Senior Data Architect - Graph & ETL for Knowledge Graphs

Appnovation; Austin (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Appnovation is seeking a Data Architect/Engineer to join our global engineering team. You will define data schemas, taxonomies, and graph models for knowledge domains, and build scalable ingestion pipelines from sources like SharePoint and the Microsoft stack.

We value a solution-focused mindset and collaboration across disciplines. The role emphasizes data quality, governance, and performance, with opportunities to influence backend architecture (Supabase/Postgres) and support RAG and LLM

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 5 years of experience in data engineering / architecture roles.
• Deep data modeling across relational and graph paradigms; graph databases (Neo4j) and Postgres/Supabase at scale.
• Strong ETL / data pipeline engineering in Python, including large-scale ingestion.
• Experience with enterprise content ecosystems: SharePoint, Power Platform / Power Automate.
• Knowledge representation, taxonomies/ontologies, and versioned/temporal data.
• Understanding of how data structures feed RAG and LLM retrieval quality.
• SQL proficiency; experience with orchestration tools (Airflow) and cloud data services.
• Familiarity with data governance, security, and privacy practices.
• Strong documentation and cross-team communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Define the schema, taxonomy, and graph modeling for the knowledge domains.
• Design how documents, versions, and their machine-readable representations are structured.
• Build ingestion/ETL pipelines from enterprise content sources (e.g., SharePoint and the wider Microsoft stack).
• Keep the knowledge graph in sync as source documents change frequently.
• Advise on backend approaches (Supabase/Postgres) and validate ingested content quality with QA.
• Establish data quality, lineage, and governance standards across pipelines.
• Build monitoring, alerting, and error-handling for ingestion jobs.
• Document data models, schemas, and pipeline architecture.
• Optimize pipeline cost, throughput, and reliability over time.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Neo4j

Postgres/Supabase

SharePoint

Power Platform

Power Automate

Airflow

Job description

Appnovation is seeking a Data Architect/Engineer to join our global engineering team. You will define data schemas, taxonomies, and graph models for knowledge domains, and build scalable ingestion pipelines from sources like SharePoint and the Microsoft stack.

We value a solution-focused mindset and collaboration across disciplines. The role emphasizes data quality, governance, and performance, with opportunities to influence backend architecture (Supabase/Postgres) and support RAG and LLM