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Cloud Architecture - 12 Month Internship

CompanyThe businesses of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
LocationAlgés
Work ModeOn Site
PostedMarch 25, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The intern will support the design and implementation of efficient, scalable AWS architectures for Healthcare R&D, translating complex business requirements into technical concepts. Key duties include designing high-performance cloud solutions, collaborating with global stakeholders, managing the R&D system landscape, and creating technology standards.
Internship Type
full time, part time possible
Company Size
7235
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
We are Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and its global affiliates. We are a leading global science and technology company headquartered in Germany. We are curious explorers, courageous pioneers, and ingenious inventors. Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Life Science, Healthcare, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and the planet. We believe in the positive power of science and technology. It has determined our actions since 1668 and inspires us to continue researching for a future worth living. As a family-owned company with over 350 years of experience, we stand for sustainability, responsibility, and innovative strength. We take pride in being a diverse and inclusive company that values and fosters the talents and abilities of our employees. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us. Privacy Statement: https://www.emdgroup.com/en/privacy-statement.html
About the Role

 

Work Your Magic with us!  

 

Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.  

 

United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe.

 


Your Role

Ready to shape the future? As an intern for our Healthcare Digital Data & IT R&D you will support to design efficient, scalable AWS architectures for R&D. Based on the communication with the R&D business, you will help to translate complex requirements to technical concepts. You will gain hands-on project experience, ideally with continuous deployments concepts, across the Pharmaceutical R&D value chain.

 

Key responsibilities include:

  • Designing & implementing scalable, high-performance cloud solutions.
  • Collaborating with global stakeholders including data engineers, business analysts, IT specialists and domain users to understand functional needs and ensure proper solution delivery.
  • Design & manage Healthcare R&D system landscape according to the company standards and capability maps.
  • Create technology blueprints, standards and best practices.
  • Troubleshooting & third-level support for Healthcare R&D systems.
  • Providing guidance & mentoring for team members and promoting knowledge sharing.

 

Who you are:

  • BSc or above in a relevant IT subject.
  • Knowledge or experience with Cloud Engineering.
  • Experience working with Cloud platforms.
  • Business English or above.

Desirable:

  • Cloud architecture experience.
  • Experience with container architectures, Kubernetes (esp. EKS) and Docker.
  • Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) experience based on Azure DevOps and GIT.
  • Infrastructure-as-Code experience utilizing CloudFormation and Terraform.
  • SQL skills.

 

What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!

 

Apply now and become a part of a team that is dedicated to Sparking Discovery and Elevating Humanity!

Key Skills
Cloud ArchitectureAWSScalabilityContinuous DeploymentsStakeholder CollaborationSystem Landscape ManagementTechnology BlueprintsTroubleshootingMentoringCloud EngineeringContainer ArchitecturesKubernetesEKSDockerCI/CDAzure Devops
Categories
TechnologyEngineeringHealthcareScience & ResearchData & Analytics