Domain Consultant
Persistent Systems · State of Mahārāshtra, India
Persistent Systems · State of Mahārāshtra, India
**Job Description** **About Persistent** We are an AI-led, platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what’s next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world, including 20 Fortune 50 companies and 4 of the 5 top banks in both the US and India, and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem. Our disruptor’s mindset, commitment to client success, and agility to thrive in the dynamic environment have enabled us to sustain our growth momentum. Persistent has been recognized across top industry platforms for innovation, leadership, and inclusion. We reported $1,654.4M FY26 revenue with 17.4% Y-o-Y growth. We have delivered 24 sequential quarters of growth with $436.0M in Q4 FY26 revenue, up 3.2% Q-o-Q and 16.2% Y-o-Y growth. Our 27,500+ global team members, located in 18 countries, have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries. We have been recognized as the Fastest Growing IT Services Brand Globally in the 2026 Brand Finance IT Services 25 Report. We named a Leader in the Everest Group Private Equity (PE) Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2026 and Software Product Engineering PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2026. **About Position:** We are looking for an experienced Knowledge Graph Engineer to design, build, and operate the entity resolution and graph layer that connects multimodal data pipelines. The ideal candidate will work closely with Computer Vision, ML, Platform, and Data Engineering teams to connect entities from text, images, geospatial data, and structured sources into a unified knowledge graph that powers downstream products and workflows. - **Role: Domain Consultant** - **Location: Pune, Mumbai, Nagpur** - **Experience: 15 to 20 years** - **Job Type: Full-Time Employment** **What You'll Do:** - Implement and evolve graph schemas and entity models for people, locations, organizations, images, and events. - Build and maintain entity resolution pipelines that reconcile entities across NLP, Computer Vision, and structured data sources. - Develop ingestion pipelines that write resolved entities into graph platforms such as ArangoDB, Spanner Graph, and BigQuery Graph. - Contribute to cross-modal linkage between text, images, and geospatial data, including confidence scoring and provenance tracking. - Collaborate with Computer Vision engineers to integrate visual entity outputs into the graph layer. - Help build graph-backed APIs and services used by downstream products and workflows. - Write tests, participate in design discussions, and support improvements in data quality and pipeline reliability. - Work closely with ML, Platform, and Data Engineering teams to deliver scalable graph-based solutions. **Expertise You'll Bring:** - 12+ years of professional software engineering experience. - Strong proficiency in Python and at least one typed language such as Java, Go, C#, or TypeScript. - Hands-on experience with graph databases or graph processing frameworks including ArangoDB, Neo4j, TigerGraph, JanusGraph, NetworkX, or similar technologies. - Strong understanding of graph modeling, graph architectures, and knowledge graph implementation. - Solid understanding of SQL and core data modeling concepts including keys, normalization, joins, and indexing. - Familiarity with semantic modeling and schema design concepts such as RDF, OWL, Property Graphs, and JSON-LD. - Experience with entity resolution, record linkage, deduplication, and data reconciliation techniques. - Experience developing and maintaining data ingestion and processing pipelines. - Hands-on experience with cloud platforms, preferably GCP services such as Spanner, BigQuery, and Cloud Run. - Experience implementing data quality checks, testing data pipelines, and leveraging observability tools. - Exposure to search, ranking, retrieval-based systems, and information discovery platforms. - Experience working with Computer Vision, NLP, geospatial data, or multimodal systems. - Understanding of confidence scoring, provenance tracking, and cross-modal data linkage. - Strong knowledge of API development and graph-backed services. - Good knowledge of tools such as JIRA and Confluence. - Good understanding of Agile methodologies and a proven ability to prioritize effectively. - Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills. - Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams across ML, Data Engineering, and Platform Engineering domains. **Benefits:** - Competitive salary and benefits package - Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications - Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies - Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards - Annual health check-ups - Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents **Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment:** Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds. - We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles. - Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities. - If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment **Let’s unleash yo