DescriptionThe Threat Analytic Systems (QAI) Group wants talented staff who can work as part of a team to provide our nation with ground-breaking capabilities that bridge the gaps between data, real-world events and people, and prediction of events of national importance. We need talented engineers, scientists, and ontologists with curiosity and a drive for learning!
As a member of our team...
- You will work on a team with software engineers and data scientists to build ontologies and capabilities for applied national security mission needs.
- You will provide expert evaluation and review of ontology content.
- You will engage stakeholders to determine ontology requirements.
- You will work with subject matter experts to craft ontology content.
- You will contribute to and implement quality assurance and validation practices.
QualificationsYou'll meet our minimum requirements if you...- Have a Master's degree in a field relevant to Ontology. Relevant degree fields may include Philosophy, Computer Science, Cognitive Science, Public / Social Policy, Mathematics, Logic, or Linguistics.
- Are proficient with any of the following: Ontology Web Language (OWL), Resource Description Framework Schema (RDFs), and Resource Description Framework (RDF)
- Are proficient with SPARQL
- Have experience building domain ontologies based on a top-level ontology
- Are able to weigh tradeoffs between semantic expressivity and project-specific implementation strategies
- Have experience with Python
- Are familiar with ontology editors (e.g., TopBraid Composer, Protégé, ROBOT), or ontology editing software packages (e.g. rdflib, Apache Jena, Sesame, RDF4J)
- Have experience with formal representations of logical reasoning and inference
- Can work with loosely defined or high-level requirements
- Can work on multiple dynamic projects to support evolving national security requirements
- Have strong problem solving, analytical, and organizational skills
- Have demonstrated initiative
- Have experience working successfully independently or within a team environment
- Have excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Have the ability to obtain a TS/SCI level security clearance. If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship.
You'll go above and beyond our minimum requirements if you have...- A PhD in a field relevant to Ontology. Relevant degree fields may include Philosophy, Computer Science, Cognitive Science, Public / Social Policy, Mathematics, Logic, or Linguistics
- Experience working with a software engineering team to deliver ontology-driven software features
- Experience with any of the following: Basic Formal Ontology (BFO); The Common Core Ontologies (CCO); W3C standards such as SOSA/SSN and the Time Ontology; ontologies in the Open Biological and Biomedical (OBO) Foundry; as well as other semantic web standards, such as Dublin Core, SKOS, QUDT, and GeoSPARQL
- Experience with triple stores or graph databases (e.g., GraphDB, Stardog, Jena Fuseki)
- Experience using AI tools to generate high quality ontology content
- Experience developing AI tools that use ontologies or knowledge graphs
- Experience with semantic validation languages (e.g. SHACL, SPIN)
- Experience with software version management using GIT
- Experience with machine learning, natural language processing, or in the normalization/integration of heterogeneous data sources
- Coursework in data structures, databases, metaphysics, knowledge representation, algorithms, mathematical logic, mereotopology, or software programming
- Experience with project management and/or leading technical teams
Minimum Rate$100,000 Annually
Maximum Rate$245,000 Annually
