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Data Engineer - Knowledge Graphs & AI

Hybrid in Barcelona·Full-time·Added yesterday (last checked 3 Nov)

Accenture

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Work mode
Hybrid, Barcelona
Contract
Full-time
Spanish
Fluent
English
Required
Experience
4+ years
Education
University degree
Benefits
Private health insurance, flexible pay plan

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Skills

This job advert was originally written in Spanish.

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent, plus at least 4 of the following:
  • Experience with Knowledge Graph technologies (RDF, SPARQL, LPG, SHACL).
  • Hands on experience in schema design, ontology management, and Knowledge Graph curation.
  • Experience designing and developing Knowledge Graphs solutions and graph-based ML models (functional + technical).
  • Proven experience with end-to-end data pipeline implementations for AI applications (esp. LLMs), with hands-on design and configuration.
  • Ample experience with strong knowledge of relational databases, object stores, graph databases (Stardog, Neo4J, Amazon Neptune), and vector databases.
  • Experience in leading a team or workstream within a larger program
  • Fluent in Spanish and high level of understanding and communicating in English (B2 - C1).

Nice to have

  • Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Experience in Python, with experience in frameworks like Tensorflow, PyTorch, and tools for building ETL pipelines (e.g. Apache NiFi, Airflow).
  • Practical experience with NLP and/or Search techniques.
  • Prompt engineering, and LLMs for enterprise-scale applications.
  • You have team lead experience.
  • Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work across engineering, research, and product teams across multiple time zones.
  • You have external client-facing consulting experience.
  • Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer or Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
  • Broad experience in diverse ML techniques and agentic systems.

At Accenture, recognized as a Great Place To Work®, we are committed to a hybrid work model that, supported by technology and our office spaces, enables us to maintain the essential human connection needed to collaborate effectively with our teams and clients. This connection helps us foster our culture of inclusion and diversity and has contributed to being recognized by Refinitiv as one of the world's most diverse companies.

Education & certifications

  • MSc or BSc in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, or a related field.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

In addition, we offer:

  • Private medical, life, and accident insurance.
  • Medical services and wellbeing programs.
  • Flexible benefits program and employee share purchase plan.
  • Flexible working arrangements (working hours, additional leave days, vacation options, and more).
  • Personalized learning and career development paths.
  • Sustainability initiatives and opportunities to participate in the Accenture Foundation.
  • Employee diversity and inclusion networks.
  • Additional benefits, including special banking conditions through our Bankinter office and profit-sharing programs.

Visa & relocation

Candidates must reside in Spain and hold a valid permit to work in Spain.

YOU ARE

The role

We are looking for experienced Knowledge Graph Engineers to join our Data & AI practice in Spain.

This role is available in Barcelona or Madrid, and follows a hybrid working model, combining remote work with in-office collaboration to foster innovation, knowledge sharing, and close teamwork.

What you'll do

You lead a significant knowledge engineering scope and function within a large program; actively contribute to thought leadership. You shape how a substantial body of work formulates real-world problems into scalable AI and KG solutions, and set the technical direction for that scope. You lead a team and guide exploration and implementation of new methodologies, model building techniques, and cutting-edge algorithms. You remain at the forefront and drive innovation by applying these techniques to new business problems, use cases, and scenarios. You design, evaluate, and maintain ontologies, and establish the standards others follow. You justify the value to business and technology stakeholders, and construct the methodologies and data architectures that demonstrate it. You publish or present perspective beyond the immediate project. You work across business and technical teams to drive end-to-end delivery for their scope.

  • Leads the build of Knowledge Graph solutions that transform a client's data architecture within program scope.
  • Directs the design, development, and implementation of AI and semantic solutions, ensuring all the pieces work together seamlessly.
  • Works with project leaders, delivery leads, and client stakeholders to create stand-out, graph-powered Data & AI offerings.
  • Develops strong client relationships and earns the trust of key advisors.
  • Makes the business case for the semantic layer solution recommended to the client.
  • Contributes meaningfully to Accenture sales and pre-sales efforts.
  • Provides thought leadership on technology trends, new opportunities, innovations, and foreseeable limitations, risks, and concerns.

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About Accenture

Accenture is a global professional services company specializing in information technology services and consulting, with a workforce of over 700,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. The company operates across five business areas: Strategy and Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X, and Song, offering services that range from digital transformation and AI implementation to SAP integration and cybersecurity. Accenture is recognized as a global leader in consulting and technology services, consistently ranked among the world's largest and most influential firms in its sector.

In Spain, Accenture has a significant presence with offices in Madrid, Barcelona, and other major cities, employing thousands of professionals. The company is a major employer of international talent, offering roles in areas such as SAP consulting, AI engineering, cybersecurity, and digital design. Accenture's work culture emphasizes innovation, continuous learning, and diversity, making it an attractive destination for professionals seeking to advance their careers in a global environment. With a strong focus on emerging technologies like generative AI and agentic AI, Accenture Spain provides ample opportunities for international hires to work on cutting-edge projects.

Industry
Consulting
Founded
1989
Employees
500,000+
Headquarters
Dublin, Ireland
In Spain
Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and 4 more

Good to know if you are moving

  • Accenture Spain has offices in Madrid, Barcelona, and other cities, with a large number of roles in technology and consulting.
  • The company offers a global career framework, making it easier for international hires to transfer between countries.
  • Accenture is known for its strong focus on learning and development, with extensive training programs and certifications.
  • Many roles in Spain are bilingual, requiring both Spanish and English, but some positions are open to English-only speakers.
  • Accenture provides visa sponsorship and relocation support for qualified international candidates.

In their own words

About the company & team

Accenture, recognized as a Great Place To Work®, is a leading global professional services company that helps major businesses, public administrations, and other organizations around the world develop their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth, and improve services for citizens, creating tangible value at speed and scale.

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world's leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services-creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world's leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

Visit us at www.accenture.com

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We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability, military veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship, or any other legally protected status. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.

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