Semantic Data Engineer

EUROPEAN DYNAMICS; Kentucky; On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive full-time salary

Private Health Coverage

Flexible Working Hours

Professional Development

Dynamic Work Environment

Job summary

A leading European software company based in Kentucky is seeking a Semantic / Data Engineer to support a complex platform built around RDF data models. This role involves responsibilities like developing SPARQL queries, maintaining data models, and collaborating with backend engineers. Candidates should have over 3 years of experience in data-centric systems and strong knowledge of RDF and SPARQL. Benefits include private health coverage and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience working with semantic or data-centric systems.
• Strong knowledge of RDF, RDFS, OWL.
• Experience with semantic interoperability platforms.
• Comfortable working with structured data formats like TTL, XML, JSON, and CSV.

Responsibilities

• Analyse and maintain RDF/TTL data models and vocabularies.
• Develop, optimise, and maintain SPARQL queries.
• Support data ingestion, transformation, and validation workflows.
• Ensure consistency of semantic data across the platform.

Skills

RDF

SPARQL

Data modelling

Ontology design

Tools

Triplestores

Graph databases

Python

Apache Airflow

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a Semantic / Data Engineer to support a complex platform built around RDF data models, SPARQL queries, and structured datasets. You will be responsible for understanding, maintaining, and evolving the semantic layer of the system, working closely with backend engineers and architects. This role suits a specialist who enjoys data modelling, semantics, and knowledge representation in real-world production systems.

What You'll Do

• Analyse and maintain RDF/TTL data models and vocabularies;
• Develop, optimise, and maintain SPARQL queries;
• Support data ingestion, transformation, and validation workflows;
• Ensure consistency and correctness of semantic data across the platform;
• Collaborate with backend engineers to integrate semantic logic into application flows;
• Assist in documenting semantic models, assumptions, and constraints;
• Participate in troubleshooting data quality and reasoning issues.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience working with semantic or data-centric systems;
• Strong knowledge of:
  • RDF, RDFS, OWL
  • SPARQL
• Experience with:
  • Knowledge graphs or semantic interoperability platforms;
  • Data modelling and ontology design;
• Comfortable working with structured data formats:
  • TTL, XML, JSON, CSV
• Ability to analyse existing models and understand implicit domain logic.

Nice-to-Have

• Experience with triplestores or graph databases;
• Familiarity with EU data standards or interoperability frameworks;
• Python scripting for data processing and/or Apache Airflow;
• Experience in projects with regulatory or standards-driven constraints.

Benefits

• Competitive full-time salary;
• Private Health Coverage on the Company’s group program;
• Flexible Working Hours;
• Top-of-the-Line Tools;
• Professional Development: Benefit from language courses, specialized training, and continuous learning opportunities;
• Career Growth: Work with some of the most innovative and exciting specialists in the industry;
• Dynamic Work Environment: Thrive in a setting that offers challenging goals, autonomy, and mentoring, fostering both personal and company growth.

How to Apply

If you want an exciting challenge, work with some of the coolest technologies, and enjoy your time doing it, then join us! Submit your detailed CV in English, quoting reference: SDE/01/26.

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About EUROPEAN DYNAMICS (ED)

EUROPEAN DYNAMICS (ED) is a leading European Software, Information, and Communication Technologies company, operating internationally (Athens, Brussels, Luxembourg, Copenhagen, Berlin, Stockholm, London, Nicosia, Valetta, Vienna, Den Haag, Hong Kong, etc.). The company employs over 1200 engineers, IT experts, and consultants (around 3% PhD, 41% MSc, and 54% BSc). We design and develop software applications using integrated, state-of-the-art technology. Our current IT projects have a value exceeding 300 million EURO. EUROPEAN DYNAMICS is a renowned supplier of IT services to European Union Institutions, international organizations, European Agencies, and national government Administrations in 40 countries and 4 continents.

As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, we are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, colour, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion.

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