IBM Maximo Senior Business Analyst

About Niyam IT (Niyam) Niyam was founded in 2007 by a group of consultants who shared a unique vision: a technology company steeped in orderly process yet driven by passion and innovation. For nearly two decades, we have served the U.S. Federal government delivering mission-critical IT solutions across Emergency Preparedness and Response, Civilian Agency Services, and Law Enforcement and Public Safety. Niyam is CMMI DEV Level 3 accredited and ISO certified (ISO 9001:2015, ISO/IEC 20000-1, ISO/IEC 27001), and holds an active CMMC Level 2 certification. We are proud to be recognized as a Best Places to Work by The Washington Post (2025) and USA Today (2026). What We Offer: - Flexible Work Hours: Life doesn’t always fit into a 9-to-5 schedule. We offer flexibility to help you manage your work-life balance effectively. - Remote Work: Niyam understands the value of flexibility. We offer remote work. - Career Growth: Niyam is not just a job; it’s a career journey. We provide a supportive environment for your professional development and offer fully paid opportunities for training and advancement within the company. - Great People: Our people are the blueprint of who Niyam is to the industry and community. - Great Environment: Niyam fosters a great environment where innovation, collaboration, and personal growth thrive. - Diversity & Inclusion: We believe in the strength of diverse perspectives. Your unique ideas are welcomed and celebrated every day at Niyam. Join us in creating a workplace where innovation, diversity, and well-being thrive. Your journey at Niyam awaits. Apply today!   Niyam is seeking an experienced Maximo Business Analyst to join our team in support of our work with a federal client. This position will lead the design, implementation, and optimization of enterprise asset management solutions in a complex environment. In this role, you will work closely with business stakeholders, developers, and operations teams to configure, customize, and enhance system functionality. You will support system integrations, troubleshoot issues, and drive performance improvements while ensuring alignment with organizational standards and best practices. The expert will also play a key role in gathering requirements, guiding solution architecture, supporting upgrades and deployments, and identifying opportunities for process automation and continuous improvement to maximize the value of the Maximo platform.   Roles and Responsibilities:  - Lead requirements gathering activities through stakeholder interviews, design workshops, discovery sessions, and business process reviews to define use cases and document business needs. - Translate business and operational requirements into detailed Business Requirements Documents (BRDs), functional specifications, user stories, workflow diagrams, process maps, and related project documentation. - Facilitate effective communication and coordination between business units, technical resources, and project teams throughout the project lifecycle. - Analyze the Maximo database structure and evaluate the impact of proposed changes to objects, tables, indexes, relationships, and configurations. - Collaborate with developers, architects, system administrators, and integration teams to design, configure, implement, and support Maximo solutions. - Assess current-state business processes and recommend process improvements, automation opportunities, and create proof-of-concept solutions with industry’s best practices. - Lead discussions related to system integrations, reporting requirements, data conversion strategies, and data migration planning and execution activities. - Develop, maintain, and manage technical and functional documentation, including system configuration documents, standard operating procedures (SOPs), training materials, and knowledge base articles. Requirements: - US Citizen with ability to successfully complete federal background investigation. - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field. - 5+ years of hands-on experience in Maximo configuration and customization. - Relevant certifications such as IBM Certified Maximo Application Developer or related credentials. - Experience working on projects requiring regulatory compliance in asset management systems. - Demonstrated expertise in the configuration of IBM Maximo Application Suite, including business objects, attributes, domains, workflows, escalations, and application configurations. - Strong ability to evaluate business operations and identify opportunities to enhance efficiency, reliability, compliance, and user experience through process optimization and effective utilization of system capabilities. - In-depth understanding of Maximo database architecture, relational data models, indexing strategies, and the operational impact of configuration and structural changes within the environment. - Proven analytical and problem-solving capabilities, including experience troubleshooting system issues and optimizing application and database performance. - Ability to facilitate collaboration between business stakeholders, technical teams, and project leadership to ensure alignment with project objectives, operational priorities, and organizational goals. - Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to lead workshops, facilitate requirements gathering sessions, and communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. Preferred Skills: - Prior experience working on federal contracts. Why Join Niyam - Award-Winning Culture: Proudly recognized by The Washington Post as a Top Workplace for two consecutive years and named to the Inc. 5000 list of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies for four consecutive years, reflecting our commitment to employee engagement, growth, and excellence. - Meaningful Mission Impact: Join an SBA-certified HUBZone small business trusted by federal agencies including FEMA, CBP, NOAA, DOJ, TSA, and others to deliver innovative solutions that support critical national missions. - Drive Innovation: Play a key role in shaping the future of Niyam’s proprietary technology accelerators, including GeoCube®, SPHERE®, and RisQ®, which are used to solve complex challenges across the federal government. - Accelerate Your Career: Benefit from a transparent career framework designed to support continuous learning, professional development, and advancement opportunities, including progression to Distinguished Engineer and other technical leadership roles. - Collaborative, People-First Environment: Work alongside talented professionals who are passionate about innovation, teamwork, and delivering exceptional results while supporting one another's success. Join Niyam and help us win the work that matters.  Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants. Niyam IT, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity (“EEO”) Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, partnership status, age, citizenship status, veteran or military status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, disability, unemployment status or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state and/or local laws.