Lead Data Ontologist
Charlotte, NC
Category: Data
Industry: Energy
Standard Hours: Open
Reference ID: JN -092026-108745
Date Posted: 09/23/2026
Shortcut: http://careers.eliassen.com/jiHgQL
Description:
Hybrid 3 on in Charlotte, NC
Our client seeks a senior Enterprise Ontology and Semantic Architecture Lead to define and establish the data foundation that enables enterprise-wide analytics, AI, and knowledge-driven solutions. The role will lead the development of an enterprise data blueprint with a focus on ontologies, semantic layers, knowledge models, and data relationships across the organization. This individual will translate complex business domains and data assets into structured, connected, machine-readable knowledge that supports AI, analytics, search, and other enterprise applications.
Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.
Rate: $100.00 to $110.00/hr. w2
Responsibilities:
- Define and establish an enterprise data and information blueprint, including core domains, entities, relationships, and data concepts.
- Lead the design and development of enterprise ontologies and semantic models that create a common understanding of organizational data.
- Build and evolve semantic layers and knowledge models that connect disparate data sources and enable consistent interpretation across the enterprise.
- Define relationships between data, business concepts, systems, and entities to support knowledge graph and graph-based solutions.
- Partner with business, data, AI, and technology leaders to translate business concepts into scalable information and knowledge structures.
- Establish standards, patterns, and governance for ontology development, semantic modeling, metadata, and knowledge representation.
- Help shape the technical architecture and roadmap for knowledge graphs, semantic technologies, and AI-ready enterprise data.
- Work closely with engineering teams to translate conceptual models into scalable production implementations.
Experience Requirements:
- Significant experience designing and implementing enterprise ontologies, semantic layers, or knowledge models.
- Strong understanding of data relationships, knowledge representation, taxonomy, metadata, and semantic modeling.
- Experience with knowledge graphs, graph databases, or graph-based data architectures.
- Proven ability to develop an enterprise-level data or information architecture or blueprint across complex business domains.
- Experience translating business concepts and domain knowledge into formal data and semantic models.
- Strong understanding of modern data architecture and its application to AI, machine learning, analytics, and enterprise search.
- Ability to operate strategically with senior stakeholders while partnering with technical teams on implementation.
Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.
W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
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