Ontology/Taxonomy Consultant

Our client is a mid-sized consulting company that is based in Clarendon, VA with a full-time Ontology/Taxology Consultant Position. They are a mostly data-governance focused consulting company.

Required Skills 

• 5+ years of designing and managing taxonomies, Ontologies, and/or thesauri.
• An understanding of logic puzzles, linguistic and grammar rules, mathematical proofs, set theory, formal logic, etc.
• Experience (assisting) with design and support documentation of knowledge graphs using semantic standards like RDF, OWL, SKOS, and SPARQL

Preferred Education & Experience

• Bachelor's in Computer Science, English, Library and Information Science, Linguistics, Mathematics, Philosophy, or other related field.
• Visual diagramming tools experience (Microsoft Visio, Lucidchart, Draw.io)
• Basic Understanding of XML and JSON
• Basic Understanding of Agile + Waterfall Methodologies.
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust Security Clearance

All applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future. Public Trust clearance is not required but highly recommended.