Senior Ontology Architect & Knowledge Graph Designer

Accenture

Kirkland (WA)

Hybrid

USD 101,000 - 270,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Accenture in the United States is seeking an experienced Knowledge Modeler / Ontologist to design and govern enterprise ontologies for knowledge graph initiatives. The role spans business stakeholders, data engineering, and AI/ML teams to translate domains into rigorous semantic models.

Responsibilities include leading the ontology lifecycle (OWL 2, RDF, SKOS), designing T-Box schemas, aligning with governance, and coaching SMEs to validate competency questions.

Qualifications

Minimum 5 years hands-on ontology engineering or knowledge modeling experience.
Experience delivering domain ontologies in enterprise or consulting environments.
Bachelor’s degree as stated; higher degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead ontology lifecycle from requirements to deployment, including OWL 2, RDF, RDFS, and SKOS.
Design T-Box schemas and assist with A-Box hydration across data sources.
Collaborate with business SMEs to translate domain concepts into machine-readable semantics.
Coach stakeholders and ensure alignment with governance and compliance.

Skills

Ontology Engineering

Knowledge Graph Development

Semantic Web Standards

RDF/OWL/SHACL

SPARQL

Cross-functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s in Information Science / CS / Library Science / Linguistics / Philosophy

Master’s degree in Information Science / CS / Library Science / Linguistics / Philosophy

Tools

Protégé

Stardog

GraphDB

Neo4j

R2RML / RML

Ontotext

Job description

Responsibilities include leading the ontology lifecycle (OWL 2, RDF, SKOS), designing T-Box schemas, aligning with governance, and coaching SMEs to validate competency questions.

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