Semantic Web Developer

Endeavour Recruitment Solutions; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology recruitment firm in London seeks an experienced Semantic Web Developer to maintain and support their client's Semantic Web Infrastructure. The ideal candidate should have a degree in Computer Science and skills in developing semantic web solutions. Salary ranges from £40K to £50K depending on experience. This permanent role involves working with technologies such as OWL, RDF, and RESTful architectures.

Qualifications

• Experience building semantic web based solutions.
• Experience of the software development lifecycle and Agile methodologies.
• Client facing support experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and support existing Semantic Web Infrastructure.
• Hands-on coding skills required.
• Develop large scale data applications.

Skills

Ontology

OWL

RDF

HTML5+RDFa

HTTP

RESTful architectures

Maven

Java J2EE

PHP

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Apache Solr

SVN

TFS

Job description

Endeavour Recruitment is now recruiting an experienced Semantic Web Developer for their Publisher client based in Central London. This position is to work within an established Development Team that provide services through all areas of the SDLC. It is essential to have ‘hands on’ skills working with Semantic Web and Linked Data Technologies. This is a permanent role with a salary guide of £40K to £50K depending on experience.

Primary responsibilities will be that of maintenance and support of the existing Semantic Web Infrastructure. Hands on coding skills and a best practice engineering approach are amongst the essential skills required for this position. A proven track record with prior experience of developing large scale data applications is preferred.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Educated to degree level of higher in Computer Science or a related technology field.
• Experience of building semantic web based solutions.
• Experience of the software development lifecycle and Agile development methodologies.
• Experience building high traffic web based APIs and RESTful web services.
• Experience of providing client facing support is an advantage.

The key skills that are needed for this role are:

• Ontology, OWL, RDF, HTML5+RDFa
• HTTP and RESTful architectures
• Maven, Java J2EE and PHP

Desirable skills are:

• Natural Language Processing with GATE
• Data Analysis using a machine-learning approach
• XML, XSLT, XQuery
• Search Engine tools such as Apache Solr / Lucene
• Source code repositories such as SVN or TFS and Continuous Integration
• Experience in publishing industry

For further information regarding this exciting opportunity, please don’t hesitate to apply.