Ontologist

Semantic Partners Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Semantic Partners Ltd seeks an Ontologist to lead customer‑facing projects in semantic web technology and knowledge graphs. You will consult on ontology development and implementation, assess client requirements and serve as a primary contact representing the organisation.

Responsibilities include consulting on ontology development, evaluating stakeholder needs, deploying solutions with both commercial platforms and open‑source tools, and acting as the main liaison with clients throughout

Qualifications

• Proven ability to communicate complex concepts clearly.
• Strong analytical and abstract reasoning for knowledge graphs.
• Comfortable collaborating remotely with clients and teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide consulting on ontology development and implementation
• Assess client requirements and stakeholder needs
• Deploy solutions via commercial platforms and open-source tools
• Serve as primary client contact representing the organisation

Skills

Strong communication

Conceptual thinking

Pride in quality of work

Domain reasoning

Remote collaboration

Tools

Jena

RDF4J

RDFLib

Job description

Semantic Partners is seeking an Ontologist for customer-facing projects focused on semantic web technology and knowledge graphs. You will consult on ontology development and implementation, assess client requirements, and serve as a primary contact representing the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Provide consulting services on ontology development and implementation
• Assess client requirements and stakeholder needs
• Deploy solutions via commercial platforms and open-source tools
• Serve as primary client contact representing the organisation

Required technical skills

• Semantic web and linked data knowledge
• Ontology building using OWL or SHACL
• Reasoning technique application
• Programming capabilities
• Experience with Jena, RDF4J, or RDFLib libraries

What we look for

• Strong communication abilities
• Conceptual thinking
• Pride in the quality of work
• Domain reasoning and logical thinking
• Comfortable with remote collaboration and occasional on-site client visits