Ontology Engineering Support Services

Location:

Brussels, Belgium

Security Clearance:

NATO Secret

Reference No:

RFQ CDT-0012 / Brussels

Deadline for application:

12/05/2026

Skills, knowledge, experience required:

• University degree in a relevant engineering or technical field such as computer science, mathematics, physics, artificial intelligence, or cognitive science, or an equivalent technical qualification;
• At least two (2) years of demonstrated experience in software engineering and/or data modelling in a national or military context, including knowledge of systems interoperability at both governance and operational levels;
• Demonstrated experience working with national or international standards (e.g. ISO, CEN, CENELEC, NIST, AFNOR, DIN).

Desirable:

• Experience with DataOps, MLOps, and cloud-based data environments;
• Experience with technologies such as Python, TensorFlow, or PyTorch;
• Knowledge of the NATO Digital Policy Committee (DPC) and its substructure.

Duties/role:

• Engaging with relevant stakeholders, including committees, subject matter experts, custodians, and operational and technical bodies, to elicit, analyse, and validate requirements related to ontology engineering, data standards, and interoperability, including translating complex operational and technical needs into clear, actionable, and testable requirements that inform downstream development and standardization activities;
• Developing and maintaining semantic artefacts, including taxonomies, thesauri, dictionaries, and code lists, to ensure consistency of terminology and structured data usage across NATO systems and initiatives, while ensuring alignment with the NATO Terminology Directive and applicable standardization policies.;
• Supporting the integration of ontologies into knowledge graphs and operational systems, enabling advanced data exploitation and supporting artificial intelligence and machine learning use cases, including ensuring compatibility with secure cloud environments and supporting DataOps and MLOps practices, where applicable.

Additional information:

If you are interested, for further information, please contact the point of contact for this offer.

VECTOR SYNERGY sp. z o.o., ul. Marcelińska 90, 60-324 Poznań, NIP PL7811857270, REGON 301575740, KRS: 0000369575

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