Senior Ontology Data Modeler at Henderson Scott Senior Ontology Data Modeler at Henderson Scott in Windsor Heights, Iowa Posted in 17 days ago.

Type:

full-time

Position Available :

Senior Ontology Data Modeler Location :

West Des Moines, IA Salary :

$120,000 - $160,000 + Benefits Experience needed : Strong experience across data modelling, data architecture and ontology or semantic modelling. You should have hands-on knowledge of RDF, RDFS or OWL, knowledge graphs and conceptual, logical and physical data models. About the

Role:

We're looking for a Senior Ontology Data Modeler to design and maintain enterprise ontologies, semantic data models and knowledge graphs within a large insurance environment. You'll work with Data Architects, Data Engineers and business stakeholders to define how information is structured and connected across areas such as Policy, Claims, Underwriting, Customer, Product and Sales.

Key Responsibilities:

Design and maintain enterprise ontologies, semantic models and knowledge graphs Define business entities, relationships, hierarchies and semantic rules Develop conceptual, logical and physical data models Translate business requirements and existing data logic into scalable semantic solutions Map ontology concepts to physical data sources and validate model outputs Manage ontology artifacts through version control, testing and controlled deployment Support data governance, metadata, lineage and data quality initiatives What we need from you : Strong experience in data modelling, data architecture and semantic modelling Hands-on knowledge of RDF, RDFS, OWL or related semantic technologies Experience designing ontologies and enterprise knowledge graphs Strong SQL skills and experience with modern cloud data platforms Experience within insurance, ideally annuities, would be highly beneficial Experience with Timbr, Amazon Neptune, Stardog, Neo4j or a similar platform Familiarity with Collibra, Alation, Microsoft Purview or other governance tools Exposure to AI, GraphRAG, semantic search or agentic AI initiatives would be advantageous If you'd like to learn more or register your interest, hit apply as we'd love to hear from you!