Strategic Graph Data Architect for Enterprise AI

ELEKS; Canada; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ELEKS is seeking a Senior Graph Database / Semantic Data Architect to drive the design of enterprise graph data models and knowledge graphs in Canada. Alberta hubs (Calgary/Edmonton) are preferred with Canada-wide consideration.

Role involves collaborating with AI/ML teams, aligning graph architectures with security, governance, and compliance requirements, and guiding data platform integrations across cloud environments.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in Data Architecture or Enterprise Data Engineering.
• 3+ years designing Graph Database solutions.
• Strong experience with graph technologies (Neo4j, Neptune, TigerGraph, Ontotext GraphDB).
• Deep understanding of RDF, OWL, SPARQL, property graph models, semantic web tech.

Responsibilities

• Design enterprise graph database architecture and semantic data models.
• Define ontology strategy and knowledge graph structure.
• Lead architecture decisions around graph technologies and semantic data management.
• Collaborate with AI engineers to support LLM and reasoning use cases.
• Design scalable data integration patterns across structured and unstructured data.
• Define best practices for graph data modeling, governance, and performance.
• Support client discovery sessions and technical workshops.
• Mentor engineering teams on graph technologies.
• Produce architecture documentation and technical roadmaps.

Skills

Data architecture

Graph DB design

Neo4j

RDF/OWL/SPARQL

Knowledge graphs

SQL

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

AI/ML collaboration

Documentation

Job description

ELEKS is seeking a Senior Graph Database / Semantic Data Architect to drive the design of enterprise graph data models and knowledge graphs in Canada. Alberta hubs (Calgary/Edmonton) are preferred with Canada-wide consideration.

Role involves collaborating with AI/ML teams, aligning graph architectures with security, governance, and compliance requirements, and guiding data platform integrations across cloud environments.