Semantic Data Architect / Knowledge Architect

Software Technology, Inc.
Atlanta, United States of America
yesterday

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Intermediate

Job location

Atlanta, United States of America

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence
Airflow
Google BigQuery
Data as a Services
Data Architecture
Data Governance
Data Flow Control
Graph Database
Neo4j
Resource Description Framework (RDF)
SPARQL
Google Cloud Platform
Data Classification
Data Layers
Collibra
Low Latency

Job description

  • Design and govern enterprise ontologies using RDF/OWL standards for customer credit, digital identity, workforce (income/employment), auto lending, insurance, mortgage, and utilities data
  • Define business taxonomies, semantic vocabularies, and data classification frameworks aligned to compliance requirements
  • Build and evolve knowledge graph schemas for property graph and RDF-based representations
  • Integrate semantic layer with enterprise data catalog tooling including Collibra and Google Data Catalog / Dataplex
  • Collaborate with AI architects to ensure ontology structures are optimized for agent-driven retrieval and context injection addressing concerns of latency, accuracy, explainability, and compliance
  • Work with Google Cloud Platform data services such as Spanner Graph and BigQuery to align logical models with physical graph storage
  • Lead problem framing and POC design sessions with client stakeholders to define ontology structure and graph schemas
  • Produce architecture artifacts including ontology documentation, semantic layer blueprints, and governance frameworks
  • Conduct architecture reviews, define NFRs (latency, scalability, accuracy, explainability, compliance), and establish technical guardrails
  • Mentor and guide the India-based delivery team on architecture patterns and best practices

Requirements

  • 15+ years in enterprise architecture with at least 3 years in a principal/chief architect capacity
  • Deep experience in Ontology design using OWL / RDF / RDFS,
  • Production experience designing knowledge graphs, ontologies, or semantic layers (RDF/OWL, Property Graphs, SPARQL, Cypher)
  • Experience architecting federated/distributed metadata systems and data governance
  • Experience with Collibra for data catalog, business glossary, and policy governance
  • Experience with SPARQL and / or Cypher query proficiency
  • Experience with credit bureau data models, FCRA compliance, permissible-use governance, or equivalent regulated financial data environments
  • Proven ability to operate as a client-facing technical leader in enterprise engagement

Nice-to-Have Skills

  • Direct experience with Credit Bureau technology stacks
  • Google Data Catalog / Dataplex hands-on experience
  • Google Cloud Platform Spanner Graph or Neo4j for graph storage
  • Familiarity with GraphRAG or semantic retrieval patterns
  • Experience with FIBO (Financial Industry Business Ontology)
  • Understanding of agentic AI patterns - MCP servers, LangGraph, tool orchestration, agent-mediated workflows
  • Experience with Google Cloud Platform data & AI stack: Vertex AI, BigQuery, Spanner (including Spanner Graph), Dataplex, Cloud Composer, Dataflow

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