Senior Knowledge Modeler & Ontology Lead

Accenture; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 74,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Accenture is seeking an experienced Knowledge Modeler / Ontologist to design and govern enterprise ontologies for knowledge graph initiatives. You will translate business domains into rigorous semantic models, align with governance, and collaborate with data engineering and AI/ML teams.

You will lead ontology lifecycle, map data sources, ensure regulatory alignment, and coach SMEs to validate competency questions. Hybrid work with travel required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience in ontology engineering, knowledge modeling, or a closely related semantic web discipline
• Minimum 3 years demonstrable experience delivering domain ontologies in an enterprise or consulting context
• Bachelor’s in Information Science, Computer Science, Library Science, Linguistics, Philosophy, or a related field

Responsibilities

• Lead the full ontology lifecycle from requirements gathering to deployment
• Design T-Box structures and contribute to A-Box hydration patterns
• Apply naming conventions, URI strategies, and modular ontology architecture
• Create and evolve ontologies, taxonomies, and vocabularies using OWL, RDF, RDFS, and SKOS
• Map relational data into semantic frameworks and build knowledge graphs
• Coach business stakeholders in developing competency questions to guide ontology scope

Skills

OWL 2

RDF

RDFS

SKOS

SHACL

SPARQL

Semantic Web Standards

Knowledge Graph Development

Protégé

Ontotext

GraphDB

Neo4j

Communication & Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s in Information Science, Computer Science, Library Science, Linguistics, Philosophy, or related field

Master’s degree in Information Science, Computer Science, Library Science, Linguistics, Philosophy, or related field

Tools

Protégé

Ontotext

GraphDB

Stardog

Neo4j

Job description

Accenture is seeking an experienced Knowledge Modeler / Ontologist to design and govern enterprise ontologies for knowledge graph initiatives. You will translate business domains into rigorous semantic models, align with governance, and collaborate with data engineering and AI/ML teams.

You will lead ontology lifecycle, map data sources, ensure regulatory alignment, and coach SMEs to validate competency questions. Hybrid work with travel required.