Knowledge Engineer

General Dynamics Information Technology

15h • $140,250 - $189,750 • Onsite

About The Position

The Knowledge Engineer (KE) is embedded within a USAFRICOM Directorate to support CDAO’s mission of enabling digital modernization and accelerating AI/ML adoption across the AFRICOM enterprise. KEs document, digitize, and optimize command workflows; design and standardize semantic ontologies; and configure out‑of‑the‑box Microsoft 365/DEOS capabilities to improve data accessibility, operational efficiency, and decision advantage.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree (mandatory) — DEOS contract requirement; no substitutions allowed.
• 10+ years of experience in knowledge management, process engineering, or closely related fields.
• Experience leading cross‑functional teams in DoW or IC environments.
• Hands‑on configuration skills in Microsoft 365: SharePoint administration, Power Automate workflows, and Teams governance (must be able to build, not only advise conceptually).
• Experience within U.S. military headquarters or Joint Staff directorates; understanding battle rhythm, command processes, and operational documentation.
• Demonstrated ability to lead change and facilitate adoption among senior stakeholders (O‑6/SES).
• Practical experience with ontologies, metadata standards, and workflow digitization.
• U.S. Citizenship; eligible for SOFA status and required country clearances.
• DOW Security Clearance: TS/SCI

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Power Apps or Power BI for dashboards and decision support.
• Familiarity with CDAO/CKDP frameworks, DEOS enterprise services, and DoD records management.
• Background in knowledge engineering frameworks, semantic technologies, or content modeling.
• Experience supporting data ingestion, tagging, and interoperability across MSS, WDP, or similar analytical platforms.

Responsibilities

• Map, baseline, and digitize existing command workflows and Joint Staff standards.
• Identify bottlenecks using process intelligence methods and develop versioned workflow diagrams.
• Transition manual processes into automated or semi‑automated digital workflows using Agile implementation practices.
• Conduct semantic orchestration: design and maintain minimum viable ontologies in standard formats (OWL, RDF, SKOS).
• Ensure documentation, models, and related data products adhere to metadata standards for seamless integration into MSS and WDP.
• Prepare ontologies and models so AI agents and LLMs can access authoritative, secure data for decision support tools, dashboards, and predictive analytics.
• Train Knowledge Managers and functional users on metadata practices, knowledge capture methods, and modern collaboration/data platforms (Microsoft 365, Databricks, Palantir).
• Promote data literacy and adoption of new digital workflows across Directorates.
• Review technical work packages for accuracy, completeness, and adherence to governance standards.
• Evaluate scope and dataflow functionality through digital capture tools (e.g., JIRA, Slack or similar) and ensure delivery of Minimum Viable Product (MVP) increments aligned with stakeholder needs.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
• 401K with company match
• Competitive pay
• Paid time off
• Full flex work weeks where possible
• Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
• Short and long-term disability benefits
• Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior