Senior Semantic Intelligence & Knowledge Graphs Lead

InvestedintheMission; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 145,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Mental health resources

Student loan assistance

Adoption reimbursement

Pet insurance

Job summary

Vantor is seeking Analytic Methodologists to develop analytic strategies for mission-driven intelligence questions. You will build and maintain ontologies and knowledge graphs, enabling semantic integration across defense intelligence domains.

This role emphasizes structured analytic approaches and reproducible workflows in a high-security environment. You will collaborate to apply semantic web standards and advanced analytics, including predictive techniques, to improve intelligence production

Qualifications

• Must be a US citizen with active TS/SCI w/ CI poly.
• Advanced degree and 12+ years experience required.
• Familiarity with semantic technologies and ontology development tools (e.g., Protégé).
• Excellent oral and written communication tailored to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Knowledge of data science applications and architectures; experience with Python.

Responsibilities

• Deconstruct complex intelligence questions to tailor analytic methodologies.
• Evaluate and adapt analytic models to improve objectivity and predictive value.
• Design and maintain domain ontologies for semantic data representation.
• Develop and maintain knowledge graphs to support data querying and visualization.
• Apply RDF/OWL/SPARQL standards to knowledge models and vocabularies.
• Establish ontology version control and governance aligned with DoD policies.
• Collaborate to optimize data queries across multiple protocols (GraphQL, SPARQL, SHACL, SQL).
• Automate ontology components ensuring semantic accuracy and interoperability.

Skills

Structured analytics

Semantic technologies

Python

Communication

Data science concepts

Education

Advanced degree

Tools

Protégé

SQL

Spark

Tableau

Job description

Vantor is seeking Analytic Methodologists to develop analytic strategies for mission-driven intelligence questions. You will build and maintain ontologies and knowledge graphs, enabling semantic integration across defense intelligence domains.

This role emphasizes structured analytic approaches and reproducible workflows in a high-security environment. You will collaborate to apply semantic web standards and advanced analytics, including predictive techniques, to improve intelligence production