Working student IT engineering

We are 50Hertz - one of the four transmission system operators (TSO) in Germany. Together with the Belgian electricity grid operator Elia (Brussels), we form the internationally active Elia Group. At 50Hertz, over 2,100 employees ensure that electricity flows over long distances reliably, with minimal loss, and optimally managed. As a TSO, we play a central role in the implementation of the energy transition from a technical and economic perspective, acting as a facilitator. Our goal is to integrate 100 percent renewable energy into the grid and system securely and affordably by 2032., * 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., No prior professional experience required - curiosity and a willingness to learn are what matter most. Wir bieten

• Interessante und fordernde Aufgaben mit Verantwortung

• Mitarbeitendenrestaurant, in dem täglich frisch gekocht wird

• Kostenfreie Getränke (Kaffee, Kakao, Tee, Wasser)

• Zentrale Lage direkt am Berliner Hbf.

• Wertvolle Praxiserfahrung sammeln

• Mobiles Arbeiten

• Nach Absprache die Möglichkeit, eine Abschlussarbeit vorzubereiten und zu schreiben

• Wöchentliche Arbeitszeit von 10 bis zu 20 Stunden (37 Stunden bei einem Praktikum)

• Kollegiales Umfeld, das deine Stärken fördert

• Faire Vergütung und Sozialleistungen

• Ausstattung mit Laptop

• Volle Flexibilität im Hinblick auf deine Studien- und Prüfungspläne

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.

• Currently enrolled in computer science, IT, or a related field,
• 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,
• Any prior exposure to Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk, Loki, or similar tools is a bonus - but not required,
• Very good English skills (B2), both written and spoken.