Knowledge Graph Architect & Ontology Lead

Accenture; Cincinnati (OH); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 294,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) plan

Paid holidays & time off

Job summary

Accenture is seeking an experienced Knowledge Modeler to drive domain ontology design, governance, and delivery for enterprise knowledge graph initiatives. You will translate complex business domains into semantic models and collaborate across data engineering and AI teams to power intelligent applications.

Hybrid role requiring office presence and client travel. Strong focus on OWL, RDF, SKOS, SHACL, and SPARQL with hands-on patterning of T-Box and A-Box.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in ontology engineering or knowledge modeling.
• Experience delivering domain ontologies in enterprise or consulting contexts.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead ontology lifecycle from requirements to deployment.
• Design schema (OWL 2, RDFS, SKOS) and contribute to A-Box hydration.
• Develop ontologies, taxonomies, and vocabularies using OWL, RDF, SKOS.
• Collaborate with Business SMEs and AI/ML teams on semantic models.
• Ensure alignment with governance, standards, and regulatory needs.

Skills

Ontology Engineering

Semantic Web Standards

Knowledge Graph Development

Communication

Education

Bachelor's in Information Science / Computer Science / Library Science

Tools

Protégé

Ontotext

GraphDB

Stardog

Neo4j

Job description

Accenture is seeking an experienced Knowledge Modeler to drive domain ontology design, governance, and delivery for enterprise knowledge graph initiatives. You will translate complex business domains into semantic models and collaborate across data engineering and AI teams to power intelligent applications.

Hybrid role requiring office presence and client travel. Strong focus on OWL, RDF, SKOS, SHACL, and SPARQL with hands-on patterning of T-Box and A-Box.