facilitate communications and status reporting during exercises and contingency events.
- Support coordinated response activities to maintain continuity objectives across enterprise platforms.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Citizenship/Work Authorization: Must meet contract requirements.
Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain SEC Public Trust (or higher if required).
Education: Bachelor's degree in a relevant field. Additional years of experience in lieu of degree may be considered.
Experience:
- Must have at least 3 or more years of related IT Disaster Recovery (ITDR) and Business Continuity experience.
- Demonstrated experience with DR testing, policy and plan development, and facilitation.
- Experience coordinating recovery planning and execution across enterprise software, data systems, and networks.
Technical Skills:
- IT Disaster Recovery (ITDR) and Business Continuity planning and execution.
- Disaster recovery testing and simulation coordination.
- Business resumption planning across enterprise platforms.
- DR policy, standards, guidelines, and training program development.
- Disaster recovery quality assurance process administration.
- Emergency Notification System (ENS) administration.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience supporting SEC or similar federal civilian agency IT operations.
- Familiarity with NIST contingency planning and incident response guidance (e.g., NIST SP 800-34, SP 800-61).
- Experience leading annual enterprise DR exercises across primary/secondary data centers and alternate sites.
- Experience aligning recovery planning and operations with FISMA and federal audit expectations.
- Strong facilitation and stakeholder communication skills for crisis response and after-action improvement.
- DRI Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP)
- ISO 22301 Lead Implementer
- ITIL 4 Foundation
WORK ENVIRONMENT / OTHER
Operational Support: May require participation in on-call or surge support activities depending on operational needs.
Location: Telework
Travel: As required per contract direction.
The Mission
The Digital Modernization Sector is focused on delivering performance-based IT services and repeatable solutions to include applying cloud-factory and aaS (as a Service) capabilities and integrating commercial products to provide a comprehensive digital engineering approach to IT transformation. Our team is solving the world’s toughest security challenges for customers with “can’t fail” missions. To explore and learn more, click here!
Come join our rapidly growing team and enjoy these benefits:
Paid Time Off (PTO) accrued based on Leidos policy, up to 3 weeks a year.
Eleven (11) paid holidays per year.
Access to benefits on day one including medical and dental insurance, 401K, Life, AD&D, Voluntary Disability plans.
Ongoing training to support your success.
Tuition reimbursement based on Leidos policy.
Discounted Leidos stock purchase and other Employee Discounts.
If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.
Original Posting:June 18, 2026For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
Skills Required
- Must meet contract citizenship/work authorization requirements
- Ability to obtain and maintain SEC Public Trust (or higher if required)
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience
- Minimum 3 years of IT Disaster Recovery (ITDR) and Business Continuity experience
- Experience with DR testing, policy and plan development, and facilitation
- Experience coordinating recovery planning and execution across enterprise software, data systems, and networks
- IT Disaster Recovery (ITDR) and Business Continuity planning and execution (technical skill)
- Disaster recovery testing and simulation coordination (technical skill)
- Business resumption planning across enterprise platforms (technical skill)
- DR policy, standards, guidelines, and training program development (technical skill)
- Disaster recovery quality assurance process administration (technical skill)
- Emergency Notification System (ENS) administration (technical skill)
- Experience supporting SEC or similar federal civilian agency IT operations
- Familiarity with NIST SP 800-34 and NIST SP 800-61 guidance
- Experience leading annual enterprise DR exercises across primary/secondary data centers and alternate sites
- Experience aligning recovery planning and operations with FISMA and federal audit expectations
- Strong facilitation and stakeholder communication skills for crisis response and after-action improvement
- DRI Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP)
- ISO 22301 Lead Implementer
- ITIL 4 Foundation
Leidos Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, with multiple plan options, low office-visit copays in some plans, and access to mental health and wellness support tools. The availability of HSA/FSA options and employer contributions is positioned as a meaningful part of the total package.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are framed as a strong component of total rewards, highlighted by a 401(k) match and immediate vesting in the standard package. The Employee Stock Purchase Plan is also presented as an additional long-term wealth-building feature.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing and lifestyle supports extend beyond core insurance, including wellness programs, fitness-related stipends, and assistance resources. Work flexibility and related perks are also included as part of the broader rewards experience.
Leidos Insights
What We Do
We Are Leidos For 50 years we have been tackling some of the biggest problems that face our nation and our world. OUR MISSION Through our culture of innovation and history of performance, we develop deep customer trust built on integrity and create enduring solutions that improve our world. Leidos is a science and technology solutions leader working to address some of the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and healthcare markets. The company’s 43,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $11.09 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2020. Leidos was cited for the meaningful work employees perform that is challenging, impactful, and aligned with our customers’ missions as reasons professionals want to work and stay at our company. Leidos has also been named to lists including Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity, Forbes’ America’s Best Employers for Women, Military Times Best for Vets Employers, and Ethisphere Institute’s World's Most Ethical Companies®. Employees enjoy career enrichment opportunities available through mobility and development and experience rewarding relationships with supportive supervisors and talented colleagues and customers. Employees appreciate our flexible work environment, allowing for and encouraging a true work-life balance. Our professionals are also excited about our Employee Resource Groups, like the newly launched Collaborative Outreach with Remote and Embedded Employees (CORE), which strives to create an environment where every employee, regardless of location, feels fully engaged as a valued employee of Leidos. Your most important work is ahead.
