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Your work will focus on reliable, friendly and structured support for end users in an international research environment.\n\n- Independent processing of IT support requests via ticket system\n- Providing first- and second-level support for users of Windows, macOS and Linux client systems\n- Analysis and resolution of typical faults related to client systems, user accounts, permissions, software, network access and peripheral devices\n- Supporting users with standard workplace applications, institute-specific software, collaboration tools and IT services\n- Installing, configuring, deploying and maintaining desktops, laptops, workstations and mobile devices\n- Supporting onboarding and offboarding processes, including account setup, authorisations, workstation preparation and user guidance\n- Troubleshooting and resolving issues related to printers, scanners, meeting room equipment and other workplace IT services\n- Supporting the lifecycle management of client hardware and software, including inventory, rollout, replacement and decommissioning\n- Qualified forwarding of more complex technical issues to the appropriate infrastructure, network or scientific IT specialists, including preliminary analysis\n- Maintaining clear documentation, knowledge base articles, FAQs and standard support procedures\n- Collaborating on IT projects and process improvements\n\n### Your profile\n\nYou have completed vocational training as an IT specialist for system integration, a comparable IT qualification, or have equivalent practical experience in IT support. Lateral entry is possible if you have relevant practical experience, strong motivation and a clear service-oriented mindset.\n\nIdeally, you bring several of the following skills and qualities:\n\n- Good knowledge of at least one common operating system, ideally Windows, macOS or Linux, and willingness to develop knowledge across all three platforms\n- Initial experience in IT support, service desk or workplace IT\n- Experience with standard workplace IT hardware, including laptops, desktops, monitors, docking stations, printers and peripherals\n- Basic understanding of networks, including TCP/IP, Wi-Fi, VPN, DNS and DHCP\n- Experience with user account administration, ideally in an Active Directory or comparable identity management environment\n- Familiarity with ticketing systems and structured IT support processes\n- Strong service orientation and a friendly, patient and professional communication style\n- Ability to explain technical topics clearly to non-technical users\n- Independent, reliable and well-organised working style\n- Ability to keep an overview even when dealing with multiple support requests\n- Willingness to document work clearly and follow defined processes\n- Good English skills and the ability to understand English-language technical documentation\n\n**Experience in one or more of the following areas would be an advantage:**\n\n- Endpoint management or software deployment tools\n- Remote support tools\n- Basic scripting or automation\n- ITIL-based service management\n- Work in a scientific, academic or international environment\n\n### We offer\n\nYou can expect a varied and responsible role in an international scientific environment. You will become part of a motivated IT team and will work closely with researchers, technical staff and administrative departments.\n\nWe offer:\n\n- A diverse and meaningful workplace in a leading research institute\n- A small IT team with short decision-making paths\n- Intensive training and support during the onboarding phase\n- A high degree of independence within a cooperative team environment\n- No shift work and no regular on-call duty\n- Opportunities to contribute to the improvement of IT services and support processes\n- Development opportunities within the IT department\n- Remuneration according to qualifications and experience in accordance with the collective agreement for the public service, TVöD\n- Social benefits in line with public sector employment\n\nThe Max Planck Society has set itself the goal of employing more people with severe disabilities. Applications from people with severe disabilities are expressly welcome. If you have any questions about severe disabilities, please contact [sbv@mpia.de](https://mailto:sbv@mpia.de) and for questions about equal opportunities, please contact the equal opportunities officer at [equality@mpia.de.](https://mailto:equality@mpia.de)\n\nHave we sparked your interest? Then we look forward to receiving your complete application. 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About the job

The world's most critical--and at risk--business applications have been neglected for far too long. Onapsis eliminates this blind spot by providing cybersecurity solutions dedicated to business-critical applications. Whether running on-premises, in the cloud, or a hybrid environment, Onapsis helps nearly 30% of the Forbes Global 100 understand the threats and risks across their SAP and Oracle landscapes.

We are looking for self-motivated and enthusiastic Software Engineer in Test who wants to make an impact in the cybersecurity space by continuing to advance, maintain, and enhance our platform features in the areas of application security testing for SAP applications, including the ability to review third-party custom code and transports, and automatic remediation for common code errors.

What you will be doing, your legacy:

Working with leadership, product management, engineering, and the Onapsis research team. You will design, implement, and execute test procedures to ensure software features work as intended. Focused on automation and advancing automation capabilities, you will also design, build, and use test automation and build automation to ensure our software always fulfills business solution requirements to protect our customers. Work collaboratively as part of a software engineer team aligned with cybersecurity researchers and product managers to iterate toward product definition and realization. Additionally, you will be working with the Architecture team to take the platform to the next level of maturity in terms of technologies, quality, and architecture design while advancing our quality engineering processes to deliver high-quality products and services.

Requirements:

2+ years of professional software engineering experience
2+ years of programming experience with Python, Java and or JavaScript
Bachelor's Degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science or related field, or relevant work experience.
Experience with test automation frameworks such as Cypress or Selenium.
Experience with tracking and testing tools, including Test Case Management, Project
Planning Tools and Issue Tracking
Experience with databases, ORM frameworks (e.g., Hibernate), and building automation tools such as Ant and Maven
Experience testing APIs (REST, GraphQL) with tools such as Postman
Experience developing in Linux environment
Knowledge of test-driven development (TDD), CI / CD tooling, and Agile methodologies
Experience troubleshooting production environments using observability and monitoring tools

Desired skills or interests in:

Container technology, i.e., Docker, Kubernetes
Security software development best practices
Cloud-native application development and Cloud Technologies
Knowledge of test-driven development (TDD), CI / CD tooling, and Agile methodologies
Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
Experience with distributed computing and enterprise-wide systems
Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior management to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy
Experience influencing software engineers' best practices within your team

What we offer:

A role in shaping the future of protecting the most critical applications that run the world's business and a career that grows as the company grows.
A unique culture of high achievement and teamwork.
Supportive and humble colleagues are the space's top problem solvers and innovators.
Financial security through competitive compensation and incentives.

Location:

The location for this role is Heidelberg. This is a hybrid role, so candidates must be commutable to Heidelberg.

About Onapsis:

Onapsis protects the business applications that run the global economy. The Onapsis Platform delivers vulnerability management, change assurance, and continuous compliance for business applications from leading vendors such as SAP, Oracle, and others. The Onapsis Platform is powered by the Onapsis Research Labs, the team responsible for the discovery and mitigation of more than 1,000 zero-day vulnerabilities in business applications.

Onapsis is headquartered in Boston, MA, with offices in Heidelberg, Germany and Buenos Aires, Argentina, and proudly serves hundreds of the world's leading brands, including close to 30% of the Forbes Global 100, six of the top 10 automotive companies, five of the top 10 chemical companies, four of the top 10 technology companies, and three of the top 10 oil and gas companies.

For more information, connect with Onapsis on LinkedIn or visit https://www.onapsis.com.

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About the job

The world’s most critical--and at risk--business applications have been neglected for far too long. Onapsis eliminates this blind spot by providing cybersecurity solutions dedicated to business-critical applications. Whether running on premises, in the cloud, or in a hybrid environment, Onapsis helps nearly 30% of the Forbes Global 100 understand the threats and risks across their SAP and Oracle landscapes.

We are seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join our mission-driven team. This role is ideal for experienced data engineers with a proven track record in architecting scalable data pipelines, leveraging cloud technologies, and contributing to high-impact cybersecurity solutions. You will be responsible for building high-performance ETL frameworks, optimizing data platforms, and contributing directly to the enhancement of our customers' threat detection, response, and remediation capabilities.

What you will be doing, your legacy:

You will be working directly with company Principal Engineers evaluating, scoping, proposing, and building features to fulfill business solution requirements to protect our customers. You will play a direct role in laying the technical foundation for a new product offering. Additionally, you will be working with Engineering and DevOps to deliver high-quality products and services while also working closely with security and IT professionals to ensure safe and secure best practices are followed.

Responsibilities:

Architect and Design Scalable Data Solutions: Design/develop/maintain Data lakehouse solutions (Iceberg/Delta Lake /Hudi) applying industry best practices and structuring / optimizing the data according to data access patterns.
Data Pipeline Development: Implement ETL/ELT pipelines using cloud technologies (Spark / pySpark / Glue, Kinesis Streams / Iceberg) to load the data into a Lakehouse for both efficient ML processing and UI reporting.
Implement data models and data processing frameworks (Spark, Kafka, Snowflake) to ingest, transform, and load large datasets into Data Lakehouse techs (Apache Iceberg, Apache Delta Lake or Apache Hudi), ensuring high availability and reliability of data.
Advanced Data Integration: Develop solutions that integrate multiple data sources into Snowflake or similar data warehouses to enable real-time analytics and reporting across dashboards.
AI/ML Integration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to co-develop AI-driven features identifying patterns and anomalies in client data using AI/ML technologies (python).
Compliance and Security: Ensure compliance with industry standards and secure best practices (SOX, SOC 1/2), by implementing data governance frameworks, monitoring data pipelines, and optimizing cloud database architectures to protect sensitive information.
Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with stakeholders, including analysts, engineers, and product managers, to understand their data needs, propose solutions, and drive data-driven decision-making by delivering actionable insights.
Data Infrastructure Monitoring: Continuously monitor, troubleshoot, and enhance data pipelines, leveraging CI/CD tools (Docker, Jenkins, GitHub Actions) and orchestrating workflows using Apache Airflow to maintain operational efficiency.
Leadership and Mentorship: Provide hands-on mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineers, including code reviews and architecture discussions.
Documentation and Governance: Establish comprehensive documentation for data architecture, governance, and processes to ensure scalability, compliance, and security.

Qualifications:

5+ years of proven experience as a Data Engineer or in a similar role with a deep understanding of data architecture and cloud-based ETL/ELT frameworks.
Strong experience with AWS (preferably) or Azure , particularly with Glue, EMR, S3, Lambda. Databricks, Snowflake, Synapse experience is a bonus.
Proficiency in big data technologies such as Apache Spark, Kafka, Hadoop, and Databricks for distributed data processing.
Proficiency with Python libraries for data processing and ML (e.g., Pandas, NumPy, Polars, Scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow).
Hands-on experience in building real-time data processing and AI/ML-driven analytics solutions (SageMaker, Bedrock, NLP, Power BI).
Ability to architect and manage data lakehouse solutions (Iceberg / Delta Lake / Hudi) or classic warehouse solutions (Redshift, Snowflake).
Familiarity with compliance and audit requirements (SOX, SOC 1/2, GDPR) and implementing data governance and security frameworks.
Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on data integrity, scalability, and performance optimization.
Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Docker) and data orchestration platforms (Apache Airflow).

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with advanced data architecture principles (medallion architecture, materialized views, task scheduling).
Experience using BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) for real-time analytics and operational reporting

What we offer:

A role in shaping the future of protecting the most critical applications that run the world's business and a career that grows as the company grows.
A unique culture of high achievement and teamwork.
Supportive and humble colleagues are the space's top problem solvers and innovators.
Financial security through competitive compensation and incentives.

The location for this role is Heidelberg. This is a hybrid role, so candidates must be commutable to Heidelberg.

About Onapsis:

Onapsis is headquartered in Boston, MA, with egional offices in Heidelberg, Germany; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Texas, USA, and now in Bucharest, Romania; and proudly serves hundreds of the world’s leading brands, including close to 30% of the Forbes Global 100, six of the top 10 automotive companies, five of the top 10 chemical companies, four of the top 10 technology companies, and three of the top 10 oil and gas companies.

For more information, connect with Onapsis on LinkedIn or visit https://www.onapsis.com.

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