Full-Time
Business Systems Analyst 2
Berkshire Hathaway
11-50 employees
Diversified holding company across insurance, utilities
Compensation Overview
$111.5k - $140k/yr
Walnut Creek, CA, USA
Hybrid
Work From Home Program: up to 2 days per week remote, eligibility applies.
Bachelor's
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- Education: Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business, or related field.
- Experience: Minimum of 3 years of experience as a Business Systems Analyst or similar role. Experience with low code platforms and experience with SQL and data visualization tools highly preferred. Experience with microservices architecture, containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), and modern cloud-native applications. Hands-on experience with tools like Git, Jenkins, or containerization.
- Certifications: Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO), or SAFe certifications.
- Work closely with technical product owners, IT resources, and stakeholders across departments to understand business needs, processes, and objectives.
- Conduct interviews, workshops, and document analysis to gather detailed requirements for new systems or system enhancements.
- Work with architects, developers, and DevOps engineers to design solutions, validate feasibility, and ensure scalability.
- Analyze existing systems and workflows to identify gaps, inefficiencies, or areas for improvement.
- Develop and document functional specifications, system design requirements, and workflow diagrams.
- Work with IT teams to ensure that system designs meet business requirements and technical standards.
- Support project planning by developing timelines, defining project scope, and estimating resources.
- Collaborate with project managers, developers, and other team members during the implementation phase.
- Conduct system testing, including functional, regression, and user acceptance testing (UAT), to ensure system changes meet quality standards.
- Act as a liaison between IT teams and business units, ensuring clear communication and understanding of system requirements and constraints.
- Provide training and support to end-users, helping them understand system functionalities and maximize the system’s value.
- Collaborate with data teams to ensure accurate data integration, reporting, and business intelligence.
- Develop and maintain reports and dashboards that support business decision-making.
- Stay updated on industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies.
- Proactively identify opportunities for process improvement and lead initiatives to optimize.
- Define and enforce acceptance criteria for features and user stories to ensure high-quality deliverables.
- Collaborate with the QA team to develop comprehensive test plans, perform acceptance testing, and ensure product readiness.
- Lead user acceptance testing (UAT) sessions, ensuring that product features meet business and technical requirements.
- Coordinate product releases, working closely with release management, DevOps, and support teams.
- Monitor and track the performance of product features post-launch and implement necessary improvements.
- Provide post-release support to address technical issues and feedback from users and stakeholders.
- Ensure that all business applications comply with industry regulations and internal security standards, including SOX, PCI-DSS, and other financial sector regulations.
- Work with the cybersecurity team to ensure applications are secured against potential threats and vulnerabilities.
- Develop and implement procedures for regular audits, risk assessments, and disaster recovery plans for critical applications.
Berkshire Hathaway is a diversified holding company with operations in insurance, utilities, manufacturing, and retail. It earns profits from its subsidiaries and from investment income generated by a large portfolio of stocks and bonds, while offering insurance and utility services and producing a range of goods. It differentiates itself with a very broad mix of operating companies and a long-term, cash-flow-focused approach rather than relying on one industry. Its goal is to build lasting shareholder value by owning and managing high-quality businesses and investments for the long term.
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Omaha, Nebraska
Founded
1839
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Berkshire bought $23.5 billion of equities in Q2 2026, reversing prior selling.
- Cash fell to $365.5 billion, but still funds buybacks and acquisitions quickly.
- Alphabet stake and OxyChem closed in 2026, broadening Berkshire’s tech and chemicals exposure.
What critics are saying
- GEICO’s Q2 2026 loss ratio hit 76.6%, pressuring underwriting margins now.
- Berkshire’s insurers face $572 million PacifiCorp wildfire liabilities and a Colorado $170 million verdict appeal.
- Abel’s capital allocation can destroy Berkshire if he overpays for low-return acquisitions before 2027.
What makes Berkshire Hathaway unique
- Greg Abel replaced Buffett on 2026-01-01, preserving Berkshire’s decentralized operating model.
- Insurance float and $364.7 billion cash fund opportunistic deals like OxyChem and Taylor Morrison.
- Utilities, rail, manufacturing, and retail generated $12.9 billion Q2 2026 operating earnings.
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Benefits
Health Insurance
Paid Time Off
Paid Holidays
Retirement Savings Match
Employee Assistance Program
Tuition Reimbursement Program
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Program
Work From Home Program
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↓ -98%Greg Abel, Warren Buffett's successor at Berkshire Hathaway, may eventually invest in Microsoft, a stock Buffett admired but avoided for decades. Buffett previously called his failure to buy Microsoft "stupidity" but refrained due to ethical concerns over his friendship with Bill Gates, who served on Berkshire's board. With Gates no longer on the board and Abel already expanding Berkshire's technology holdings, including Alphabet, the constraints preventing a Microsoft investment have weakened. Microsoft's fundamentals align with Berkshire's investment criteria: fiscal 2026 revenue grew 18% to over $331 billion, operating income rose 21%, and net income jumped 31%. The company's cloud and AI business reached a $37 billion annual run rate, growing 123% year over year, whilst Microsoft Cloud revenue hit $59.3 billion, up 27%.
GEICO second-quarter underwriting earnings fall 45.4% as claim frequency increases accelerate. Property damage and collision claim frequencies rose in the 3% to 5% range through the first six months of 2026, widening the reversal that began in the first quarter. GEICO's pre-tax underwriting earnings fell to $994 million in the second quarter of 2026, down $827 million, or 45.4%, from $1.821 billion in the second quarter of 2025, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. disclosed in the quarterly report it filed Aug. 8. The decline was steeper than the one GEICO recorded three months earlier, and it pushed the insurer's combined ratio to 91.2% from 83.5% a year earlier, an increase of 7.7 percentage
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Greg Abel, Berkshire Hathaway's new CEO, sold the company's entire stake of 2.3 million Amazon shares during his first quarter leading the firm. The position had represented less than 1% of Berkshire's portfolio. Berkshire originally purchased Amazon stock in 2019, before the pandemic accelerated e-commerce adoption and before the AI revolution boosted Amazon Web Services. Amazon's recent results show strong momentum. Second-quarter revenue increased 20% year over year, driven by a 37% jump in AWS sales. Operating income rose 63%, with AWS accounting for more than 60% of total operating income. Berkshire recently closed its acquisition of homebuilder Taylor Morrison for $6.8 billion and eliminated 16 of its smallest stock positions, including Amazon. Former CEO Warren Buffett had previously admitted being slow to recognise Amazon's potential.
Berkshire Hathaway trades at about 15 times earnings near its 52-week high, while Micron Technology trades at 20 times earnings despite losing over a third of its value from its peak. Both valuations sit below the overall market's level. Berkshire's first-quarter operating earnings rose 18% year over year to $11.3 billion. The company held a record $397 billion in cash and short-term Treasury bills at quarter-end. New CEO Greg Abel has begun deploying this capital, including acquiring homebuilder Taylor Morrison in late July. Micron's earnings are surging due to scarce memory chips. The chipmaker earned $4.60 per share in fiscal Q1 2026, $12.07 in Q2, and $24.67 in Q3. Management expects Q4 earnings near $31 per share on roughly $50 billion revenue.