Working student IT engineering (f/m/d)

50Hertz Transmission GmbH – a company of the European Elia Group • Berlin • Students

• Heidestraße 2, 10557 Berlin
• For the next possible date
• Job ID: 10957

Join our Observability team as a working student. Gain hands-on experience with modern monitoring tools, support stable platforms, and grow your engineering skills – curiosity beats experience.

What you'll be doing

• Help maintain and operate our observability platform including Grafana dashboards, Prometheus metrics, Splunk, Loki, and Seq log management,
• Support onboarding of new teams – guide colleagues through our monitoring setup and best practices,
• Provide first-level user support for the observability stack: answer questions, troubleshoot issues, and escalate when needed,
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of dashboards, alerting rules, and log pipelines,
• Assist with documentation – keep runbooks, how-to guides, and tool wikis up to date,
• Explore and evaluate new features in our tooling, propose enhancements, and help test changes,
• Work alongside engineers on day-to-day infrastructure and monitoring tasks in a Linux environment.

What you bring

• Currently enrolled in computer science, IT, or a related field,
• Enrollment in a degree program intended to continue in parallel with this role over the coming semesters,
• Basic Linux knowledge (navigating the terminal, reading logs, understanding processes),
• Genuine interest in monitoring, infrastructure, or DevOps topics,
• Good communication skills – able to explain technical topics to non-technical colleagues,
• Structured and reliable work style, comfortable working independently on clearly scoped tasks,
• Any prior exposure to Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk, Loki, or similar tools is a bonus – but not required,

**Near‐native English proficiency (C1), both written and spoken, required for daily technical discussions and documentation.**
**This position is intentionally scoped as a learning and support role for enrolled students and is not suited for candidates seeking senior responsibility, system ownership, or full‐time equivalence.**
**Complex design decisions, architectural responsibility, and independent production changes remain with full‐time engineers.**
**Deep production ownership or long‐term operational responsibility is not expected.**
No prior professional experience required – curiosity and a willingness to learn are what matter most.

What you get

• Hands-on experience with a modern, production observability stack used by real engineering teams,
• Mentorship from experienced engineers in monitoring and infrastructure,
• Flexible working hours that fit around your studies (approx. 20 hrs/week),
• The opportunity to take ownership of sub-projects and see your contributions in production,
• A collaborative team that takes learning seriously.

Who are we?

As one of the four transmission grid operators in Germany, 50Hertz is responsible for high-voltage power transmission; control at this level is decisive for the stability of the grid and to ensure a secure electricity supply in Germany and Europe. We are part of a European grid association, working closely with colleagues throughout Europe. 50Hertz is part of a European company, working alongside Belgian grid operator Elia in the Elia Group. We work together closely in many key areas. Individual activities such as IT or purchasing are organised at the group level, which means that in these areas colleagues from Elia and 50Hertz work in a team from both Berlin and Brussels.

• Innovative
  We are driving the energy transition forward with pioneering technologies and creative solutions. We are already thinking beyond today and are ready to take new paths.
• Diverse
  We have people from different cultures and with diverse talents working together to achieve great things. We view diversity in all its dimensions as an opportunity.
• Responsible
  We are responsible for ensuring a reliable supply of electricity and the sustainable expansion of the electricity grid. In order to master this task, it is a matter of course for us to take responsibility for one another.
• Communal
  Our strong community and valuable cooperation ensure the success of our mission. That is why we actively promote the individual strengths and interests of our employees and support their personal development.

What are the benefits of working for 50Hertz?

• Interesting and challenging tasks with responsibility
• Friendly environment that fosters your strengths
• Fair remuneration and a wide range of social benefits
• Get equipped with a laptop / headset
• Gain valuable work experience
• Mobile work
• Option to write a thesis
• Weekly working hours of up to 20 hours (37 hours for an internship)
• Full flexibility regarding your studies and exam schedules
• Employee restaurant with freshly cooked meals every day
• Free beverages (coffee, cocoa, tea, water)
• Central location directly at Berlin main station

A job with a future

Towards a successful energy transition in a sustainable world

As one of the four transmission grid operators in Germany, 50Hertz is responsible for high-voltage power transmission; control at this level is decisive for the stability of the grid and to ensure a secure electricity supply in Germany and Europe. We are part of a European grid association, working closely with colleagues throughout Europe. 50Hertz is part of a European company, working alongside Belgian grid operator Elia in the Elia Group. We work together closely in many key areas. Individual activities such as IT or purchasing are organised at the group level, which means that in these areas colleagues from Elia and 50Hertz work in a team from both Berlin and Brussels.

Contact

Tatjana Schwappach – Recruiter
Please mention the job ID in the subject line of your e-mail when enquiring about this job.
work@50hertz.com

Application now

Please do not hesitate to apply, even if you do not match the competence profile 1:1 in all points.

Active support
We welcome applications from people with disabilities. The 50Hertz Disabled Persons Representative (SBV) (sbv@50hertz.com) will be glad to advise you confidentially, including on the accessibility of our workplaces. If you would like to mention your (severe) disability already in the appli­cation form and/or your appli­cation, we will forward your appli­cation to the SBV so that they can actively support your application from the beginning.

I am shaping the energy transition, here and now!

50Hertz Transmission GmbH – a company of the European Elia Group
Heidestraße 2 | 10557 Berlin
www.50hertz.com