Petroleum Data Engineer - Subsurface and Drilling Domain

Job Description

Role summary

Developer combining knowledge of Python, basic SQL, agents and vibe-coding tools with a basic understanding of subsurface and drilling data. The candidate should have a general understanding of subsurface and drilling data objects like wells, well trajectories and logs, markers, seismic cubes, geomodels, production profiles etc. such that they can discuss potential challenges with these data. Experience of the standard data sources for subsurface data, Petrel & Studio, DISKOS etc. is an advantage.

Key responsibilities

• Specify, develop data pipelines for subsurface and drilling data flows.
• Build and maintain data products (for seismic, well data) on the data platform.
• Align with teams supporting and creating production data products.
• Develop QC dashboards for data products.
• Integrate seismic and well metadata for cataloguing
• Enable AI / ML workflows on seismic and well metadata (classification, similarity search) and integrate with commercial seismic ML tools.
• Partner with geophysicists and SMEs to translate seismic workflows into reusable data and AI solutions.

Qualifications

• Domain expertise: Sound understanding of subsurface data objects and the relationships between them. Familiarity with standard data sources, Petrel, DISKOS, Collabor8 etc. is an advantage. 
• Data & technology: Python, SQL, Snowflake, Azure, Power BI / Streamlit. Experience with Geo applications Petrel, ArcGIS is an advantage. 
• AI utilisation: Awareness of cloud-native seismic AI services and assistant patterns; familiarity with Microsoft AI suite.
• Soft skills & ways of working: Strong stakeholder management and communication skills (English mandatory, Norwegian a plus). Pro-active, structured and pragmatic problem solver. Comfortable working iteratively in an agile setup with SMEs, product owners and a multi-discipline data platform team. 

Additional Information

At Tieto, we believe in the power of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds, genders (m/f/d), and walks of life to join our team, as we believe that this fosters an inspiring workplace and fuels innovation. Our commitment to openness, trust, and diversity is at the heart of our mission to create digital futures that benefit businesses, societies, and humanity.
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At Tieto, we believe in the power of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds, genders (m/f/d), and walks of life to join our team, as we believe that this fosters an inspiring workplace and fuels innovation. Our commitment to openness, trust, and diversity is at the heart of our mission to create digital futures that benefit businesses, societies, and humanity.
Diversity, equity and inclusion | Sustainability | Tieto

Stay alert to recruitment scams:
• Tieto only communicates via @tieto.com email addresses.
• We never ask candidates to pay fees or share financial details during recruitment.
• If you receive a suspicious message claiming to be from Tieto, don't respond — verify it via our official careers site.
• For more information visit Important Advisory Regarding Recruitment Fraud | Tieto Blog