Data Modeler - GEOINT Standards (Ontologist) SME 2070

This position is contingent upon award.Compass, Inc. (Compass) is a Small Business (SB) headquartered in Winchester, VA as a Defense and Intelligence solutions provider to the United States Government. We provide Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA), Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS), and Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I) to our government and business partner customers. As a premier Defense and Intelligence solution provider, we employee a diverse, agile, highly trained and extremely talented staff.Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/DisabledPosition Title: Data Modeler - GEOINT Standards (Ontologist) ExpertClearance: Active Top Secret/SCILocation: Springfield, VAPosition DescriptionAs a member of NGA?s GEOINT Standards team, serve as a Subject Mater Expert (SME) on development of Ontologies in support of GEOINT operations and relating these ontologies to existing and emerging GEOINT Data Standards. Collaborate with the NGA GEOINT Standards team to develop capability-based standards profiles and reference architectures to enable search, discovery, access, retrieval, integrated intelligence, and advanced analytics.Key DutiesOntology Modeling and DesignOntology / Query Languages: demonstrated experience in languages such as OWL, RDF, SKOS, SPARQL, etc.Ontology Design Principles: demonstrated experience leveraging best practices for creating robust and maintainable ontologies.Ontology Development Tools: demonstrated experience with ontology editors and tools for knowledge representation and reasoning.Knowledge Representation and ReasoningKnowledge Graphs: demonstrated experience mapping and representing knowledge in structured formats.Reasoning Engines: demonstrated experience with various reasoning engines and their capabilities.Semantic Web Technologies: demonstrated experience with leveraging technologies such as Linked Data & Semantic Web standards.Data Management and IntegrationData Extraction and Transformation: demonstrated experience extracting, transforming, and loading data into ontologiesData Integration: demonstrated experience with integrating data from multiple sources into a unified ontology.Data Governance: demonstrated experience with ontology, governance, and management principles.Domain ExpertiseKnowledge of GEOINT: basic understanding of GEOINT and TCPED process. Core Ontologies: demonstrated understanding of Basic Formal Ontology (BFO) and related Common Core Ontologies (CCO).Required QualificationsDevelop, leverage & explain complex concepts that span technologies & applications to all levels of audiences.Lead/support multiple initiatives related to ontology development, governance & deployment.Work LevelLeadership ManagementKey member of teamSupervises or monitors task(s)Approves issue resolutionGuidance RequiredProvides Subject Matter Expertise (as the SME)Directs multiple Senior personnel/contractors through entire project life cycleSkills And TasksAble to develop & use exceptionally complex concepts & processes that span multiple organizations and disciplinesPerforms multiple tasks at the expert levelLeads Senior/Mid-level personnelRecommends new technology to senior leadershipEducationMaster?s degree plus 10 years of experience, orBachelor?s degree plus 12 years of experience, orAssociates degree plus 14 years of experience.Minimum of 15 years of experience in a related field