Job Requirements
Washington, DC
Secret Polygraph not specified
Mid Level Career (5+ yrs experience)
$150,000 - $175,000
Job Description
AI & Data – Ontology Senior Engineer
Position Type: Full-Time, Exempt
Work Location: DC (Client site) / Tysons (EY Office)
Clearance: Secret clearance
Government and Infrastructure – Technology Consulting - AI & Data – Ontology Senior
The opportunity
You will help our clients navigate the complex world of modern data science and analytics. We’ll look to you to provide our clients with a unique business perspective on how data science and analytics can transform and improve their entire organization – starting with key business issues they face. This is a high growth, high visibility area with plenty of opportunities to enhance your skillset and build your career.
We’re seeking a highly motivated Senior Engineer to support a DOD client in the design, development, and deployment of data analytics, business intelligence, workflow automation, and low-code application solutions. This individual will work directly with the client and civilian government stakeholders to transform business requirements into actionable analytics, dashboards, and mission-support applications that improve operational effectiveness, transparency, and decision-making.
This position supports a growing portfolio of work focused on operational analytics, enterprise reporting, workflow modernization, AI-enabled tools, and Power Platform-based solutions.
Your key responsibilities
You’ll spend most of your time working with a wide variety of clients delivering the latest data science and big data technologies and practices to design, build and maintain scalable and robust solutions that unify, enrich and analyze data from multiple sources.
Skills and attributes for success
Demonstrated experience designing and implementing enterprise ontologies, semantic data models, or operational data frameworks that translate business processes, assets, work orders, and performance measures into reusable analytics-ready data structures. Based on PAE SI requirements, this includes defining ontology objects, relationships, and governance models aligned to mission outcomes.
Experience mapping curated enterprise data products into ontology-driven environments and establishing standardized relationships between entities to support analytics, reporting, and operational decision-making. This includes translating Gold-layer data into mission-relevant business objects and enabling downstream consumption.
Experience facilitating collaboration among business owners, data architects, engineers, and end users to define data definitions, business rules, object hierarchies, metadata standards, and data governance requirements that support trusted partners.
To qualify for the role, you must have
Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance
Must have a bachelor's degree
Must have 3-5+ years of related experience within AI & Data
Must be comfortable working in-person as needed
Experience designing and implementing enterprise ontologies, semantic data models or operational data frameworks
Experience mapping enterprise data products into ontology – driven environments and establishing standardized relationships between entities to support analytics, reporting, and decision-making.
Ideally, you’ll also have
· Experience with Palantir Foundry, including ontology development, object modeling, Workshop applications, data materialization, pipeline integration, and operational decision-support use cases.
· Experience supporting DOD clients, shore infrastructure, logistics, asset management, facilities management, maintenance operations, or readiness-focused analytics environments, with knowledge of how operational processes translate into data models and decision-support products.
· Experience developing governance processes for ontology lifecycle management, including version control, metadata management, object stewardship, change control, and alignment between source-system data structures and operational business processes.
Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Secret clearance required
Compensation and Benefits
Salary Range: $150,000-$175,000 (Compensation is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, work experience, skills, education, certifications, seniority, and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.)
Benefits: Gridiron offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), disability & ADD insurance, life and pet insurance to eligible employees. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 30 hours per week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Gridiron’s benefits programs.
Gridiron IT Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status or disability status.
Gridiron IT is a Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) headquartered in the Washington, D.C. area that supports our clients' missions throughout the United States. Gridiron IT specializes in providing comprehensive IT services tailored to meet the needs of federal agencies. Our capabilities include IT Infrastructure & Cloud Services, Cyber Security, Software Integration & Development, Data Solution & AI, and Enterprise Applications. These capabilities are backed by Gridiron IT's experienced workforce and our commitment to ensuring we meet and exceed our clients' expectations.
Position Type: Full-Time, Exempt
Work Location: DC (Client site) / Tysons (EY Office)
Clearance: Secret clearance
Government and Infrastructure – Technology Consulting - AI & Data – Ontology Senior
The opportunity
You will help our clients navigate the complex world of modern data science and analytics. We’ll look to you to provide our clients with a unique business perspective on how data science and analytics can transform and improve their entire organization – starting with key business issues they face. This is a high growth, high visibility area with plenty of opportunities to enhance your skillset and build your career.
We’re seeking a highly motivated Senior Engineer to support a DOD client in the design, development, and deployment of data analytics, business intelligence, workflow automation, and low-code application solutions. This individual will work directly with the client and civilian government stakeholders to transform business requirements into actionable analytics, dashboards, and mission-support applications that improve operational effectiveness, transparency, and decision-making.
This position supports a growing portfolio of work focused on operational analytics, enterprise reporting, workflow modernization, AI-enabled tools, and Power Platform-based solutions.
Your key responsibilities
You’ll spend most of your time working with a wide variety of clients delivering the latest data science and big data technologies and practices to design, build and maintain scalable and robust solutions that unify, enrich and analyze data from multiple sources.
Skills and attributes for success
Demonstrated experience designing and implementing enterprise ontologies, semantic data models, or operational data frameworks that translate business processes, assets, work orders, and performance measures into reusable analytics-ready data structures. Based on PAE SI requirements, this includes defining ontology objects, relationships, and governance models aligned to mission outcomes.
Experience mapping curated enterprise data products into ontology-driven environments and establishing standardized relationships between entities to support analytics, reporting, and operational decision-making. This includes translating Gold-layer data into mission-relevant business objects and enabling downstream consumption.
Experience facilitating collaboration among business owners, data architects, engineers, and end users to define data definitions, business rules, object hierarchies, metadata standards, and data governance requirements that support trusted partners.
To qualify for the role, you must have
Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance
Must have a bachelor's degree
Must have 3-5+ years of related experience within AI & Data
Must be comfortable working in-person as needed
Experience designing and implementing enterprise ontologies, semantic data models or operational data frameworks
Experience mapping enterprise data products into ontology – driven environments and establishing standardized relationships between entities to support analytics, reporting, and decision-making.
Ideally, you’ll also have
· Experience with Palantir Foundry, including ontology development, object modeling, Workshop applications, data materialization, pipeline integration, and operational decision-support use cases.
· Experience supporting DOD clients, shore infrastructure, logistics, asset management, facilities management, maintenance operations, or readiness-focused analytics environments, with knowledge of how operational processes translate into data models and decision-support products.
· Experience developing governance processes for ontology lifecycle management, including version control, metadata management, object stewardship, change control, and alignment between source-system data structures and operational business processes.
Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Secret clearance required
Compensation and Benefits
Salary Range: $150,000-$175,000 (Compensation is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, work experience, skills, education, certifications, seniority, and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.)
Benefits: Gridiron offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), disability & ADD insurance, life and pet insurance to eligible employees. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 30 hours per week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Gridiron’s benefits programs.
Gridiron IT Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status or disability status.
Gridiron IT is a Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) headquartered in the Washington, D.C. area that supports our clients' missions throughout the United States. Gridiron IT specializes in providing comprehensive IT services tailored to meet the needs of federal agencies. Our capabilities include IT Infrastructure & Cloud Services, Cyber Security, Software Integration & Development, Data Solution & AI, and Enterprise Applications. These capabilities are backed by Gridiron IT's experienced workforce and our commitment to ensuring we meet and exceed our clients' expectations.
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