Junior Disaster Recovery Analyst

American Electric Power; North Carolina; On-site; USD 75,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

American Electric Power is seeking a Disaster Recovery Analyst Associate in North Carolina to support the enterprise DR program, assisting with recovery documentation, inventory updates, dependency data collection, testing preparation, evidence organization, and program record maintenance under direct supervision.

This entry-level role builds foundational knowledge of disaster recovery, technology resilience, business continuity, and enterprise resilience processes while collaborating with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Business, Emergency Management, or related field.
• 0–1 year of IT operations, disaster recovery, business continuity, technology resilience, risk management, or related disciplines; or alternative paths with degrees/certifications as listed in the posting.
• Certifications are preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Assist with maintaining DR inventories, recovery documentation, RTO/RPO records, dependency data, contact information, and evidence repositories in approved enterprise systems.
• Support collection of recovery information from technology teams, including applications, infrastructure, cloud/SaaS services, vendors, and managed-service providers.
• Assist with preparation for tabletop, functional, and scenario-based recovery tests, including materials, scheduling support, evidence organization, and post-test documentation.
• Help track corrective actions, lessons learned, documentation gaps, and assigned follow-up items from exercises, tests, audits, and real-world events.
• Support metrics and dashboard updates by gathering data on documentation completion, test participation, evidence status, and remediation progress.
• Assist with gathering DR input for training curriculum and readiness materials aligned to enterprise standards.

Skills

IT infrastructure basics

Disaster recovery

Business continuity

Documentation management

IT service management concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology/Computer Science/Cybersecurity

Job description

American Electric Power is seeking a Disaster Recovery Analyst Associate in North Carolina to support the enterprise DR program, assisting with recovery documentation, inventory updates, dependency data collection, testing preparation, evidence organization, and program record maintenance under direct supervision.

This entry-level role builds foundational knowledge of disaster recovery, technology resilience, business continuity, and enterprise resilience processes while collaborating with