Knowledge Engineer

At Associated Bank we strive to create an inclusive culture where different perspectives are valued and recognized as strengths critical to our success. If you thrive in an environment where your growth and development are encouraged and supported, then Associated Bank may be the right place for you.

Associated Bank requires you to directly represent yourself and your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process. Associated Bank conducts a thorough background check on all new hires.

Role Summary

As a Knowledge Engineer, you'll help build the foundation that enables data to be trusted, connected, and understood across the organization. You'll partner with business and technology teams to create shared data definitions and semantic models that improve decision-making, governance, and AI capabilities. This is an exciting opportunity to influence enterprise data strategy while growing your expertise in modern data and knowledge technologies.

Key Accountabilities

• Develop enterprise semantic models, ontologies, taxonomies, and knowledge graph structures that create consistent business meaning across data domains.

• Define and maintain enterprise business concepts, metadata standards, and data relationships to support governance and regulatory compliance.

• Align data from multiple systems by mapping technical data to shared business definitions and reusable semantic standards.

• Partner with data architecture, engineering, governance, AI, and business teams to translate business needs into scalable semantic solutions.

• Enable advanced data discovery and analytics by applying semantic web standards, graph technologies, and knowledge modeling practices.

• Support AI-ready data capabilities by designing semantic frameworks that improve context, search, and knowledge-driven insights.

• Promote enterprise data consistency by advancing metadata, lineage, and governance best practices across the organization.

Education & Experience

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Knowledge Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• 3+ years of experience with semantic technologies, data modeling, knowledge representation, graph databases, and semantic web standards.

• 3+ years of experience working with modern data platforms and collaborating across data architecture, engineering, and governance teams to deliver enterprise data solutions.

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree in Data Science or a related discipline.

• 1+ years of experience implementing or managing enterprise knowledge graph platforms or semantic technologies.

• 1+ years of experience supporting enterprise data governance, metadata management, lineage, and data quality initiatives.

• Neo4j Certified Professional certification.

• SnowPro Advanced certification.

Why You'll Love Working Here

At Associated Bank, you'll collaborate with talented professionals who are passionate about solving meaningful business challenges through innovation and teamwork. We invest in your development with opportunities to expand your technical expertise, grow your career, and make a lasting impact on enterprise data strategy. Apply today to make an impact.

We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified parties, including but not limited to people returning to the workforce, people with disabilities, those without a college degree, and veterans or those with military experience.

In addition to core traditional benefits, we take pride in offering benefits for every stage of life.

• Retirement savings including both 401(k) and Pension plans.

• Paid time off to volunteer in your community.

• Opportunities to connect with others through our diversity-focused Colleague Resource Groups.

• Competitive salaries with professional development and advancement opportunities.

• Bonus benefits including well-being programs and incentives, parental leave, an employee stock purchase plan, military benefits and much more.

• Personal banking, loan, investment and insurance benefits.

Associated Bank serves more than 120 communities throughout Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, and Missouri and we consider our colleagues critical to our continued success. See why our colleagues continually vote us a best place to work in the Midwest. Join our community on Facebook, LinkedIn and X. 

Compliance Statement

Associated Bank is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. We support a work environment where colleagues are respected and given the opportunity to perform to their fullest potential. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, among other factors.

Fully complies with all applicable enterprise policies and procedures. Acts in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations as outlined in training materials, including but not limited to Bank Secrecy Act. Responsible for reporting suspicious activity to Financial Intelligence. Responsible to report all customer complaints as prescribed and procedure violations to management or HR.

Responsible to report ethical concerns as needed to Associated Bank’s anonymous Ethics Hotline.

Associated Bank provides additional assistance throughout the application, interview and hiring process. Please contact leavesandaccommodations@associatedbank.com if you need an accommodation at any time during the process.

Associated Banc-Corp participates in the E-Verify Program. E-Verify Notice English or Spanish. Know Your Right to Work English or Spanish.

Associated Bank is Pay Transparency compliant.

The pay range represents anticipated base pay for this role. Actual pay may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, work location, skills, experience, education, and qualifications for the role.

For certain positions, total compensation may also include incentive, commission, or bonus opportunities not reflected in the posted base pay range.

$92,610.00 - $158,760.00 per year

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