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Working Student - IS Risk Management (f/m/d)

CompanyDeutsche Börse Group
LocationFrankfurt
Work ModeOn Site
PostedNovember 12, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
You will assist in evaluating technical security and cyber risks across enterprise applications and cloud platforms while maintaining risk registers. Additionally, you will support governance initiatives and create automation scripts to streamline reporting and data collection processes.
Internship Type
full time
Company Size
33
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
Deutsche Börse Group has concentrated all its cash market business in Deutsche Börse. It organizes one of the leading cash markets in Europe and offers companies, brokers and investors access to the German, European and international capital markets. Our product portfolio and services cover the admission of securities to trading – according to recognized rules and in customized market segments. In the form of Deutsche Börse Xetra® and Deutsche Börse Frankfurt we operate two of the world’s most renowned trading platforms where prices are determined on the exchange and, thanks to the Central Counter Party (CCP), with minimum default risk for stock and bond transactions. Deutsche Börse champions regulated and transparent markets that enable efficient, safe and fair securities trading. We provide solutions for efficiently raising and allocating capital, in this way laying important foundations for the real economy. Through this commitment, we make a valuable contribution to ensuring the exchanges fulfil their macroeconomic role. Privacy policy: https://www.cashmarket.deutsche-boerse.com/cash-en/privacy-notice Imprint: https://www.cashmarket.deutsche-boerse.com/cash-en/imprint
About the Role

Your area of work:

As a working student (f/m/d) you will support the team in the Group Security (CIO / COO) - IS Risk Management department.

 

Your responsibilities:

  • You will assist specialists in evaluating technical security and cyber risks across enterprise applications, cloud platforms, IT infrastructure, and emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI and Machine Learning) solutions
  • You will support the logging and preliminary technical review of security exception requests, evaluating deviations from IT security baselines and assessing proposed compensating controls
  • You will take joint responsibility for maintaining the team's central risk and exception register, tracking remediation milestones, and following up on open mitigation actions with technical asset owners
  • You will build, update, and maintain Key Risk Indicator (KRI) and Key Performance Indicator (KPI) on risk metric dashboards and management presentations using data analytics and visualisation tools such as Microsoft Power BI and advanced Excel
  • You will create and maintain small automation scripts (e.g. using Python or workflow tools) to streamline manual data collection, ticketing workflows, and routine reporting processes
  • You will support governance initiatives by researching cybersecurity industry standards, mapping technical controls to financial sector regulatory requirements, and documenting standard operating procedures

 

Your profile:

  • You are enrolled during the entire period of activity at a state-recognised university as a regular student and have completed at least two semesters (study focus in computer science, business informatics, information security, data science, mathematics, economics, or a related discipline)
  • You possess a solid foundational understanding of risk management concepts/lifecycle, information security principles and basics of Artificial Intelligence Concepts, alongside strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
  • You have a structured and independent working style, strong analytical thinking, and excellent teamwork and communication skills. You easily grasp complex technical topics and integrate seamlessly into our team
  • Ideally, you have already gained first practical experience through internships or student projects in the context of information security, IT risk management, and software engineering, data analytics
  • In addition, hands-on experience with data visualisation tools (e.g. Microsoft Power BI), scripting languages for automation (e.g. Python), or collaboration platforms (such as Jira and Confluence) is considered a distinct advantage
  • Furthermore, you are fluent in written and spoken English; knowledge of German is an advantage

 

Start date: 01/01/2027

Key Skills
Risk ManagementInformation SecurityCybersecurityData AnalyticsMicrosoft Power BIMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointPythonAutomationJiraConfluenceArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningIT InfrastructureGovernance
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