Working Student – IT Security

ABOUT UTIMACO

Utimaco is a worldwide supplier of professional cyber-security solutions and is based in Aachen, Germany. Since 1983, Utimaco develops hardware security modules and compliance solutions for telecommunication provider regulations. Utimaco is a world-market leader in both segments. Customers and parters of Utimaco in all parts of the world trust the company's long-term, proven reliability and investments protection, as well as its many certified IT security standards. Utimaco stands for recognizes product quality, user-friendly software, excellent support and trusted high security-made in Germany. 

To further strengthen our Corporate Unit we are looking for a:   Working Student – IT Security

Your tasks:

About the role:

Utimaco’s Trust-as-a-Service business provides cloud-based cryptographic and trust services to customers around the world. Security is a core part of how we design, operate and continuously improve these services.

As a Working Student in IT Security, you will work closely with our Security Operations and Service Operations teams and gain hands-on experience in vulnerability management, security tooling and the implementation of security solutions in a real production environment.

You will support the team with analysing security findings, improving our security tooling and automating security-related operational tasks. The role is well suited to someone who wants to build practical cybersecurity experience alongside their studies.


Activities:

  • Support the Security Operations team with triaging, analysing and investigating vulnerabilities.
  • Support the Operations team with deploying, maintaining and automating existing and new security solutions.
  • Help identify and evaluate open-source security tools that could improve our security posture.
  • Assist with testing and integrating security tooling into our Trust-as-a-Service environments.
  • Support the documentation and continuous improvement of security processes and technical solutions.
  • Work together with Security, Operations and Engineering teams on day-to-day security topics.

Your profile:

  • Enrolled student in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity or a comparable technical field.
  • Interest in cybersecurity.
  • Basic understanding of Linux and networking.
  • Comfortable communicating in English in an international team.
  • Ability to work independently and solve technical problems using your own understanding and judgement.
  • Ideally, some basic knowledge of programming, Ansible, Docker and vulnerability management.

We offer you:

  • An open and friendly corporate culture characterized by constructive and collaborative interaction
  • Early risers and night owls - thanks to a flexible working model you can organise your working day yourself
  • We also support you privately - benefit from special payments or additional vacation days on anniversaries or other special occasions
  • Utimaco is growing and living diversity! Our global team includes colleagues from 42 nationalities and 45 different languages spoken

DO YOU FEEL ADDRESSED?

Then we look forward to receiving your detailed application stating your earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations.

Apply