Location
Schönbeinstraße 5-6
74076 Heilbronn
74076 Heilbronn
Junior Cloud Engineer - STACKIT Cloud-Accelerator Program (Start 01.10.2026) (m/f/d)
Employment Area
IT - Cloud ServicesLevel
Entry-level professionalWorking Model
Full-timeReference ID
3305
Schwarz Digits creates the technological foundation for digital sovereignty in Europe. As the IT and digital division of the Schwarz Group, we develop and manage the IT infrastructures for the retail divisions Lidl and Kaufland, as well as Schwarz Production and PreZero. At the same time, we operate as an independent provider in the external market to support companies across Europe in their digital transformation. We bundle our core services in the areas of Cloud, Cyber Security, Data & AI, Communication, and Workspace.
Join us and contribute to digital sovereignty in Europe. With us, you will work at the intersection of agility and security: You will benefit from fast decision-making processes, enjoy genuine creative freedom in your projects, and be able to build upon the stable foundation of the Schwarz Group.
Do you want to take the cloud world by storm with us and shape the future of Europe with us? Great! Then Schwarz Digits Cloud - STACKIT is the right place for you. Our vision is ambitious: An independent Europe - digital, leading. As a cloud and colocation provider, we build the secure infrastructure for this. With our server locations exclusively in Germany and Austria, we offer both the Schwarz Group, to which we belong, and external customers a European alternative to international cloud providers and provide our customers with comprehensive support with individual solutions.
As a committed engineer, you are part of the Product Engineering STACKIT division. This is where our products and services are developed, tested and improved.
Ready for the cloud!
More than a trainee program! From graduate to cloud professional within 9 months? With our STACKIT Cloud Accelerator Program, we make you ready for the cloud as a career starter. After the program, you will start your exciting day-to-day life in the cloud - ready, set, cloud!
This is what awaits you
- The program focus is a comprehensive onboarding in all cloud topics for the perfect start of your career at STACKIT
- The program is structured as follows:
- Arriving: 2-3 days - This is where STACKIT onboarding and kick-off involve arriving in peace and setting everything up.
- Get Ready: 6 weeks - In technical training you will get to know Go, Kubernetes, our products and the domains.
- Innovation Lab: 8 weeks - Put ideas into practice and learn agile methods directly through teamwork and pair programming.
- Grow Together: 2 days (Offsite) - Present the lab results, experience team building, a hackathon and find out about your future team assignment.
- Develop & Grow: 6 months - Experience everyday life in a team of experts. You implement projects and receive targeted further development through monthly check-ins and soft skill training.
- Finals: The successful, joint conclusion of your program.
- For us, growth is the order of the day - professionally and personally. Therefore, you will have time for training and further education to gain experience and knowledge
- Our cloud experts offer you a network that accompanies and supports you in your personal and professional development
- After completing the program, you will receive a certificate and start working as a Junior Cloud Engineer at STACKIT
- You are hired for an indefinite period from day 1 and are therefore an integral part of STACKIT
This is you
- You have successfully completed a degree in computer science or acquired a comparable qualification and are looking for a career start in the future-oriented cloud environment
- Ideally, you have already gained initial professional or internship experience in the cloud environment
- You are interested in topics ranging from operating systems to web applications and have already gained initial experience in development, preferably in Java, Go, TypeScript or Python
- You have the basics in Git, Web Development and databases
- You are enthusiastic and passionate about IT and new technologies
- You do not work according to the scheme, but are creative and put your heart into it
- You communicate confidently in English and can exchange ideas in meetings and technical discussions. Additional knowledge of German would be nice to have.
- You can participate in the training / workshops for the first 12 weeks on site (Heilbronn office).
Weiterführende Informationen
- Would you like to find out more about the position and the program? * Link to STACKIT Career Program - STACKIT Cloud Accelerator Program
Apply now and become part of the future! - Application process in three selection steps: 1st online assessment, 2nd telephone interview, 3rd selection day. The second selection step, 'Telephone interview', starts on May 15, 2026.
- The STACKIT Recruiting Team will assign you one of the predefined dates. Positive feedback after selection step 1 and 2 required.
Dates after invitation to Coding Challenge on site in Heilbronn. The dates are currently being planned
Your contact
Heiko Kiefer
Recruiter
- E-Mail:recruiting@mail.schwarz
What happens once you applied?
1
Application
We love simplicity. Apply quickly and easily digitally, even without registration.
2
Checkup
Together with the department, we take a look at your documents.
3
Interview
When you first get to know each other, the focus is on both your personality and your professional suitability.
4
Contract offer
Have we convinced each other? Then your employment contract is on its way to you digitally by e-mail.
5
Welcome
Your first day of work with is about to begin and your individual onboarding in the team begins. We look forward to seeing you!