Working Student – Application & Infrastructure Security (DevSecOps)

Responsibilities

/ Tasks We are looking for a motivated working student (f/m/d) to join the GEA Digital security team and help shape the security posture of our digital platforms across the Digi. Hub. You will work hands-on with our security platform (Aikido), modern DevOps tooling, and cutting-edge topics like Agentic AI and AI-powered penetration testing — while collaborating with DevOps, InfoSec, ITSec and application owners across divisions.

Security Research, Planning & Implementation: Drive software (application and infrastructure) security research and implementation using Aikido , the security platform for GEA Digital, including analysis of Info. Sec security reports Stakeholder Coordination: Support coordination with the DevOps team, solution/application owners, Info.

Sec, ITSec and the CAF team to deliver the Digi. Hub / cross-divisional security strategy framework Security Posture Ownership: Co-own the security posture for the Aikido organizations (Eureka, IIoT, Digi. Hub) Daily Security Operations: Perform daily checks on security dashboards, PR gates, and SLA management for issues in your responsible workspaces Tooling Development: Develop and test security tools, applications and scripts to enable security assessments for responsible teams and applications Project Support Support the adoption of the Digi.

Hub-wide Security Strategy Framework Contribute to the AI-Pentest Development Tool initiative SIEM Integration for SoC Team Your Learning Curve Agentic AI secure development Red teaming and offensive security Designing secure systems architecture Hands-on Azure cloud security experience with microservices and scalable infrastructure (AKS) Your Profile / Qualifications Enrollment Actively enrolled as a degree-seeking student at a state-recognized university in Germany (proof of enrollment required) Field of Study MS in Computer Science / Engineering — a major in Computer Networking and Security or a related field is preferable Skills & Tools Solid knowledge of core CS areas: Data Structures & Algorithms, Computer Networks, Operating Systems, DBMS and Computer Security Strong understanding of OOP concepts, system design and distributed systems Knowledge of at least one public cloud platform ( Azure preferred ) Working proficiency (reading, understanding, writing) in at least one modern programming language Good to have: understanding of IIoT security standards ( IEC 62443 ) and GDPR compliance Plus: experience with the DevOps/SRE toolchain (Argo CD, Loki, GitHub Actions, Grafana, Prometheus, etc.)

Plus: foundational understanding of Agentic and Generative AI Languages Strong English speaking and writing skills ( C1 minimum , required); German is a plus What We Offer Real ownership of security topics in a production* cloud environment Mentorship in offensive security, secure architecture and AI-driven security tooling Flexible working hours compatible with your studies.

Exposure to cross-divisional security strategy in a global industrial company Did we spark your interest? Then please click apply above to access our guided application process.