Knowledge Base Engineer

Joint Activities

$104K — $166K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's, or 3+ years with a Master's/PhD in a related field
  • Hands-on knowledge management or ontology engineering expertise
  • Proficient in Python programming
  • Experience designing and managing knowledge bases
  • Familiarity with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) architectures
  • Knowledge of version control and configuration management principles
  • Skills in document classification and taxonomy design
  • Strong analytical and organizational capabilities
  • US Citizenship with clearance eligibility.

Responsibilities

  • Design knowledge base templates for various programs
  • Automate knowledge base generation from program data
  • Refine ontology structures based on user feedback and usage patterns
  • Manage the knowledge base lifecycle: creation, versioning, merging, archival
  • Implement quality metrics and optimization recommendations for knowledge bases
  • Enable cross-knowledge base search and comparison for portfolio analysis
  • Create onboarding workflows for knowledge base setup
  • Collaborate with Knowledge Graph Engineers for integration efforts.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on an innovative generative AI analytical platform
  • Collaboration with cross-disciplinary teams
  • Ability to influence knowledge management practices
  • Opportunity to refine and optimize knowledge architecture
  • Engagement in user-focused refinement processes
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

Peraton Labs is seeking a knowledge base engineer who specializes in designing and managing version-controlled knowledge bases with ontologies, mission briefings, and configurations that scope a generative AI-powered analytical platform's capabilities to specific programs or domains. This role develops automated knowledge base generation capabilities and refines ontology structures based on usage patterns and user feedback.

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Design knowledge base templates for different programs
  • Develop automated knowledge base generation from program data
  • Refine ontology structures based on analytical usage patterns and user feedback
  • Build knowledge base lifecycle management: creation, versioning, merging, archival
  • Implement knowledge base quality metrics and optimization recommendations
  • Develop cross-knowledge base search and comparison capabilities for portfolio-level analysis
  • Create onboarding workflows that guide knowledge base setup
  • Collaborate with Knowledge Graph Engineers on knowledge base-to-knowledge graph integration
Qualifications

Required Qualifications

  • Minimum of 5+ years of experience with a Bachelor's degree, 3+ years with a Master's or a PhD in Computer Science, Information Science, or related field
  • Hands-on experience in knowledge management, information architecture, or ontology engineering
  • Strong Python proficiency
  • Experience with knowledge base design and management
  • Understanding of RAG (retrieval-augmented generation) architectures and their optimization
  • Familiarity with version control systems and configuration management
  • Experience with document classification and taxonomy design
  • Strong analytical and organizational skills
  • US Citizenship with the ability to obtain/maintain a Secret clearance

 

Preferred Qualifications

  • Familiarity with semantic web technologies (RDF, OWL, SPARQL)
  • Experience with vector search optimization and embedding model selection
  • Knowledge of information governance and access control patterns
Target Salary Range$104,000 - $166,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

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