Senior Enterprise Ontology & Data Modeling Consultant

Infinitive; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

Infinitive is a data and AI consultancy helping clients modernize and monetize their data through ontology and semantic modeling. This role focuses on designing and governing enterprise ontologies aligned with data strategy across business units and functions.

You will collaborate with Technology, Machine Learning, and Product teams to embed semantic capabilities into enterprise platforms, ensuring data discoverability, integration, and usability while adhering to standards like RDF/OWL/SKOS.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Library Science, or Ontology.
• At least 2 years of metadata-related work.
• Minimum 2 years of experience with W3C standards and linked data (JSON, XML, RDF, RDFS, OWL, SKOS).

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and govern ontologies and optimized data models tailored to stakeholder needs and enterprise data strategy.
• Support data integration initiatives by mapping and aligning disparate data sources to upper-level and domain-specific ontologies.
• Champion the value of semantic technology, data standardization, and knowledge organization across business and technical stakeholders.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams—including Technology, Machine Learning, and Product groups to embed semantic capabilities into enterprise platforms and solutions.
• Conduct analysis and implementation of semantic enrichment strategies using ontology modeling tools and methodologies.
• Monitor industry trends and advancements in ontology development, data modeling practices, and the application of semantic technologies in machine learning.
• Ensure adherence to W3C standards, including RDF, RDFS, OWL, SKOS, and SHACL, in all ontology and semantic modeling activities.
• Establish and promote internal best practices for ontology lifecycle management, versioning, and semantic modeling processes.
• Troubleshoot and test ontology models and semantic systems to validate logic, structure, and performance.
• Lead or support special projects and other duties as directed by Product Owners or leadership.

Skills

Ontology design

Semantic data modeling

W3C standards

JSON/XML/RDF

Python

SPARQL

Data governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Library Science, or Ontology

2+ years metadata-related experience

Tools

Protégé

TopBraid EDG

Stardog

PoolParty

Neptune

Data.World

Job description

Infinitive is a data and AI consultancy helping clients modernize and monetize their data through ontology and semantic modeling. This role focuses on designing and governing enterprise ontologies aligned with data strategy across business units and functions.

You will collaborate with Technology, Machine Learning, and Product teams to embed semantic capabilities into enterprise platforms, ensuring data discoverability, integration, and usability while adhering to standards like RDF/OWL/SKOS.