Enterprise Data Architect and Ontologist

Siemens Energy - Charlotte, NC

Full-time - Mid Level

Charlotte, NC

10,001+ employees

Utilities

About the position

At Siemens Energy, we are at the forefront of the energy transition, and our Data Analytics & AI team plays a pivotal role in this transformation. We are seeking innovative, enthusiastic, and versatile professionals who are passionate about the environment and climate change. As part of our team, you will provide thought leadership for the Enterprise Data Architecture function, authoring standards and instructions, training, and approving the work of ontology specialists. You will be a key member of the enterprise's data governance team, implementing the roadmap for the ontology management application and semantic services in the context of data governance. Your role will involve collaborating with business partners to drive alignment between data domains and extending the functionality of the company's ontology management application and its corresponding backend database. You will apply and update the quality framework for semantics, research, curate, and re-factor existing ontologies in the ontology editor application, and estimate the development effort for new demands for ontology design services. Additionally, you will develop SPARQL queries to connect the UI and the database, implement SHACL shapes and rules to convert them to OWL, and work within a Scrum model to ensure timely delivery of projects. This position requires a strong background in data engineering, ontology management, and a passion for driving the energy transformation. You will be part of a diverse team that values different perspectives and is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality.

Responsibilities

• Provide thought leadership for the Enterprise Data Architecture function by authoring standards and instructions, training, and approving the work of ontology specialists.
• Be a member of the enterprise's data governance team, implementing the roadmap for the ontology management application and semantic services.
• Collaborate with business partners to drive alignment between data domains.
• Extend the functionality of the company's ontology management application and its corresponding backend database.
• Apply and update the quality framework for semantics.
• Research, curate, and re-factor existing ontologies in the ontology editor application.
• Estimate the development effort for new demands for ontology design services.
• Develop SPARQL queries as a connection between the UI and the database.
• Implement SHACL shapes and rules to convert them to OWL, and vice versa.
• Work in a Scrum model to deliver on time.

Requirements

• Minimum 3+ years of experience in leading and managing the backlog of a data engineering team.
• Proficient with W3C standards RDF, RDFS, SHACL, OWL, and SKOS, and common ontologies like FOAF and FIBO.
• 3-5 years of experience as a developer for complex IT systems with various forms of graph databases as backends, e.g. Neptune, StarDog, Neo4J, Tinkerpop.
• Ability to program in JAVA and Python and experience with UI frameworks like Angular.
• Proficient with ontology APIs, e.g. OWL API, and Python and JAVA libraries related to XML, JSON-LD, OWL, RDF and TTL.
• Excellent communication skills and proficiency in English.
• Experienced in Agile methodologies, use of project management tools like JIRA, and creating documentation in Confluence.

Nice-to-haves

• Familiarity with the Industrial Data Ontology (IDO).

Benefits

• Career growth and development opportunities
• Supportive work culture
• Company paid Health and wellness benefits
• Paid Time Off and paid holidays
• 401K savings plan with company match
• Family building benefits
• Parental leave