Knowledge Graph Lead & Backend Engineer

Accenture; Scottsdale (AZ); Hybrid; USD 94,000 - 294,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Back-End Engineer to design, build, and operate data infrastructure powering an AI-driven knowledge platform. You will architect APIs, build data pipelines, manage multi-modal databases, and ensure reliability and performance for internal teams.

You will work across the back-end stack, from relational schemas to vector stores, delivering scalable data services and robust data governance in a hybrid, travel-heavy environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience with Knowledge Graph data hydration and ontology-based mapping.
• Strong understanding of RDF, SPARQL, and semantic technologies.
• Experience with graph databases and embedding/vector storage for AI pipelines.
• Proficiency designing relational schemas and optimizing complex queries.
• Hands-on experience deploying REST APIs and data ingestion workflows.

Responsibilities

• Hydrate structured and semi-structured data into Knowledge Graphs by mapping source data to ontology models.
• Develop data mapping and transformation workflows using R2RML or similar technologies.
• Write and optimize SPARQL queries for graph loading, validation, and retrieval.
• Build and maintain data ingestion pipelines and integrate data from enterprise systems.
• Design and optimize relational database schemas and queries to support graph hydration and ETL workflows.
• Deploy, configure, and maintain vector database infrastructure for embedding storage and semantic retrieval at scale.
• Design and maintain scalable graph query APIs consumed by internal teams.
• Own containerization, deployment, and monitoring of graph services in cloud environments.

Skills

Knowledge Graph

SPARQL

RDF

Graph databases

Python

Java

REST APIs

ETL pipelines

SQL proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

GraphDB

Stardog

Neo4j

Amazon Neptune

PostgreSQL

MySQL

SQL Server

Pinecone

Weaviate

Milvus

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Back-End Engineer to design, build, and operate data infrastructure powering an AI-driven knowledge platform. You will architect APIs, build data pipelines, manage multi-modal databases, and ensure reliability and performance for internal teams.

You will work across the back-end stack, from relational schemas to vector stores, delivering scalable data services and robust data governance in a hybrid, travel-heavy environment.