Senior / Lead Database Geologist

De Beers Group
Finland
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceEducation: mastersSkills: []

Manage and maintain geoscience drill hole, sampling, assay, and geological databases, ensuring data integrity, governance, validation, and long-term preservation. Implement audit-ready data standards and workflows to deliver trusted, fit-for-purpose datasets for modelling, resource estimation, technical studies, mine planning, and operations. Support QAQC, laboratory data workflows, spatial data management, and database access training, while collaborating across Geo IM, labs, and vendors to improve data integrations and tools.

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De Beers Group
De Beers Group
21 hours ago

Senior / Lead Database Geologist

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Job Summary

Manage and maintain geoscience drill hole, sampling, assay, and geological databases, ensuring data integrity, governance, validation, and long-term preservation. Implement audit-ready data standards and workflows to deliver trusted, fit-for-purpose datasets for modelling, resource estimation, technical studies, mine planning, and operations. Support QAQC, laboratory data workflows, spatial data management, and database access training, while collaborating across Geo IM, labs, and vendors to improve data integrations and tools.
Location: Finland
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Manage, maintain, and develop the acQuire drill hole database, sampling, assay, and related geoscience databases with integrity, security, accessibility, and long-term preservation.
  • •Implement best-practice data governance, standards, procedures, protocols, and audit-ready workflows aligned with company requirements.
  • •Ensure validated, fit-for-purpose geoscience data is available to support modelling, resource estimation, technical studies, reporting, mine planning, and operational readiness.
  • •Support QAQC, sample tracking, laboratory data workflows, and data quality reviews through reliable data capture, loading, validation, and availability.
  • •Provide database access, user support, training, and mentoring; collaborate with teams, laboratories, and vendors to improve integrations, workflows, templates, digital tools, and database systems.

Key Requirements

  • •MSc degree in Geology, Geoscience, Mining Geology or similar.
  • •Proven geoscience database management experience with advanced SQL skills and data governance, quality control, and reporting.
  • •Experience with acQuire database administration, including back-end configuration, development, and troubleshooting (beyond user-level).
  • •Strong understanding of assaying and sampling workflows, including QAQC principles to ensure data accuracy.
  • •Understanding of exploration and mining data types and how they are captured, validated, and integrated within geoscience database workflows.
Education:Master's in Geology, Geoscience, Mining Geology
Languages:English
Tech Stack:SQLAcQuireAssisted Core LoggingSAMRECJORCNI 43-101

Company Brief

De Beers Group
Global diamond company specialising in diamond exploration, mining, trading and retail, operating across mining, polishing and luxury jewellery brands including De Beers London, Forevermark and Element Six.
Industry: Mining & Metals
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Established Company
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 1888
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