Upstream Data Stewardship Specialist

S&P Global; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

S&P Global Malaysia is seeking a Data Stewardship Expert for Upstream Operations to manage data quality, lineage and governance across wells, production, drilling and related datasets.

You will perform data validation, reconciliation, metadata upkeep, and coordinate with EDO Data Operations to ensure timely ingestion and delivery to analytics platforms. Strong SQL, Python and Excel skills are essential, with experience in BI tools.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant experience in data stewardship, data operations, analytics, or related roles.
• Experience working with upstream oil and gas datasets such as wells, production, drilling activity, rig data, or offset well analysis strongly preferred.
• Strong SQL for data validation, reconciliation, and investigation of upstream data issues, with Python, VS Code, and Power BI
• Proficiency in Excel for data reconciliation and trend analysis.

Responsibilities

• Execute data stewardship activities for well header, borehole, completion, production, rig activity, and offset drilling datasets in accordance with enterprise data governance standards.
• Perform data validation, reconciliation, and consistency checks across upstream datasets.
• Maintain end-to-end data lineage and metadata for upstream data flows with traceability across source systems and downstream products.
• Coordinate with EDO Data Operations to support ingestion, transformation, and delivery of upstream datasets to analytical platforms and customer-facing products.
• Conduct vendor and third-party data quality reviews; identify data issues and elevate exceptions as needed.
• Support Product and Technology teams by validating data changes, participating in UAT, and assisting with defect investigation and resolution.
• Respond to upstream data inquiries from internal stakeholders and customers in coordination with Client Services and Operations teams.
• Maintain and update stewardship documentation, including data definitions, business rules, lineage artifacts, and process documentation.
• Identify opportunities for automation, standardization, and AI-enabled enhancements to upstream data stewardship workflows.

Skills

SQL

Python

Power BI

VS Code

Excel

Data governance

Tools

VS Code

Relational databases

Upstream data models

Job description

S&P Global Malaysia is seeking a Data Stewardship Expert for Upstream Operations to manage data quality, lineage and governance across wells, production, drilling and related datasets.

You will perform data validation, reconciliation, metadata upkeep, and coordinate with EDO Data Operations to ensure timely ingestion and delivery to analytics platforms. Strong SQL, Python and Excel skills are essential, with experience in BI tools.