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Govini · 23 hours ago

Knowledge Engineer

positionPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid Level
date3+ years exp
Govini transforms Defense Acquisition through software-driven strategic advantages for the United States. They are seeking a Knowledge Engineer to build and maintain taxonomies and ontologies for defense acquisition data, working closely with data engineers and product teams to create semantic models for effective data analysis.
AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Business IntelligenceDatabaseNational SecuritySoftware
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Responsibilities

Build and maintain ontologies, taxonomies, and controlled vocabularies for defense acquisition domains
Map unstructured data to structured semantic models that integrate with Ark's data infrastructure
Establish metadata standards and modeling guidelines in collaboration with data engineering and data science teams
Partner with product and domain experts to translate business requirements into semantic solutions
Document semantic models and provide guidance to support team adoption and effective use
Help drive organization-wide understanding and adoption of semantic technologies and best practices
Track adoption and measure impact, continuously refining models, tools, and practices

Qualification

Ontology developmentTaxonomy developmentGraph databasesSemantic web standardsData modelingSchema designMetadata managementAnalytical thinkingCollaboration skillsCommunication skills

Required

U.S. Citizenship is required
Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
3+ years of experience developing ontologies, taxonomies, or knowledge graphs
Hands-on experience with ontology editors (e.g., Protégé, TopBraid) and graph databases (e.g., Neo4j, RDF stores)
Working knowledge of semantic web standards (OWL, RDF, SKOS, SPARQL)
Proven ability to collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders to translate requirements into semantic models

Preferred

Understanding of how AI/ML and generative AI systems leverage structured knowledge and ontologies
Active U.S. security clearance or ability to obtain one
Experience in or exposure to the nuances of a startup or other entrepreneurial environment
Master's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
Familiarity with defense acquisition data and processes
Experience with data modeling, schema design, or metadata management

Company

Govini

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Govini is a software company that transforms defense acquisition and national-security decision-making through data, analytics, and AI.
dateFounded in 2011
location
Arlington, Virginia, USA
people-size201-500 employees
web-link
http://govini.com

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$170M
Key Investors
Bain Capital
2025-10-10Private Equity· $150M
2015-05-07Series C· $20M
2012-01-01Series A

Leadership Team

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Marc Vogtman
Senior Vice President Product Management
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