Data Center BA - Delivery, Reporting & Resilience

Horizontal Talent; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

Horizontal Talent is seeking a skilled Business Analyst for a contract role based in the Dallas area. You will gather and document requirements across business, technical, and non-functional domains, translating stakeholder needs into actionable deliverables to support project execution.

Responsibilities include creating documentation, planning, and reporting, with a focus on DCIM, resiliency planning, and cross-functional coordination. Strong communication and organization are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent required.
• 3+ years of Business Analyst experience in data center, infrastructure, or technology projects.
• Experience gathering requirements and translating them into functional/technical outputs.
• Strong knowledge of JIRA, Confluence, MS Project, Visio, and MS Office.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Gather, analyze, and document business, technical, and non-functional requirements.
• Translate stakeholder needs into functional and technical deliverables for project execution.
• Create and maintain project documentation, process flows, release plans, and SOPs.
• Support project planning activities including scope, scheduling, and status updates.
• Build and manage JIRA stories, tasks, and action items to drive work forward.
• Maintain documentation using Confluence and Microsoft Office tools.
• Develop reports, dashboards, and KPI tracking for decision-making.
• Review processes to identify efficiency improvements.
• Support DCIM reporting and related operational analysis.
• Assist with financial tracking, forecasting, and reporting for projects.
• Contribute to business continuity, disaster recovery, and Black Start readiness.
• Prepare meeting notes, track follow-ups, and coordinate across stakeholders.
• Travel to data center facilities as needed.

Skills

Requirements gathering

Documentation

Stakeholder communication

Project coordination

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business/IT/Engineering

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Microsoft Project

Visio

MS Office

Job description

Horizontal Talent is seeking a skilled Business Analyst for a contract role based in the Dallas area. You will gather and document requirements across business, technical, and non-functional domains, translating stakeholder needs into actionable deliverables to support project execution.

Responsibilities include creating documentation, planning, and reporting, with a focus on DCIM, resiliency planning, and cross-functional coordination. Strong communication and organization are essential.