Enterprise Knowledge Graph Architect

Accenture; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Life coverage

401(k) plan

Bonus opportunities

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Accenture seeks an experienced Knowledge Modeler / Ontologist to design, govern, and deliver enterprise ontologies for knowledge graph initiatives. You will translate complex business domains into semantic models, collaborate with business, data engineering, and AI/ML teams, and ensure governance through OWL/RDFS/SKOS standards.

This hybrid role requires interacting with SMEs and stakeholders, guiding competency questions, and aligning with regulatory and data governance practices.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years hands-on experience in ontology engineering, knowledge modeling, or a closely related semantic web discipline.
• Minimum 5 years demonstrable experience delivering domain ontologies in an enterprise or consulting context.
• Bachelor’s in Information Science, Computer Science, Library Science, Linguistics, Philosophy, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full ontology lifecycle: requirements, conceptual modeling, formal specification (OWL 2, RDFS, SKOS), validation, deployment.
• Design T-Box structures and contribute to A-Box hydration patterns across data sources.
• Apply naming conventions, URI strategies, and modular ontology architecture principles.
• Create and evolve ontologies, taxonomies, and vocabularies using OWL, RDF, RDFS, SKOS.
• Map relational data into semantic frameworks and build knowledge graphs for reasoning and analytics.
• Ensure models align with business goals, governance, and data quality.

Skills

Ontology Engineering

OWL 2 / RDF / RDFS / SKOS

SPARQL

Knowledge Graph Development

Protégé / Ontotext

R2RML / RML

Competency Question Development

Upper Ontologies (BFO / schema.org)

Communication & Collaboration

Goverance & SHACL Validation

Education

Bachelor’s in Information Science, Computer Science, Library Science, Linguistics, Philosophy, or related field

Master’s degree in related field or equivalent practical experience

Tools

GraphDB

Stardog

Neo4j

Protégé

Ontotext

Job description

Accenture seeks an experienced Knowledge Modeler / Ontologist to design, govern, and deliver enterprise ontologies for knowledge graph initiatives. You will translate complex business domains into semantic models, collaborate with business, data engineering, and AI/ML teams, and ensure governance through OWL/RDFS/SKOS standards.

This hybrid role requires interacting with SMEs and stakeholders, guiding competency questions, and aligning with regulatory and data governance practices.