Graph Database Expert and Architect - Neo4j (Azure)

Graph Database Expert andamp; Architect - Neo4j (Azure) *Role:* Design and own the enterprise Neo4j graph platform on Azure, including ontology, retrieval, operations, and cost governance. *Key responsibilities:* - Design graph ontology, domain model, node/relationship schema, constraints, and data-quality rules in Neo4j. - Build Cypher-based retrieval, multi-hop traversal, path expansion, and graphRAG patterns for enterprise AI use cases. - Define indexing strategy-property, full-text, and vector indexes-to optimize latency and retrieval accuracy. - Parse structured and unstructured sources into entities, relationships, and traversable knowledge graphs. - Establish an operations framework on Azure: ingestion pipelines, schema versioning, monitoring, backup/HA, security, performance tuning, and deployment standards. - Deploy and operate Neo4j on Azure (AuraDB or Azure VM/container-based Neo4j), integrating with Azure AI Search, Azure OpenAI, Azure Data Factory, Azure Functions, Key Vault, and Entra ID. - Optimize Azure compute, storage, networking, licensing, and query costs; provide deployment and FinOps recommendations. *Must-have skills:* Neo4j, Cypher, graph modelling/ontology, Graph Data Science, vector search, multi-hop querying, Python, Azure data/AI services, performance tuning, and Azure cost optimization. *Nice-to-have:* GraphRAG, LLM orchestration, knowledge-graph extraction, Azure DevOps, enterprise data governance, and FinOps. ..... full job details .....