Knowledge Engineer / Semantic Expert for AI Associate Director

Accenture; New York (NY); On-site; USD 123,000 - 338,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Knowledge Engineer to transform clients’ data architecture with Knowledge Graphs and AI solutions. You will lead cross‑functional teams, design graph‑based ML models, and articulate business value of semantic layers to executives, while driving end‑to‑end project delivery.

You will collaborate with business and technical stakeholders, build enduring client relationships, and help shape data transformation programs while staying ahead on agentic AI trends and risk

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years' work experience). If Associate’s Degree, must have equivalent minimum 6-year work experience
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in designing and developing knowledge graph solutions and graph-based machine learning models, functional and technical experience required
• Minimum of 3 end-to-end data pipeline implementation for AI applications, particularly those involving LLMs or similar models, including hands‑on design and configuration
• Minimum of 6 years strong knowledge of relational databases, object stores, graph databases (e.g. Stardog, Neo4J, Amazon Neptune), and vector databases
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in Knowledge Graph technologies (e.g. RDF, SPARQL, LPG, SHACL)
• Minimum of 6 years of experience with schema design, ontology management, and Knowledge Graph curation
• Minimum of 6 years of managerial experience working with people with the ability to clearly explain the value of semantic layer and knowledge graphs to senior business and technology stakeholders, and proven track record selling and/or pre‑sales and delivering data transformation programs and developing teams.

Responsibilities

• Build Knowledge Graph solutions that transform clients’ data architecture.
• Design, develop, and implement AI and semantic solutions and ensure that all the pieces work together seamlessly
• Work with the project team, team leaders, project delivery leads, and client stakeholders to create stand‑out Data & AI offerings powered by graph‑based technologies
• Develop strong relationships with clients and gain the trust of key advisors
• Make the business case for the semantic layer solution recommended to the client
• Pitch in on Accenture sales efforts when needed
• Continue to learn and develop cutting edge Data & AI solutions, especially agentic technologies, provide through leadership on technology trends, new opportunities and innovations, or foreseeable limitations, risks, and concerns.

Skills

Knowledge Graph

LLM

Team leadership

Data pipelines

Graph databases

Ontology management

Stakeholder communication

Sales/pre-sales

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Stardog

Neo4J

Amazon Neptune

SPARQL

RDF

SHACL

Job description

We Are:

Accenture is helping companies use generative AI and semantic layer to reinvent their enterprise and optimize business functions for breakthrough innovation and competitive advantage. With over 1,600 professionals dedicated to generative AI, leveraging the depth and experience of more than 40,000 AI and data professionals across the company our Advanced Data & AI team brings together our Experienced Innovation, Strategic Investment, Exceptional Talent, and Power Ecosystem.

You Are:

As a Knowledge Engineer, you formulate real-world problems into practical, efficient, and scalable AI and Knowledge Graph problems.

• You lead a team and provide guidance to explore and implement new methodologies, model building techniques, and cutting‑edge algorithms, and applying these techniques with the right architecture to solve real‑world problems.

• You have a deep understanding and ability to remain at the forefront of knowledge engineering, generative AI, LLM, and multi‑modal models (with a focus on driving innovation by applying these techniques to new business problems, use cases, and scenarios).

• As needed by the specific problem, you design, evaluate, and maintain ontologies.

• As a significant part of this role, you will be justifying the value of innovative generative AI and knowledge graph approaches in the business problems, and you'll be expected to construct methodologies and data architectures that clearly demonstrate their value.

• You'll also work collaboratively with teams from both the business and technical side, including users, use case representatives, business owners, engineers, architects, and UI designers, to achieve end‑to‑end project development goals.

The Work:

• Build Knowledge Graph solutions that transform clients’ data architecture.

• Design, develop, and implement AI and semantic solutions and ensure that all the pieces work together seamlessly

• Work with the project team, team leaders, project delivery leads, and client stakeholders to create stand‑out Data & AI offerings powered by graph‑based technologies

• Develop strong relationships with clients and gain the trust of key advisors

• Make the business case for the semantic layer solution recommended to the client

• Pitch in on Accenture sales efforts when needed

• Continue to learn and develop cutting edge Data & AI solutions, especially agentic technologies, provide through leadership on technology trends, new opportunities and innovations, or foreseeable limitations, risks, and concerns.

Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0% to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

Here’s what you need

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years' work experience). If Associate’s Degree, must have equivalent minimum 6-year work experience

• Minimum of 4 years of experience in designing and developing knowledge graph solutions and graph-based machine learning models, functional and technical experience required.

• Minimum of 3 end-to-end data pipeline implementation for AI applications, particularly those involving LLMs or similar models, including hands‑on design and configuration

• Minimum of 6years strong knowledge of relational databases, object stores, graph databases (e.g. Stardog, Neo4J, Amazon Neptune), and vector databases

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in Knowledge Graph technologies (e.g. RDF, SPARQL, LPG, SHACL)

• Minimum of 6 years of experience with schema design, ontology management, and Knowledge Graph curation.

• Minimum of 6 years of managerial experience working with people with the ability to clearly explain the value of semantic layer and knowledge graphs to senior business and technology stakeholders, and proven track record selling and/or pre‑sales and delivering data transformation programs and developing teams.

Bonus Points If:

• Experience in Practical experience with NLP techniques and/or Search Techniques, prompt engineering

• Experience with LLMs for enterprise‑scale applications.

• 5+ years of hands‑on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

• 5+ years of experience in Python, with experience in frameworks like Tensorflow, PyTorch, and tools for building ETL pipelines (e.g. Apache NiFi, Airflow)

• 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.

Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long‑term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off.

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below. We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 11/02/2026.

Role Location Annual Salary Range

California $132,500 to $338,300
Colorado $132,500 to $292,200
Connecticut $132,500 to $292,200
District of Columbia $141,100 to $311,200
Illinois $122,700 to $292,200
Maine $112,900 to $249,000
Maryland $132,500 to $292,200
Massachusetts $132,500 to $311,200
Minnesota $132,500 to $292,200
New York $122,700 to $338,300
New Jersey $141,100 to $338,300
Ohio $122,700 to $270,600
Virginia $122,700 to $311,200
Washington $141,100 to $311,200

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