Knowledge Graph Architect & Ontology Engineer

Accenture; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Knowledge Modeler / Ontologist to join our enterprise knowledge graph initiatives. You will design, govern, and deliver semantic models aligned with business goals, regulatory needs, and data governance.

You will collaborate with data engineers, AI/ML teams, and business SMEs, applying OWL/RDFS/SKOS, SHACL validation, and R2RML mappings to drive intelligent applications. This hybrid role requires travel to client locations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years hands-on ontology engineering, knowledge modeling, or related semantic web discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead ontology lifecycle from requirements through deployment and validation.

Skills

Ontology engineering

Semantic modeling

Stakeholder communication

Knowledge graph design

Team collaboration

Ontology governance

competency question development

Education

Bachelor's in Information Science or Computer Science or related

Master's in relevant field (preferred)

Tools

Protégé

GraphDB

Stardog

Neo4j

Ontotext

OWL/RDF/SKOS/SPARQL

SHACL/ShEx

R2RML/RML

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Knowledge Modeler / Ontologist to join our enterprise knowledge graph initiatives. You will design, govern, and deliver semantic models aligned with business goals, regulatory needs, and data governance.

You will collaborate with data engineers, AI/ML teams, and business SMEs, applying OWL/RDFS/SKOS, SHACL validation, and R2RML mappings to drive intelligent applications. This hybrid role requires travel to client locations.