
Working Student (f/m/d) - Offensive Security Testing / Penetration Testing
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Job description
SAP published this listing. We've added our own working-student context below — what this role means for your weekly hours, take-home pay and student visa as a student in Walldorf, Germany.
Description provided by SAP
At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.
What You'll Build
We are searching for the right candidate for a support role within the Offensive Testing team. Students can get insights into how security testing is done at SAP. Tasks in this role tend to be very flexible, from helping in a test to improving the reporting functionalities in Jira, from building up / hardening new machines in our testing stack to collecting and preparing evidence for audits or the creation of documents.
What You Bring
- Student (f/m/d) at a university or a university of applied sciences
- Preferred fields of study: Cybersecurity, Computer Sciences
- Computer skills: Java/Python, Linux, Jira, Network Security is a plus
- Language skills: German + English
- Working from WDF office once a week would be beneficial, especially in the beginning
- Soft skills: Team Player, Organized, Reliable, Self-Learning
The Offensive Security Team is part of SAP's Product Security organization. Our team complements SAP's cyber defense capabilities and strategy by leading SAP's central Penetration Testing and Red Teaming operations. The Mission is to be the core provider for Offensive Tests within SAP. We are an international team across 3 continents.
Your set of application documents should contain a cover letter, a resume in table form, school leaving certificates, certificate of enrollment, current university transcript of records, copies of any academic degrees already earned, and if available, references from former employers (including internships). Please also describe your experience and skills in foreign languages and computer programs / programming languages.
This is a SAP global, strategic, paid working student position that provides students with opportunities to find purpose in their careers.
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Bring out your best
SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.
We win with inclusion
SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.
SAP is committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provides accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: [email protected].
For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.
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Requisition ID: 452658 | Work Area: Information Technology | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Student | Employment Type: Limited Part Time | Additional Locations:
Working student essentials
What this Tech working student role in Walldorf means for you — the weekly-hours rules, social-contribution perks, and what international students should check before applying.
Weekly hours
Working students may work up to 20 hours a week during the semester and full-time during the breaks. Staying within this keeps your student status and the Werkstudent benefits.
Working student rulesSocial contributions
Under the Werkstudentenprivileg you're exempt from health, care and unemployment insurance contributions — only pension insurance applies. That leaves more net pay than a regular job.
Check your insuranceInternational students
Non-EU students can work 140 full or 280 half days per year (raised from 120/240 in March 2024). A working student contract usually fits within this — confirm the exact limits printed on your residence permit.
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