Ontology Consultant

Enterprise Knowledge (EK) is hiring for a full-time Ontology Consultant to join our growing Semantic Design and Modeling Practice. This individual will lead ontology design and implementation in support of dynamic and fast-paced semantic solutions for a range of commercial and federal clients. In addition to delivering ontology models, this Ontologist will advise clients at varying levels of maturity on how to implement semantic best practices and expand and scale their ontology programs. The right candidate loves logic and rule-based systems (think logic puzzles, workflow diagrams, linguistics and grammar rules, mathematical proofs, set theory, etc.), and is skilled at communicating about ontology and its value to different audiences.

Responsibilities

The Ontology Consultant will be responsible for advising clients on ontology strategy, and leading teams in the definition and execution of ontology design, implementation, and management to meet client goals and needs.

Facilitate stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into ontology and semantic solutions

Develop and maintain ontologies, utilizing semantic and data management best practices

Assess and evaluate existing ontologies and make recommendations for improvement and alignment with industry standards

Provide training and guidance to clients and prepare documentation on the value, use, and maintenance of ontologies

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure efficacy and longevity of ontology solutions

A successful candidate will also be able to clearly articulate their design decisions and the rationale behind their choices to a variety of business stakeholders. They will be experienced in defining the steps needed to design, implement and maintain large-scale ontologies for complex business solutions. They are as comfortable working in ontology management systems as they are leading cross-functional meetings.

As an EK team member, you will join a fast-growing company that is committed to equity and inclusion, have the opportunity to work in a collaborative workplace, take advantage of our unique benefits , and help build our innovative culture. To read more about the impactful work we are doing and to see the latest thought leadership from EK, follow us on LinkedIn .