Disaster Recovery Analyst - Senior

Senior Disaster Recovery Analyst

The Senior Disaster Recovery Analyst supports and leads selected DR program activities, including recovery documentation, inventory and dependency maintenance, testing coordination, evidence management, corrective-action tracking, and program reporting. This role works with technology, cybersecurity, business, and vendor stakeholders to maintain accurate recovery information and validate recovery readiness against enterprise standards. The Senior Analyst applies independent judgment to improve documentation quality, identify gaps, and support recovery capability validation without owning enterprise-level strategy or board-level reporting.

Essential Job Functions & Tasks:

• Maintain and improve DR inventory, RTO/RPO, dependency, contact, evidence, and recovery documentation in approved enterprise systems.
• Support collection and validation of crown jewel and critical data recovery information, including system dependencies, RTO/RPO data, backup evidence, test results, ownership records, and remediation status in approved enterprise systems.
• Coordinate and validate assigned DR inventory, recovery objective, dependency, and documentation updates in ServiceNow, CMDB, and other approved systems of record.
• Coordinate assigned tabletop and functional recovery tests, including scheduling, materials, test evidence, lessons learned, and after-action documentation.
• Support audit and regulatory readiness by collecting evidence, reviewing documentation quality, and tracking remediation items.
• Monitor cloud, SaaS, managed-service, and vendor-supported recovery documentation for completeness and alignment with enterprise expectations.
• Prepare program reporting inputs for recovery capability health, test completion, evidence quality, corrective actions, and maturity measures.
• Support DR input into training curriculum and readiness materials aligned to enterprise standards.

Preferred Requirements:

• ServiceNow/CMDB experience; experience supporting recovery tests, audit evidence, dependency documentation, and corrective actions; and certification such as ABCP, CBCP, MBCI, ITIL, CDRE, PMP, or equivalent.

What We're Looking For:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Business, Risk Management, Emergency Management, or related field, or equivalent combination of education, certifications, and relevant experience.

• 4-6+ years in Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, Technology Resilience, IT Operations, Infrastructure, Cloud, Technology Risk, or related disciplines.

At AEP, we're more than just an energy company we're a team of dedicated professionals committed to delivering safe, reliable, and innovative energy solutions. Guided by our mission to put the customer first, we strive to exceed expectations by listening, responding, and continuously improving the way we serve our communities. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact and being part of a forward-thinking organization, this is the company for you!

Compensation Grade: SP20-008

Compensation Range: $98,993.00 - $128,688.00

The Physical Demand Level for this job is: S Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time.