Knowledge Engineering Manager

Accenture; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a senior Knowledge Graph lead to architect and deliver graph-powered Data & AI solutions across client programs in Ireland. You will shape ontologies, design scalable data architectures, and guide teams through model building and implementation.

This role requires close collaboration with business and technology stakeholders, strong client-relations, and the ability to articulate the value of semantic tech while advancing enterprise-scale capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent, plus at least 4 of the listed KG and data-science skills.
• Experience with Knowledge Graph technologies (RDF, SPARQL, LPG, SHACL).
• Experience in schema design, ontology management, and KG curation.
• Design and develop KG solutions and graph-based ML models (functional + technical).
• End-to-end data pipeline implementations for AI applications (LLMs), with hands-on design and configuration experience.
• Considerable experience with relational databases, object stores, graph databases (Stardog, Neo4J, Neptune), and vector databases.
• Experience leading a team or workstream within a larger program.

Responsibilities

• Lead the build of Knowledge Graph solutions transforming a client's data architecture.
• Direct design, development, and implementation of AI and semantic solutions.
• Collaborate with project leaders, delivery leads, and client stakeholders to create stand-out graph-powered Data & AI offerings.
• Develop strong client relationships and earn trust of key advisors.
• Make the business case for the semantic layer solution recommended to the client.
• Contribute to Accenture sales and pre-sales efforts.
• Provide thought leadership on technology trends, opportunities, and risks.

Skills

Knowledge Graph technologies

Ontology management

KG schema design

Graph ML models

LLMs for AI apps

Relational/graph databases

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Ph.D. in Computer Science

Tools

Stardog

Neo4J

Amazon Neptune

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Apache NiFi

Airflow

Python

Job description

YOU ARE

You lead a significant knowledge engineering scope and function within a large program; actively contribute to thought leadership. You shape how a substantial body of work formulates real-world problems into scalable AI and KG solutions, and set the technical direction for that scope. You lead a team and guide exploration and implementation of new methodologies, model building techniques, and cutting-edge algorithms. You remain at the forefront and drive innovation by applying these techniques to new business problems, use cases, and scenarios. You design, evaluate, and maintain ontologies, and establish the standards others follow. You justify the value to business and technology stakeholders, and construct the methodologies and data architectures that demonstrate it. You publish or present perspective beyond the immediate project. You work across business and technical teams to drive end-to-end delivery for their scope.

THE WORK

• Leads the build of Knowledge Graph solutions that transform a client's data architecture within program scope.
• Directs the design, development, and implementation of AI and semantic solutions, ensuring all the pieces work together seamlessly.
• Works with project leaders, delivery leads, and client stakeholders to create stand-out, graph-powered Data & AI offerings.
• Develops strong client relationships and earns the trust of key advisors.
• Makes the business case for the semantic layer solution recommended to the client.
• Contributes meaningfully to Accenture sales and pre-sales efforts.
• Provides thought leadership on technology trends, new opportunities, innovations, and foreseeable limitations, risks, and concerns.

BASIC (REQUIRED) QUALIFICATION

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent, plus at least 4 of the following:
• Experience with Knowledge Graph technologies (RDF, SPARQL, LPG, SHACL)
• demonstratable experience in schema design, ontology management, and KG curation
• Solid experience in designing and developing KG solutions and graph-based ML models (functional + technical)
• Familiarity with end-to-end data pipeline implementations for AI applications (esp. LLMs), with hands-on design and configuration experience
• Considerable experience and strong knowledge of relational databases, object stores, graph databases (Stardog, Neo4J, Amazon Neptune), and vector databases
• Experience in leading a team or workstream within a larger program

PREFERRED QUALIFICATION

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Knowledge of Python, with experience in frameworks like Tensorflow, PyTorch, and tools for building ETL pipelines (e.g. Apache NiFi, Airflow)
• Practical experience with NLP and/or Search techniques
• Prompt engineering, and LLMs for enterprise-scale applications.
• Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work across engineering, research, and product teams across multiple time zones.
• You have external client-facing consulting experience
• Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer or Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Broad experience in diverse ML techniques and agentic systems.