Senior Knowledge Engineer, KM & Ontologies (Remote)

University of Alabama Libraries; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus compensation

Medical, dental, vision and life保险

401k matching up to 5%

PTO and holidays

Job summary

UL Research Institutes seeks a Knowledge Management Specialist to design, implement, and govern enterprise KM systems across research units. You will develop metadata schemas, taxonomies, and ontologies to surface capabilities and support evidence-based decision making.

You will collaborate with IT and business units to configure KM platforms like SharePoint and Confluence, create knowledge maps, and promote knowledge sharing through training and documentation.

Qualifications

• Experience developing KM systems that manage explicit, implicit, and tacit knowledge.
• Experience implementing KM methodologies, including knowledge mapping, taxonomy design development, capture, and content lifecycle management.
• Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining metadata strategies, policies, and workflows.
• Experience with ontology, taxonomy, and semantic knowledge tools e.g., PoolParty, Semaphore RDF, SPARQL.
• Experience with data management tools e.g., Collibra.
• Familiarity with graph databases and knowledge graph platforms e.g., Neo4j.
• Familiarity with AI tools and concepts applied to content automation and knowledge discovery.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Demonstrated initiative, adaptability, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a collaborative team.
• Strong commitment to staying current with emerging trends and best practices in knowledge management and data management.
• Strong project management skills, with a high level of initiative and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the design and implementation of an enterprise KM system, including frameworks, workflows, and governance models for cross-division visibility.
• Evaluate, select, and configure KM platforms and tools (SharePoint, Confluence, enterprise search) in partnership with IT and business units.
• Develop knowledge maps, capability directories, and expertise locators to surface institutional strengths across divisions.
• Create training, documentation, and change-management strategies to encourage KM tool adoption.
• Contribute to data governance efforts and development of shared data standards.
• Design, implement, and maintain metadata schemas, vocabularies, taxonomies, and ontologies to enhance discovery.
• Ensure metadata quality and integrate taxonomies into data pipelines and knowledge graphs.
• Serve as a Data Steward for library and knowledge-domain data, ensuring compliance with enterprise governance standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

KM systems

taxonomy design

metadata management

data governance

project management

stakeholder collaboration

communication

change management

Education

MLIS or equivalent

Tools

SharePoint

Confluence

knowledge graphs

Neo4j

PoolParty

Semaphore RDF

SPARQL

Job description

UL Research Institutes seeks a Knowledge Management Specialist to design, implement, and govern enterprise KM systems across research units. You will develop metadata schemas, taxonomies, and ontologies to surface capabilities and support evidence-based decision making.

You will collaborate with IT and business units to configure KM platforms like SharePoint and Confluence, create knowledge maps, and promote knowledge sharing through training and documentation.