Semantic Engineer

Semantic Partners Ltd; London; Hybrid; NOK 668,000 - 937,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm based in London is seeking a knowledgeable consultant to work with clients on semantic web technology and knowledge graphs. Responsibilities include identifying client requirements, implementing solutions, and representing the firm. The ideal candidate should have solid technical skills in SPARQL, SQL, and data analysis, with a strong focus on communication and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of semantic fundamentals, including triples and URIs.
• Experience in writing SPARQL queries and SQL procedures.
• Comfortable working remotely and on-site with clients.

Responsibilities

• Consult with clients using semantic web technology.
• Identify requirements and implement solutions.
• Represent the company with clients.

Skills

Data analysis

Conceptual thinking

Communication

Teamwork

Logical reasoning

Tools

SPARQL

SQL

Git

RDFLib

Job description

• consulting for clients that use semantic web technology and knowledge graphs;
• identify requirements and user needs;
• implement solutions using vendor platforms and open source tools;
• represent Semantic Partners with its clients.

Qualifications and Skills

Soft Skills

You’re a capable communicator and work well in a team. You’re likely to be opinionated as well as being open-minded. You are always eager to learn. You take pride in the quality of you work and are aware of how your work fulfils the client’s needs. You are calm under pressure.

You can explain the benefits of the semantic web and the open world approach. You advocate for the use of semantic web technology where it fits.

Data analysis and modelling are important skills for this role. You should be able to think conceptually and critically. You should have strong logical reasoning abilities. You should be capable of learning enough about new domains to reason and communicate about them. You should be able to perform root-cause analysis.You should be aware of and practiced in different working methods. Finally, you should be comfortable working remotely and willing to work on-site with clients when required.

Technical Skills

The candidate will have as much as possible of the below, but please apply if you’re unsure - we don’t bite!

You will:

• have a solid understanding of the semantic fundamentals; triples, URIs, RDF, and serialisation formats like turtle and N3;
• write all SPARQL query and update forms;
• be aware of specialist topics such as RDFS, named graphs, federated queries, R2RML, SHACL, SKOS, OWL, ontologies and inferencing;
• understand relational databases and schemas;
• write SQL queries and stored procedures;
• understand data and how it can be transported, stored and encrypted, including serialisation formats like JSON and CSV;
• understand the importance of source control and know how to use git;
• have experience working with command line tools.
• have commercial experience building knowledge graphs;
• have experience with one or more triple stores (e.g. Fuseki, Neptune, Stardog);
• have experience with one or more vendor platforms (e.g. Anzo, metaphactory);
• have experience working in the software development lifecycle;
• be able to write scripts;
• know at least one programming language;
• have experience using code libraries such as Jena, RDF4J and RDFLib.

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