Senior Subsurface Data Architect – GG&E

Santos Limited; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite Gym facilities

Onsite GP services

Employee benefits

Job summary

Santos Limited seeks a Senior Subsurface Data Specialist to enhance delivery and quality of subsurface GG&E data across Australian assets, with a focus on geophysical data. You’ll ensure high-quality data for asset teams to drive better decisions.

You’ll lead data governance, master data repositories, and strategic quality programs while collaborating with geoscientists, engineers, IT and external partners.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in oil and gas exploration and production.
• Mastery of data standards and architectures supporting subsurface GG&E applications.
• Experience in seismic and well data management, including metadata governance.
• Proficiency with SQL scripting and dashboarding tools.
• Knowledge of subsurface GG&E practices and industry standards.
• Mentoring colleagues and elevating data literacy.
• PPDM certification is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical sourcing, validation, ingestion, and presentation of subsurface data.
• Maintain master data repositories and ensure data integrity and accessibility.
• Lead data quality improvement programs to uplift reliability and usability.
• Champion innovation in data management methodologies and emerging tech.
• Lead cross-functional data initiatives with geoscientists, engineers, IT and vendors.
• Document critical data workflows and ensure knowledge transfer.
• Coordinate data packages for JV partners and regulatory bodies.
• Ensure compliance with data sharing agreements and obligations.
• Represent Santos in technical forums on data standards.

Skills

SQL scripting

Data governance

Data literacy

Education

PPDM Professional Data Management certification

Tools

Petrosys DbMap

Petrel

Techlog

Geolog

Wellview

Landfolio

Power BI

Job description

Santos Limited seeks a Senior Subsurface Data Specialist to enhance delivery and quality of subsurface GG&E data across Australian assets, with a focus on geophysical data. You’ll ensure high-quality data for asset teams to drive better decisions.

You’ll lead data governance, master data repositories, and strategic quality programs while collaborating with geoscientists, engineers, IT and external partners.