Position SummaryThe Ontologist supports mission-critical objectives under the referenced work order by developing and maintaining ontologies, enforcing W3C standards, and ensuring data consistency for structured data integration, semantic search, and AI-assisted decision support. This role collaborates with data scientists and analysts to ensure ontology-driven tagging and entity resolution enhance research output relevance.
This future opportunity is contingent upon award.
Job Description- The Ontologist is responsible for developing, refining, and maintaining domain-specific ontologies to support structured data integration, semantic search, and AI-assisted decision support.
- The position requires enforcing adherence to W3C standards and metadata alignment between Databricks Unity Catalog, GIS metadata systems, and operational data stores.
- Ontologists will collaborate with data scientists and analysts to ensure ontology-driven tagging and entity resolution enhance the relevance of research outputs.
- The role includes submitting Ontology Governance & Standardization Reports detailing ontology updates, integrations, and compliance with metadata standards.
Required Qualifications and ExperienceThe contractor shall provide personnel who meet one of the following requirements:
- Master's degree or higher in Computer Science, Data Science, Business Analytics, Cognitive Science, or a closely related field; or
- A minimum of eleven (11) years of professional experience in ontology development and semantic technologies.
Candidates must have demonstrated expertise in the following areas:
- Ontology design and semantic data modeling.
- SPARQL query development.
- W3C standards (RDF, OWL, SHACL) and supporting frameworks like Basic Formal Ontology (BFO) and Common Core Ontologies (CCO).
- Java and Python for ontology-driven application development.
- Bash scripting for automation tasks.
Required Skills and Competencies- Expertise in W3C Web Ontology Language (OWL) and SPARQL queries.
- Working knowledge of Basic Formal Ontology (BFO) and Common Core Ontologies (CCO).
- Proficiency in Java, Python, and Bash scripting.
- Strong understanding of ESRI data tools including ArcGIS.
- Background in DevSecOps practices, version control systems (Git), and CI/CD pipelines.
Education- Master's degree or higher in a relevant field, or an equivalent combination of education and extensive experience.
- Expertise in ontology design and SPARQL query development required.
Clearance Requirement- No clearance required for off-site duty location, or the ability to obtain and maintain the required clearance as specified by the program.
