Job Description
Insight Global is seeking a Geoscience Data Administrator for a leading geoscience technology and consulting organization.
This individual will serve as the critical link between raw geological and geophysical datasets received from clients and the advanced modelling and AI-driven workflows performed by technical teams.
The ideal candidate will leverage a strong geology background and proven data management expertise to ensure datasets are clean, validated, standardized, and optimized for geological inversion, lithology modelling, and prospectivity mapping initiatives.
Working closely with geologists, geophysicists, software developers, and clients, this person will administer geoscience databases, develop Python-based automation solutions, improve data quality processes, and help drive innovative earth science projects that sit at the intersection of geology, technology, and artificial intelligence.
Day-to-Day: Manage, validate, and quality-control drilling, geochemistry, geophysics, lithology, survey, and spatial datasets
Administer and maintain geoscience database environments
Load, standardize, structure, and manage geological data schemas
Engage directly with clients to understand data applicability and limitations
Prepare and integrate multidisciplinary datasets for modelling workflows
Support inversion, lithology modelling, and prospectivity mapping projects
Build and maintain Python-based automation tools, validation checks, and data pipelines
Troubleshoot and resolve data inconsistencies and quality issues
Maintain data governance standards including metadata, versioning, documentation, and coordinate systems
Ensure datasets are analysis-ready for AI/ML and geological modelling applications
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Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.
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Skills and Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Geology or a closely related geoscience discipline
2–6 years of geological data management experience
Demonstrated proficiency with commercial Geoscience Database Management Systems (GDBMS)
Working proficiency in Python, SQL or Mat
Lab for data handling, validation, automation, and pipeline development
Experience managing and quality controlling geological datasets
Strong understanding of data integrity, governance, metadata, version control, and documentation standards
Ability to collaborate with geoscience, geophysics, and software development teams
Strong communication and client-facing skills
Experience validating and integrating multidisciplinary geoscience datasets Fieldwork experience in mineral exploration
Exposure to critical minerals exploration projects
Understanding of geophysical datasets and survey formats (EM, Magnetics, Gravity, IP)
Experience in a fast-paced consulting or consultancy workplace
Knowledge of geological mineral systems and formation mechanisms
GIS and spatial data experience
Experience with coordinate systems and spatial data management
Proficiency with QGIS
PostgreSQL experience
Julia programming language experience
📌 Geoscience Data Administrator (Vancouver)
🏢 Insight Global
📍 Vancouver