Data Specialist

The Data Specialist is responsible for the governance, quality, delivery, archival and lifecycle management of subsurface data. The role ensures that all geological, geophysical, petrophysical, reservoir, drilling, and related digital datasets are managed in accordance with corporate, industry, and regulatory standards, enabling reliable decision-making, operational efficiency and long-term preservation of critical subsurface information.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the full lifecycle of subsurface data from acquisition to archival.
• Ensure compliance with company data management policies, industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain data integrity, quality, consistency and accessibility across all subsurface repositories.
• Develop and implement data management procedures, workflows, and best practices.
• Coordinate and execute the delivery of subsurface data to customers and internal stakeholders.
• Validate delivered datasets for completeness, accuracy and compliance with defined standards.
• Facilitate integration of data into corporate databases, interpretation platforms, and digital solutions.
• Maintain records of data transfers, deliveries and approvals.
• Manage the archival of physical and digital subsurface data, including seismic, well, geological, geophysical, reservoir, production, and drilling datasets.
• Support retrieval and restoration of archived data when required.

Contract Duration – 12 months extendable

UAE driving license is mandatory

The candidate will be required to work between the ICAD and Reem Tower offices

Oil & Gas experience is required