General information

Reference

2025-3814  

Position description

Category

F14 Information Systems - Engineer / Researcher

Job title

Data Manager – Interoperability and Services

Contract

Permanent contract

Contractual hours

Full-time

Contract duration

Permanent

Context and contributions of the position

Joining the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM) means becoming part of the leading public establishment in the Earth sciences, bringing together 1,000 expert and enthusiastic professionals in 29 entities located in mainland France and overseas. BRGM's mission is to provide geological knowledge and an understanding of soil and subsoil phenomena, with one overriding objective: to meet the challenges of environmental change through innovative projects that have a major impact on society.

Within BRGM's Digital Division (Direction du Numérique – DNUM), the Platforms, Services and Data Unit (PSD) plays a central role in managing and leveraging data. Its mission is to deliver innovative solutions to support the entire data lifecycle, ensuring accessibility, quality, and interoperability.
In an ever-evolving digital landscape, structuring data and applying FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) are essential for effective reuse, processing, and dissemination.

Job description

As a Data Manager, you will contribute significantly to the management and use of geoscientific data across its lifecycle, ensuring its structure, accessibility, and reusability in accordance with FAIR principles. Your work will directly support efforts to better understand, protect, and sustainably manage our environment and resources, in line with the ongoing challenges of ecological transition and resilience goals.

Your main responsibilities will be:
Standardisation and Interoperability:
- Ensure geoscientific data compliance with relevant standards and frameworks (ISO, W3C, INSPIRE, OGC Observations, measurements & Samples, SensorThings, DCAT, SSN/SOSA etc.).
- Define and implement best practices for data interoperability.
- Design data exchange and dissemination services based on open standards (APIs, interoperable formats).

Data Structuring and Modelling:
- Design and maintain optimised, scalable data models.
- Participate in the development of schemas and ontologies to support data description and reuse.
- Contribute to the implementation of relational databases tailored to domain needs.

Data Integration and Dissemination Services:
- Integrate digital data into scientific databases using ETL tools (e.g. Talend, Pentaho).
- Develop and deploy services to enable data access and use based on standards.
- Contribute to documentation and user training to encourage service adoption.

Profile

Start Date: October 1, 2025
Education Level: Master's degree (BAC + 5)
Experience: 5 to 10 years

This role is a good fit if you:
- Are familiar with FAIR data principles.
- Know or are eager to learn about standards and frameworks (ISO, W3C, INSPIRE, OGC, etc.).
- Are comfortable working with data models and interoperable formats (e.g., JSON-LD, RDF, XML).
- Have experience designing data models collaboratively, ideally using UML.
- Are proficient with relational databases, including structure modification and advanced queries.
- Have experience with ETL tools (Talend, Pentaho).
- Are willing to learn new tools for designing and deploying geographically enabled data services.

You should also demonstrate:
- Strong collaboration skills, able to engage with subject matter experts, data professionals, developers, and other data managers.
- An interest in technological watch and innovation related to data management and dissemination.
- Initiative, critical thinking, curiosity, and the ability to make proactive contributions.
- Good English proficiency for communication with international partners.

Working conditions

In an environment that is conducive to work/life balance, thanks in particular to teleworking, BRGM stands out for its caring and friendly atmosphere.
HRS4R certified in 2021, our aim is to support you throughout your professional life at BRGM. We offer a wide range of facilities to help you develop your skills and expertise, with opportunities for career development and geographical mobility.
At BRGM, you will enjoy a number of benefits, including a 13-month salary, generous paid time off, a company restaurant, sports facilities, holiday and leisure benefits, and others.

BRGM guarantees a transparent recruitment procedure. To apply, send us your application (updated CV and covering letter) by July 6th 2025.

Please note that all our posts are open to all, as we are committed to diversity at BRGM!

We will examine your application as long as the vacancy is advertised. If your application is successful, we will contact you for recruitment interviews, during which you will talk to the recruiting manager, the HR department and a cross-functional department.

Position location

Job location

France, Centre-Val de Loire, Loiret (45)

Location