Senior Ontology Expert/Project Manager

Position Summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Senior Ontology Expert/Project Manager to support USSOUTHCOM J26 ENHANCED DOMAIN AWARENESS task order. This role involves overseeing project execution, ensuring compliance, and managing contractor deliverables in the DoD ontology domain.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversee project execution, ensure compliance, and manage contractor deliverables.
• Deliver project outcomes in the DoD ontology domain, including ontology development, knowledge graph integration, and support for DoD geospatial and all-source analysis.
• Utilize skills in SysEngOps, DevSecOps, version control systems, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Apply experience with Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), and Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) processes.
• Use programming skills in Python, R, SQL/NoSQL, PostgreSQL, and ESRI (ArcGIS/ArcPy).

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher in Systems Engineering, Project Management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, Engineering Management, or a closely related field -OR- a minimum of 11 years experience managing complex technical projects, particularly in ontology development, with a strong background in SysEngOps, DevSecOps, version control systems, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Certifications such as Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), and Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP).

Preferred Qualifications

• Not specified.

Required Education and Experience Equivalency

• Master's degree or higher in Systems Engineering, Project Management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, Engineering Management, or a closely related field.
• 11 years managing complex technical projects, particularly in ontology development.

Required Certifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP).
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM).
• Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP).

Required Security Clearance

• Active Top Secret/SCI

Pay & Benefit Highlights

Compensation

• Competitive fixed salary or hourly pay (based on experience, skills, location, and internal equity).
• Employee referral bonuses up to $10,000 per hired referral.
• Additional bonus opportunities for exceptional performance and contributions to business development and company growth (role-dependent).

Health

• 100% company-paid medical premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
• Choose from multiple plan options with CareFirst, Kaiser, and UnitedHealthcare, including PPO, POS, HMO, and HSA-compatible plans.
• 100% company-paid dental premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
• 100% company-paid vision premiums for employees and eligible dependents.

Income Protection

• 100% company-paid premiums for short-term disability.
• 100% company-paid premiums for long-term disability.
• 100% company-paid premiums for accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D).
• 100% company-paid premiums for life insurance up to $200,000.

Retirement

• 401(k) with immediate vesting: 4% company match plus a 4% non-elective company contribution (8% total).
• 401(k) pre-tax and Roth options.

Leave

• Up to 20 days of flexible paid time off (PTO).
• 11 paid floating holidays.

Work-Life Balance

• Flexible work schedules, including flex time and compressed work periods (contract and project-dependent).

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