Contract: Integration & Data Analyst

Horizontal Talent; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 34,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plan

Job summary

Horizontal Talent is seeking a Business Analyst to bridge business needs and technical solutions across integrated systems and platforms. This 12-month contract role focuses on uncovering process details, translating requirements into clear technical documentation, and partnering with cross-functional teams to improve data and application interactions.

Responsibilities include leading discovery with stakeholders, documenting current and future state processes, creating data mappings, and

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of business analysis experience supporting IT integration, API, middleware, or ERP initiatives.
• Strong understanding of data formats and structures, including JSON, XML, CSV, and relational databases.
• Working knowledge of REST and SOAP APIs, web services, and endpoint connectivity.
• Experience producing clear, organized technical documentation and requirements artifacts.
• Ability to facilitate discussions, gather information from multiple stakeholders, and translate technical concepts clearly.
• Proficiency with process-mapping tools such as Visio or Miro.
• Experience using JIRA or Azure DevOps for backlog and work tracking.
• Strong analytical, communication, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery sessions with business stakeholders, architects, developers, and external partners to gather integration and workflow requirements.
• Document current-state and future-state processes to identify gaps and support technical solution design.
• Create detailed source-to-target data mappings, including transformation rules, validation criteria, and schema considerations.
• Develop functional specifications, API payload documentation, and user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
• Support issue resolution by helping define exception handling, reconciliation steps, and data quality controls.
• Coordinate alignment meetings with vendors and third-party teams to ensure requirements are understood and implementation remains on track.
• Partner closely with technical teams to help ensure accurate data movement between legacy and cloud-based applications.

Skills

IT integration BA

Data formats JSON/XML/CSV

REST/SOAP APIs

Technical documentation

Stakeholder facilitation

Process mapping tools Visio/Miro

Backlog tracking JIRA/ADO

Analytical communication

Tools

Azure DevOps

Visio

Job description

Horizontal Talent is seeking a Business Analyst to bridge business needs and technical solutions across integrated systems and platforms. This 12-month contract role focuses on uncovering process details, translating requirements into clear technical documentation, and partnering with cross-functional teams to improve data and application interactions.

Responsibilities include leading discovery with stakeholders, documenting current and future state processes, creating data mappings, and