Working Student (m/f/d) - Data Security

Iochpe-Maxion is in constant motion. There are more than 100 years of entrepreneurship and innovation always focused on people. People are the center of our organization, so we want to have the best with us.

Working Student (m/f/d) – Data Security Posture Initiative

Location: Hybrid preferred (Königswinter) — remote within Germany possible with occasional on‑site workshops

Department: Corporate Information Security (GRC)

Start: Immediately

Working hours: Flexible student schedule (up to 20 hours per week).

Duration: Minimum 12 months

Thesis Option: Possible (Bachelor/Master)

About The Role

As part of Maxion’s Data Security Posture initiative, we are undertaking a strategic effort to understand, classify, and protect unstructured data stored across our global collaboration and file platforms.

As a Working Student, you are not expected to have prior experience with data security, we will provide guidance, training, and support. This role is designed as a learning opportunity within a real enterprise environmentWe are looking for a motivated Working Student to support our Information Security team in designing and implementing classification logic, enabling automated controls, and collaborating with business functions to shape data governance and protection policies.

You will be directly involved in hands-on security engineering activities, workshops with business stakeholders, and the development of data classification models and logic — including metadata-based automation.

This is an excellent opportunity for students in Computer Science, Information Security, Data Science, or Applied AI who want to apply their academic knowledge to real-world enterprise security challenges.

Your Responsibilities

You will work closely with our Information Security function, data custodians, and our external technology partners.

Technical Responsibilities

• Develop and refine classification logic and models for unstructured data across File servers, OneDrive, Teams, SharePoint, and Outlook.
• Build metadata-driven classification rules and contribute to model-based detection improvements.
• Collaborate with our 3rd‑party provider to align classification approaches and validate model effectiveness.
  
  

Governance & Collaboration

• Facilitate workshops with business and functional representatives to:
• Identify data custodians
• Understand data flows, business processes, and evaluate residual risk
• Define and agree resulting Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies
• Discuss social sharing concepts (Teams, SharePoint, external sharing)
• Support data retention and lifecycle policy definition
• Document policies, findings, procedures, and decisions in a clear and structured manner.
  

Your Profile

Ideally Studying

You are a good fit if you are studying in one of the following fields and want to strengthen your practical experience:

• Computer Science or related technical fields
• Business Informatics with technical focus
• Information Security / Cybersecurity
• Data Science / Applied AI
  
  

Skills & Interests

• Interest in information security, data protection, or data governance and these topics relate to business processes and decisions
• Strong analytical thinking and attention to detail
• Good working English skills required
  
  

Working Model

• Hybrid preferred (Königswinter) for collaboration with the Information Security and IT teams
• Flexible student‑friendly schedule aligned with academic commitments.
• Remote within Germany possible, with occasional travel for on‑site workshops if required
  
  

What We Offer

• Deep exposure to modern Data Security Posture Management concepts
• Hands-on experience with enterprise-class tooling (Varonis DSPM, Purview DLP, MS Cloud)
• Collaboration with security specialists and business stakeholders
• A structured learning path to build foundational skills in data security, classification, and governanceOpportunity to shape policies, frameworks, and classification logic from the ground up
• Potential to combine the role with a Bachelor/Master thesis
• A supportive, cross-functional environment with real-world security impact
  
  

Join us and become part of our global success story!

Equal Opportunity Statement

Iochpe-Maxion maintains a written and widely distributed policy on equal employment opportunity. The company recruits, hires, trains, promotes, administers policies, bases decisions and conducts all personnel activities without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability (to the extent an undue hardship is not imposed), status as a covered veteran or other legally protected status, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.