Junior Graph Data Engineer: Semantic Knowledge Graph

Socket.dev; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Redhorse Corporation is seeking a Junior Graph Data Engineer in Arlington, VA to help build and maintain the Enterprise Semantic Map. You will implement automated pipelines, ingest metadata, and support agentic workflows that make data discoverable and trustworthy for analysts and AI agents.

We value a Bachelor's degree with 1+ year of relevant experience, TS SCI clearance, and foundational skills in Python or Java, SQL, and knowledge graphs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 1+ year of relevant experience.
• Foundational skills in programming for automation (Python/Java).
• Proficiency with relational databases and SQL.
• Knowledge of data formats such as JSON, XML, YAML.
• Familiarity with knowledge graphs and graph database concepts.

Responsibilities

• Automate source discovery and metadata ingestion for the Enterprise Semantic Map.
• Support ontological alignment and data lineage across domains.
• Assist in governance, metadata standards, and provenance tracking.
• Collaborate with AI engineers to enable agentic search and retrieval workflows.

Skills

Python/Java

SQL

Knowledge graphs

Data engineering

Systems thinking

Collaboration & communication

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Python/Java

SQL

JSON/XML/YAML

Knowledge Graphs

Graph Databases

Cypher / SPARQL

Job description

Redhorse Corporation is seeking a Junior Graph Data Engineer in Arlington, VA to help build and maintain the Enterprise Semantic Map. You will implement automated pipelines, ingest metadata, and support agentic workflows that make data discoverable and trustworthy for analysts and AI agents.

We value a Bachelor's degree with 1+ year of relevant experience, TS SCI clearance, and foundational skills in Python or Java, SQL, and knowledge graphs.