Taxonomy Specialist

Job ID: 2614234

Location: Washington, DC, US

Date Posted: 2026-07-02

Category: Information Technology

Subcategory: Data Governance

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No

Minimum Clearance Required: None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Public Trust

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_REMOTE

Description

SAIC is looking for a Taxonomy Specialist to help confer with GAO staff to apply GAO Product Taxonomy terms that describe the topical focus of individual products (audit reports, testimonies, legal decisions, and special publications)

• Implement decisions about term assignments made during discussions with GAO subject matter experts
• Apply judgment to edge cases where standard term assignments are ambiguous or where new subject areas have emerged
• Notify GAO when taxonomy term information is missing, incorrect, or inconsistent and update as appropriate
• Perform data entry and quality assurance for taxonomy fields across multiple designated GAO systems
• Maintain accuracy and consistency of taxonomy records in PoolParty and USOrg, GAO's primary taxonomy management systems
• Support maintenance and expansion of taxonomies as needed to facilitate topical access to GAO products, internal materials, and other content
• Assist in maintaining and expanding the GAO Product Taxonomy to include sub-topics and product types not currently covered, such as decisions and other legal products
• Advise on and assist in creating SOP documents to accurately reflect taxonomy system changes
• Manipulate taxonomies to produce reports, specialized lists, and other output as requested

Qualifications

Required:

• BS and 2 years experience (4 years experience in lieu of degree)
• Ability to obtain and maintain a public trust requiring U.S. Citizenship.
• Demonstrated experience in taxonomy management, controlled vocabulary development, or knowledge organization
• Familiarity with thesaurus construction standards or subject classification systems (e.g., ANSI/NISO Z39.19, Library of Congress Subject Headings, or similar)
• Strong analytical and judgment skills for applying and interpreting subject terms across diverse content types
• Excellent written communication and interpersonal skills for working directly with GAO subject matter experts
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 (Outlook, Word, Excel)
• Attention to detail and comfort with structured data entry and QA workflows

Desired:

• Experience with PoolParty or similar enterprise taxonomy/thesaurus management platforms
• Familiarity with GAO's subject taxonomy structure and product types (audit, legal, special publications)
• Background in library science, information science, or a related field (MLS/MLIS or equivalent experience)

Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.


SAIC is a premier technology integrator providing full life cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC is Redefining Ingenuity through its deep customer and domain knowledge to enable the delivery of systems engineering and integration offerings for large, complex projects. SAIC's approximately 15,000 employees are driven by integrity and mission focus to serve customers in the U.S. federal government. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $4.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see .