Customer Reliability Analyst
American Electric PowerAbout the role
Job Posting End Date
03-05-2026Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.
Job Summary
The Center for Customer Reliability (CCR) Analyst (Functional System Analyst) plays a critical role in monitoring and improving customer-level reliability across the electric distribution system. This position is responsible for identifying reliability risks, analyzing circuit performance, and triggering investigative and mitigation actions—such as drone inspections and circuit de-risking efforts. The analyst will work with diverse datasets and tools to deliver actionable insights that enhance grid performance and customer experience.Job Description
Functional System Analyst Assoc. - Functional System Analyst Sr.:
What You'll Do:
Customer-Level Monitoring & Reporting
Continuously monitor customer-level reliability metrics and performance indicators.
Develop and maintain dashboards and reports to communicate reliability trends and emerging risks.
Reliability Risk Identification
Analyze data to detect patterns and anomalies that may indicate reliability risks from diverse datasets that we have out there.
Collaborate with internal teams to prioritize circuits for investigation and remediation.
Trigger and coordinate drone team deployments for field investigations.
Recommend and track mitigation strategies to improve circuit reliability.
Data Integration & Analysis
Creating queries to work with large-scale and complex datasets including AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure), SCADA, OMS (Outage Management System), and others.
Utilize power query to clean, merge, and analyze data to support reliability insights and decision-making. Utilize Power BI to analyze results.
What We're Looking For:
Functional System Analyst Associate:
Education and Experience requirements are listed below:
4 years of experience in IT systems support with High School Diploma or GED
2 years of experience in IT systems support with Associates Degree in business or IT
0 years of experience in IT systems support with Bachelor's Degree in business or IT
OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
The level of expertise and competence required to carry out these responsibilities varies with the position level in this job family.
The competence and skill level increase with the position level.
These skills and qualifications at each level are given on the attached matrix which is an integral part of this position description.
Functional System Analyst:
Education and Experience requirements are listed below:
6 years of experience in IT systems support with High School Diploma or GED.
4 years of experience in IT systems support with Associate Degree in business or IT
2 years of experience in IT systems support with Bachelor's Degree in business or IT
OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Demonstrates good listening skills and a sincere understanding of client business needs.
Ask questions to clarify understanding.
Relates on a personal level; positive friendly and engaging.
Outgoing and comfortable in diverse groups.
Uses Communications Technology (voicemail, e-mail, Internet) effectively balancing with appropriate face to face communications.
Able to read reactions of an audience and adjust delivery style to fit the audience.
Able to develop and present business documents and reports clearly, concisely and effectively.
Demonstrate strong training and presentation skills.
Functional System Analyst Sr.:
Education and Experience requirements are listed below:
8 years of experience in IT systems support with High School Diploma or GED.
6 years of experience in IT systems support with Associates Degree in business or IT
4 years of experience in IT systems support with Bachelor's Degree in business or IT
Preferred Technical Skills (ALL Levels):
Programming & Data Analysis:
Python, R, SQLVisualization & Reporting Tools:
Power BICloud & Data Platforms:
Databricks, Amazon SageMakerOther Tools:
Familiarity with GIS, MACSS (Customer Information System), Stor
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