Application Architect (Semantic Web Technologies)

Package Description

Joining Serco amazing team offers:

• Competitive Salary
• Great career opportunities
• Corporate Benefits Package
• International environment
• Possible hybrid work

Job Introduction

Serco is the preferred partner for European Institutions and International Organisations, offering ICT services and Contact Centre management across Europe. Our expertise extends from Information System support to consultancy under the government framework, supporting key entities such as the European Commission and Executive Agencies. As a leader in Service Integration and Management, we ensure seamless delivery of services across various platforms, embodying our commitment to excellence in every aspect of our work.

We are hiring an Application Architect (Semantic Web Technologies) for the EU Commission in Luxembourg , and various locations around Europe.

Main Responsibilities

Contribution in knowledge engineering activities as well as review and follow-up of developments by external contractors including:

- Development and maintenance of ontologies and knowledge graphs.

- Mapping of data sources to ontologies using RML or similar tools.

- Implementation of semantic data pipelines to convert data to RDF.

- Querying and analysing semantic data using SPARQL.

- Collaboration with domain experts to capture and model knowledge.2

• Review and preparation of technical documentation, technical communication, and technical presentation material.

• Development and maintenance of internal tools and automations to facilitate operations.

• Coordination and review of deliveries, releases, and deployments.

• Assistance with technical decision making and steering of the project.

• Interaction with the business analysts, customer, users, project leaders and developers.

Knowledge and skills

The following skills and knowledge are required for the performance of the above listed tasks:

• Ability to perform Data Modelling and Data Analysis efficiently.

• Ability to code in Python and or JavaScript.

• Ability to cope with the fast-changing technologies used in Semantic Web and Interoperability.

• Capability to write clear and structured technical documents.

• Analysis and problem-solving skills.

• Good communication skills with technical and non-technical audiences.

The following skills and knowledge are an advantage for the candidate:

• Ontology languages (OWL, SHACL, etc.) and tools

• RDF serialization formats (Turtle, JSON-LD, etc.)

• Semantic data stores (Virtuoso, Apache Jena, Graph DB, etc.)

• Linked Data principles and best practices

Specific Expertise

Senior expertise in the following domains is necessary:

• Software engineering in Python and/or JavaScript.

• Data modelling, systems modelling and UML.

• Source control with Git.

Experience with GitHub or GitLab CD/CI pipelines will be an advantage.

• Translation of business requirements into technical specifications.

• Semantic Web technology stack:

• Formal Ontologies, OWL, SHACL

• RDF data and data formats

• RDF mapping and RML

• SPARQL, triple stores and semantic search Proficiency in the following tools and processes is also required:

• Agile development and backlog/issue management (especially using GitHub Issues and Jira Issues)

• Software lifecycle management.

• Release management.

• Software packaging and distribution

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree

CERTIFICATIONS & STANDARDS:

No certificates are required for the performance of tasks. Working experience with the following Semantic Web standards is required for the performance of tasks:

• RDF, RDF schema, OWL, SPARQL