Enterprise Ontology Architect for Foundry & Data Governance

Guidehouse; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mobility Stipend

Tuition Reimbursement

401(k) Retirement Plan

Medical,Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

Employee Referral Program

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking a seasoned data-architecture consultant to design and govern the enterprise ontology within Palantir Foundry. You will ensure metadata, permissions, and ontology objects are consistent, reusable, secure, and scalable across multiple projects.

You will lead ontology modeling with Palantir Ontology Manager, define metadata standards, manage lifecycle, and collaborate with engineers, governance teams, and clients in the DC metro area.

Qualifications

• Active and maintained SECRET security clearance (Federal or DoD).
• Minimum 6 years of relevant professional experience with 3+ years in data modeling, information architecture, metadata management, ontology management, or data governance.
• Experience designing and maintaining ontologies within Palantir Foundry.
• Strong understanding of enterprise metadata management and information architecture principles.
• Experience defining and governing enterprise data standards.
• Knowledge of identity, permissions, and access control concepts.
• Experience supporting shared enterprise platforms across multiple teams.
• Familiarity with API design and integration patterns.
• Strong SQL skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, govern, and evolve enterprise ontology within Palantir Foundry.
• Define and govern metadata standards across applications and portfolios.
• Manage lifecycle of ontology objects: creation, versioning, deprecation, stewardship.
• Monitor ontology usage and drive reuse while reducing duplication.
• Collaborate with application teams to align ontology with enterprise standards.
• Design and maintain APIs and integration patterns for shared ontology access.
• Develop governance processes for ontology promotion and change management.
• Support data access, permission, and group management.
• Ensure ontology metadata aligns with Enterprise Metadata Schema and Data Asset Inventory.
• Advise clients on enterprise information architecture and governance best practices.
• Develop trusted client relationships and contribute to proposals and capability briefings.
• Support business development with white papers, demonstrations, and pitch decks.

Skills

Enterprise data modeling

Information architecture

Metadata management

Ontology management

Data governance

API design

Relational databases

Collaboration

Remote/hybrid/on-site support

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

Palantir Foundry

Palantir Ontology Manager

API gateway patterns

Job description

Guidehouse is seeking a seasoned data-architecture consultant to design and govern the enterprise ontology within Palantir Foundry. You will ensure metadata, permissions, and ontology objects are consistent, reusable, secure, and scalable across multiple projects.

You will lead ontology modeling with Palantir Ontology Manager, define metadata standards, manage lifecycle, and collaborate with engineers, governance teams, and clients in the DC metro area.