Ontology Architect and Knowledge Modeling Specialist - SME
Core
Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise knowledge graphs and ontological models to transform unstructured data into machine-readable intelligence for advanced semantic search and AI capabilities.
Role type
Senior Semantic Architect / Ontology Engineer
Builds
Enterprise knowledge graphs, ontological models, and semantic schemas
Domain
US Federal Government / Defense & National Security / Semantic Web
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Semantic web standards (OWL, RDF, SHACL), Enterprise graph databases (GraphDB, Neo4j), Data governance, Entity resolution, AI pipeline integration, Schema design
Preferred skills
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Vector search structures
Responsibilities
Engineer domain-specific ontologies and taxonomies; Design semantic schemas for cross-system interoperability; Collaborate with data scientists and AI architects; Establish data governance and validation workflows; Translate complex business domains into structured semantic models
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC