Geoscience Data Migration Specialist

Rogii•Houston, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

ROGII is seeking a Geoscience Data Migration Specialist to join their team. This full-time role involves working with clients in the upstream oil & gas industry to migrate their legacy on-prem databases to the cloud. The specialist will be responsible for understanding customer data storage, customization, and usage, and then creating migration roadmaps to minimize risks. This is a self-directed role where the individual will build the migration playbook. The position requires a blend of data/IT expertise and relationship-building skills to earn the trust of DBAs, geotechs, and translate customer needs into product requirements.

Requirements

Strong IT and database background, including SQL, relational data modeling, and hands-on experience with on-prem databases (e.g., SQL Server, Oracle).
Experience with data migration and ETL processes.
Solid working knowledge of upstream oil & gas / geoscience data, such as well data, logs, interpretation data, and/or public and regulatory data.
Proven ability to build relationships and trust with both technical audiences (IT, DBAs) and end users (geoscientists, geotechs).
Self-starter with the ability to operate autonomously, set priorities, and drive outcomes.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to transition between technical migration discussions and business/end-user conversations.
Willingness and ability to travel to customer sites.

Responsibilities

Build relationships and earn trust with IT staff, data managers, DBAs, and geoscientists at customer accounts.
Understand customer workflows, data, and customizations, including custom fields, scripts, integrations, and tribal knowledge.
Identify gaps where customer dependencies on existing systems are not met by the cloud platform.
Translate identified gaps into prioritized requirements for product teams, including reasoning and customer impact.
Collaborate with the development team to ensure product builds align with customer workflows.
Prepare migration assessments for each account and develop a reusable playbook for scaling.
Determine how data will be mapped, transformed, and validated during the migration process.
Proactively identify and communicate risks to prevent migration stalls.
Act as a liaison between sales, customer success, and product teams.
Support sales and account teams in discussing migration strategies with confidence.