Sr. Business Systems Analyst (BSA)

Akaasa Technologies; Long Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Akaasa Technologies in Long Beach, CA is seeking an Asset Lifecycle Analyst to drive EAMS implementation and evolution. You’ll analyze business requirements, design system workflows, coordinate testing, and ensure asset management aligns with strategic tech goals.

Collaboration across vendors and internal teams will be essential to modernize asset capabilities including future Digital Twin initiatives. The role requires strong elicitation skills, stakeholder engagement, and experience with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, IT, MIS or related field.
• 6–10+ years of experience as a Business Systems Analyst or similar role.
• IAM certification and ISO 55000 domain expertise.
• Experience with EAM/CMMS or infrastructure asset management.
• Understanding of business analysis, process mapping, requirements gathering, and workflow design.
• Experience with enterprise integrations, APIs, and data management concepts.
• Experience supporting testing activities including integration testing and UAT.
• Strong communication, stakeholder engagement, and analytical skills.
• Proven leadership of requirements phases for large system implementations.
• Knowledge of SDLC methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall or hybrid).
• Excellent written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation, enhancement, and adoption of EAMS (VUEWorks).
• Analyze business requirements and translate into workflows and specifications.
• Ensure requirements reflect business, operational, and regulatory needs.
• Assist with asset lifecycle management processes and standards.
• Collaborate across Program Management, Project Control, Maintenance, Finance, Real Estate, and IT.
• Coordinate testing strategies, including system integration testing and UAT.
• Support data quality, governance, and asset information management initiatives.
• Define technology roadmaps and data requirements supporting smart infrastructure.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Requirements elicitation

Analytical skills

Strong communication

SDLC knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, MIS, Data Analytics or related

Tools

EAM

CMMS

APIs

SQL

Data visualization

Job description

This role will be hybrid ONSITE/REMOTE with onsite presence in Long Beach, CA at least 2 days each week. Thus, our client would prefer a person who lives in Southern CA.

We would prefer candidates who are LOCAL to the Southern CA area. A VIDEO interview will be required.

The Information Management Division is seeking a proactive, process-oriented Asset Lifecycle Analyst to serve as a key liaison between business stakeholders, Information Management, and technology partners to support the implementation and ongoing evolution of the client's Enterprise Asset Management System (EAMS).

The role is responsible for analyzing business requirements, supporting system design and integrations, coordinating testing activities, and ensuring that asset management capabilities align with the client's long-term technology and digital transformation objectives. The candidate will work closely with internal stakeholders and external vendor partners to ensure that asset management processes, workflows, integrations, and reporting capabilities support operational, financial, and strategic business needs.

This position plays a critical role in helping the client establish a modern asset management capability while creating the foundation for future initiatives such as predictive maintenance, asset analytics, smart infrastructure, and Digital Twin technologies. The role bridges business operations, technology, and data to ensure that asset lifecycle decisions are informed, integrated, and aligned with the client's strategic objectives.

The successful candidate will be experienced in applying the appropriate requirements elicitation approach based on the scenario they are facing. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate their past experience in utilizing various elicitation approaches and why a particular approach was chosen over another. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate experience building trust with stakeholders and business leaders, not just being a requirements gatherer. Finally, the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate measured improvement because of their work.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

1. Support the implementation, enhancement, and adoption of the client's Enterprise Asset Management System (VUEWorks).
2. Analyze business requirements and translate them into system workflows, configurations, and functional specifications.
3. Ensure business, operational, and regulatory requirements are accurately reflected within the EAMS platform.
4. Assist with the development and maintenance of asset lifecycle management processes and standards.
5. Collaborate with stakeholders across Program Management, Project Control, Maintenance, Finance, Real Estate, and Information Management Divisions.
6. Facilitate requirements validation, process reviews, and solution discussions.
7. Support business process improvement initiatives related to asset management and infrastructure lifecycle planning.
8. Coordinate and support integration activities between VUEWorks and enterprise systems
9. Assist in documenting data flows, integration requirements, interfaces, and business rules.
10. Support data quality, data governance, and asset information management initiatives.
11. Develop and execute integration testing strategies and test plans.
12. Coordinate system integration testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), and defect resolution activities.
13. Work closely with business users, vendors, and project teams to validate functionality and business processes.
14. Support training, knowledge transfer, and organizational change management activities.
15. Support the development of asset information capabilities that enable future Digital Twin initiatives.
16. Assist in defining technology roadmaps, data requirements, and integration strategies supporting smart infrastructure and digital asset management.
17. Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture and Technology Strategy teams to align asset management initiatives with the client's long-term technology vision

Required Knowledge and Experience

1. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Data Analytics or a closely related field.
2. 6 10+ years of experience as a Business Systems Analyst, Business Analyst, or similar role
3. IAM certification and domain expertise with ISO 55000
4. Experience with Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), or infrastructure asset management solutions.
5. Understanding of business analysis, process mapping, requirements gathering, and workflow design.
6. Familiarity with enterprise system integrations, APIs, and data management concepts.
7. Experience supporting testing activities, including integration testing and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
8. Strong communication, stakeholder engagement, and analytical skills.
9. Proven experience leading requirements phases for large or complex system implementations or integrations
10. Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and drive alignment across business and technical teams
11. Deep understanding of SDLC methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid environments)
12. Excellent written and verbal communication

Desired Skills

1. Knowledge of GIS, BIM, SCADA, ERP, financial systems, or related operational technologies is desirable
2. Strong data analysis skills, including SQL, reporting tools, or data visualization platforms
3. Experience working in Agile or product-centric delivery models
4. Other relevant certifications (CBAP, PMI-PBA, or similar)
5. Experience mentoring or leading other analysts