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Focus Cloud
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5 months ago
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Machine Learning Developer / Engineer

Position: Ontologist 
Location:Hybrid 
Employment: Contract
Duration: 6 months with potential extension
Rate: £350- £450 per day (Inside ir35)
Start Date: ASAP
Languages: English

Role – This is a great opportunity for an experienced Ontologist to join our client’s dynamic team to help structure, organize, and enrich our knowledge frameworks, enabling smarter insights and interoperability across our systems.
 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design, develop, and maintain ontologies and semantic data models to represent domain knowledge.
  • Collaborate with subject-matter experts to gather requirements and define concepts, relationships, and hierarchies within specific domains.
  • Ensure the scalability and interoperability of ontologies across internal and external systems.
  • Develop and implement semantic reasoning, data integration, and query mechanisms using tools like OWL, RDF, and SPARQL.
  • Support the creation of knowledge graphs and other semantic data structures for advanced data analysis and AI applications.
  • Conduct quality assurance on ontologies to ensure consistency, accuracy, and alignment with standards.
  • Stay updated on industry trends, best practices, and advancements in ontology development and semantic technologies.
  • Provide documentation, training, and support to internal teams on ontology usage.

Key Skills and Knowledge:

  • 5+ years of experience in Ontology.
  • Experience designing and developing ontologies using tools like Protégé, TopBraid, or similar.
  • Proficiency in semantic web technologies, including RDF, OWL, and SPARQL.
  • Strong understanding of knowledge representation, data modeling, and taxonomies.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
  • Familiarity with machine learning, natural language processing, and AI.
  • Strong communication skills (oral & written)
  • Rights to work in the UK is must (No Sponsorship available)

Should you be interested in being considered for this position and would like to discuss further. Please apply with your latest CV or share your CV directly with me to   

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