Disaster Recovery Analyst Associate IT Resilience & Testing

AEP Service Corporation; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 75,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

American Electric Power (AEP) is seeking an entry-level Disaster Recovery Analyst Associate to support the enterprise DR program. You will help maintain recovery documentation, inventories, and RTO/RPO records under supervision, and assist with testing materials and exercise preparation.

You will collect recovery data from technology teams, update records, and assist with post-test documentation, lessons learned, and remediation tracking as part of a growing resilience program.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT-related field required.
• 0-1 year of IT operations, disaster recovery, business continuity or related experience.
• Associate degree with 3+ years of related experience; or high school diploma with 5+ years.

Responsibilities

• Maintain DR inventories, recovery documentation, RTO/RPO records.
• Support collection of recovery information from technology teams.
• Assist with tabletop, functional, and scenario-based recovery tests.
• Track corrective actions, lessons learned, gaps, and follow-up items.
• Support metrics and dashboard updates for documentation and remediation progress.

Skills

IT infrastructure

Disaster recovery

Business continuity

Documentation management

IT service management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Business, Emergency Management, or related field

Job description

American Electric Power (AEP) is seeking an entry-level Disaster Recovery Analyst Associate to support the enterprise DR program. You will help maintain recovery documentation, inventories, and RTO/RPO records under supervision, and assist with testing materials and exercise preparation.

You will collect recovery data from technology teams, update records, and assist with post-test documentation, lessons learned, and remediation tracking as part of a growing resilience program.