Knowledge Engineer / Ontologist (m/w/d)

digetiers

WorldwideremotePosted 16 days ago

Skill Required

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Key highlights

Experience in modeling with UML is required.
Experience with semantic technologies like RDF/OWL is preferred.
Flexible work location including home office and European remote work is a key benefit.
Continuous learning is supported with time and budget.
The role involves developing ontologies with OWL/RDF.
Strong communication skills are required for explaining models to stakeholders.

Role overview

Responsibilities

You speak with domain experts from different departments, understand their domain knowledge, and translate it into formal, semantic models.
You act as a central translator between the business domains and our engineering team. You ensure that the knowledge model both reflects the professional reality and is technically excellent to implement.
You design and moderate workshops to develop and establish a shared understanding (a "Shared Language") for key business concepts together with stakeholders.
You work closely with our engineering team to conceptually accompany the integration of databases, APIs, and other sources into the Knowledge Graph.
Using standards like OWL/RDF, you not only create the model but also define the logical rules and constraints that ensure the quality and consistency of our Knowledge Graph.

Requirements

You have a passion for structure and logic. You think abstractly and love to translate complex relationships into clear, formal structures. Your ability to go from the concrete to the abstract distinguishes you.
You have experience in modeling, e.g., with UML.
You can explain complex technical and logical models in a way that is understandable and convincing for both domain experts and developers. You listen excellently and ask the right questions.
You have a basic technical understanding. You know how data flows in systems. Terms like APIs, databases, and data pipelines are not foreign to you.
You have the drive not only to manage existing systems but to co-design and advance a new form of knowledge organization for AI from the ground up.

Nice to have

Ideally, you already have experience with semantic technologies (RDF, OWL).
First experiences with graph technologies (e.g., SPARQL, Cypher) are a big plus, but not a must.

Benefits

We believe that you know best how, when, and where you are productive. Whether home office, co-working space, or sometimes in the European abroad - you shape your working day according to your needs. When we meet, our events are real highlights that bring us closer together as a team.
Learning never stops for us. We support you in continuously developing yourself - with time, budget, and an environment that promotes exchange and further thinking. Curiosity is not a "nice-to-have" for us, but a central value.
At digetiers, you not only shape your own role, but also actively shape our company. Whether in projects, processes, or our culture - your ideas count. We believe in bold co-creation instead of rigid structures.
We like to laugh - and still deliver at the highest level. Fun and willingness to perform are not mutually exclusive for us, but mutually reinforcing.
One for all, all for one - at digetiers, that's not only the origin of our name, but lived reality. We win as a team and have each other's backs.