Student Part-time SRE – Database Automation

About the role

Join the SRE Database team at Erste Digital and help automate database and infrastructure tasks for critical financial applications. This part‑time internship is ideal for a 3rd or 4th year university student eager to gain hands‑on experience in a professional SRE environment.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain automation scripts and tools for Oracle and PostgreSQL operations.
• Identify and reduce toil in database and infrastructure processes.
• Support Infrastructure‑as‑Code initiatives using Terraform and Ansible.
• Improve monitoring, automation, and operational procedures.
• Create and update technical documentation and runbooks.

Required profile

• 3rd or 4th year student in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT or related field.
• Strong interest in automation, programming and infrastructure technologies.
• Basic scripting knowledge (Python or Bash) and Linux fundamentals.
• Understanding of databases and SQL.
• Analytical mindset, good communication, and ability to work both independently and in a team.

Required skills

• Python
• Bash
• Linux
• Oracle
• PostgreSQL
• Terraform
• Ansible
• Git
• SQL
• CI/CD concepts

What we offer

• Part‑time internship (20 h/week) with a salary starting from 8 €/hour.
• Opportunity to learn from an international, talented community.
• Flexible working hours model combining remote and on‑site work.
• Access to workshops, seminars, e‑learning and interest groups.