Senior Disaster Recovery & Resilience Analyst

American Electric Power Co.; Columbus, Northern (OH, KY); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

American Electric Power Co. in Columbus, OH seeks a Senior Disaster Recovery Analyst to lead DR program activities, maintain recovery documentation, and validate readiness against enterprise standards.

You will work with technology, cybersecurity, business, and vendor stakeholders to ensure accurate recovery information and effective testing. The role requires 4-6+ years in DR/BC, a Bachelor's in a related field, and ServiceNow/CMDB experience, with professional certifications preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Business, Risk Management, Emergency Management, or related field.
• 4-6+ years in Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, Technology Resilience, IT Operations, Infrastructure, Cloud, Technology Risk, or related disciplines.
• ServiceNow/CMDB experience; experience supporting recovery tests, audit evidence, dependency documentation, and corrective actions; certifications such as ABCP, CBCP, MBCI, ITIL, CDRE, PMP, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve DR inventory, RTO/RPO, dependency, contact, evidence, and recovery documentation in approved enterprise systems.
• Coordinate and validate DR inventory, recovery objective, dependency, and documentation updates in ServiceNow, CMDB, and other systems of record.
• Coordinate 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.

Skills

Disaster Recovery

Business Continuity

IT Operations

Cloud

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Cybersecurity/Business

Tools

ServiceNow/CMDB

Job description

American Electric Power Co. in Columbus, OH seeks a Senior Disaster Recovery Analyst to lead DR program activities, maintain recovery documentation, and validate readiness against enterprise standards.

You will work with technology, cybersecurity, business, and vendor stakeholders to ensure accurate recovery information and effective testing. The role requires 4-6+ years in DR/BC, a Bachelor's in a related field, and ServiceNow/CMDB experience, with professional certifications preferred.