Senior Taxonomy, Ontology & Knowledge Graph Architect

ISACA International; Idaho; Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits program

Job summary

ISACA is seeking a Sr. Taxonomy & Ontology Architect to lead taxonomy, ontology, metadata and knowledge-graph initiatives across its digital platforms.

You will shape standards, governance, and AI-enabled capabilities to improve search, personalization, and knowledge reuse for members and customers worldwide. This senior role collaborates with AI architects, product leaders, UX and data teams, translating complex concepts into practical architectures and roadmaps, while ensuring governance and

Qualifications

• Minimum 8+ years in taxonomy, ontology, metadata or related knowledge-architecture disciplines.
• Advanced experience with governance of taxonomies, ontologies, metadata models, and knowledge graphs.
• Experience with semantic standards (SKOS, RDF, OWL) and tools like Graphwise Graph Modeling, GraphDB, GraphRAG, PoolParty.

Responsibilities

• Design, maintain, and improve ISACA’s taxonomy, ontology, metadata, and knowledge graph architectures.
• Support AI-enabled discovery, content interoperability, personalization, and knowledge reuse across ISACA’s digital ecosystem.
• Collaborate with AI architects, engineers, product leaders, UX and data stakeholders.
• Guide governance for automated tagging, ontology expansion, and semantic enrichment.

Skills

Taxonomy design

Ontology

Knowledge graphs

Semantic modeling

GraphDB

Graphwise

AI alignment

Cross-functional collaboration

English communication

Education

BA/BS in Library Science or Data/Information Science

Tools

Graphwise Graph Modeling

GraphDB

GraphRAG

PoolParty

SKOS

RDF

OWL

SPARQL

LLM-assisted taxonomy

Job description

ISACA is seeking a Sr. Taxonomy & Ontology Architect to lead taxonomy, ontology, metadata and knowledge-graph initiatives across its digital platforms.

You will shape standards, governance, and AI-enabled capabilities to improve search, personalization, and knowledge reuse for members and customers worldwide. This senior role collaborates with AI architects, product leaders, UX and data teams, translating complex concepts into practical architectures and roadmaps, while ensuring governance and