IT may not necessarily be their core business, but digitisation is permeating every area, so it is still a major focus. These companies are known for innovative digital solutions and their application of the latest technologies. So if you want to be at the forefront of the digital future in a successful international company, this is the place for you!
Flexible working time models, remote working options and training and development opportunities – these companies offer their employees all of this and more. But what else distinguishes them as employers, and what opportunities there are for IT employees, are what we will present to you here.
Here are a few of the big players in Salzburg:
Porsche Holding
Headquarters: City of Salzburg
Company size: 34,000 employees worldwide
Porsche is certainly a company everyone has heard of! But did you know that Porsche Holding has its corporate headquarters in Salzburg? Porsche Holding imports and sells the brands of the VW Group, such as Audi, Seat and Porsche. They also offer maintenance and financial services in the automotive sector and develop their own IT systems at Porsche Informatik – and this is where things get interesting for IT experts! Whether internships, jobs for students, trainee programs or direct entry, there are many opportunities and areas open to IT talents.
But they also have a lot to offer in other respects: There is a company daycare for the children of employees. This additionally promotes compatibility between work and family. A restaurant with freshly cooked menus every day provides for physical well-being, along with sports options like yoga and CrossHIIT. Sponsored language courses benefit international colleagues.
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SPAR ICS
Location: City of Salzburg
Company Size: > 500 employees in Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia and Italy
Retail and IT – more than just online shopping!
SPAR has its own IT company, SPAR ICS, for the development of IT products and services for their grocery, sports retail and shopping centre divisions in Austria and other EU countries. The SPAR Austria Group is Austria’s market leader in the retail sector and our largest domestic employer. IT employees work in software development, systems engineering or application management, among other areas. For students and professionals with less work experience, SPAR ICS offers options such as the newly developed SAP trainee program.
Employees can take advantage of numerous benefits. For example, they receive discounts at the many partners of the SPAR Group. Employees coming to Salzburg are also supported with language courses.
Your contact: Maria Zillner
Salzburg AG
Headquarters: City of Salzburg
Company size: > 2,400 employees
Salzburg AG provides electricity, light, water, heat, internet, television and telephone throughout the state of Salzburg, and also transports the population of Salzburg from A to B by bus and train. So if you live in Salzburg, you already know Salzburg’s energy supplier, communications solutions provider and public transport operator!
Salzburg AG needs network specialists, solution architects, software developers and many other IT experts for their various areas of business. They also trains IT apprentices and trainees. Things are made as easy as possible for foreign professionals in integrating into their new home, for example with support for German language courses. Salzburg AG also supports their team in balancing family and career: For example, with an equal opportunities program that promotes women in technical professions. There are also Adventure and Robo Camps for children during holidays, which also get them excited about STEM topics (mathematics, computer science, natural sciences and technology).
Your contact: Christina Hofmann
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PALFINGER
Headquarters: Bergheim near Salzburg
Company size: over 12,000 employees worldwide
Want to reach for the sky with cranes from PALFINGER? You can do that in Salzburg, where this international technology and engineering company has their headquarters.
PALFINGER is the world’s leading producer and supplier of innovative crane and lifting solutions. In addition to the main site in Bergheim, there are also sites in Elsbethen and Salzburg Kasern – and also in over 30 countries around the world. The PALFINGER Group therefore lives the international, a trait that is also reflected in its employees. Foreign colleagues are more than welcome! And since digitalisation is a major topic at PALFINGER with Industry 4.0, IT specialists are being sought in areas ranging from software architecture, application development, security, cloud computing, IT and operations, data science and mechatronics, even business processes.
PALFINGER employees benefit from opportunities like the “palfit” health program. There they can choose from many different offers: voluntary health checks, sports courses or physiotherapy. Employees can eat their meals in the subsidised company restaurant. There are shared activities to promote team spirit.
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Wüstenrot
Headquarters: City of Salzburg
Company size: 1,500 employees
Can saving and providing be innovative? They certainly can, and how!
Wüstenrot Technology GmbH designs and develops software for the financial services of the Wüstenrot Group, known for its comprehensive solutions for saving, financing, providing for the future and insurance. They are one of the most successful financial service providers in Austria. Developers, program and project managers, enterprise architects and database specialists and more work at Wüstenrot.
At Wüstenrot Technology GmbH, employees receive freshly prepared meals in the company bistro every day, a company pension plan and health promotion programs. Flat hierarchies and open and respectful personal interaction characterise the company culture.
Your contact: Eva Lindner
Digital Elektronik
Headquarters: St. Leonhard near Salzburg
Company size: > 450 employees in three locations in Salzburg and Bosnia, with 250 in Salzburg
Interested in IT systems? Then at Digital Elektronik you are in the right place.
Digital Elektronik develops and produces complete mechatronic solutions for industry – from hardware and mechanisms to software. The company specializes in control technology, sensor and communication technology, LED technology, drive and medical technology. In addition to the main site in St. Leonhard near Salzburg, the company has two other sites, in Tamsweg in the state of Salzburg and in Bosnia.
This family-managed company employs IT technicians, mechatronics engineers and electronics engineers in particular. Students are trained with apprenticeships and internships. People from many different countries work at Digital Elektronik. They appreciate the open and appreciative corporate culture that welcomes new colleagues with open arms.
Your contact: Johannes Hainzl
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Liebherr
Headquarters: Bischofshofen, 10 other locations in Austria
Company size: 950 employees in Bischofshofen, over 50,000 worldwide
The Liebherr Group is one of the largest construction machinery manufacturers in the world. The Liebherr plant in Bischofshofen, nestled in the mountains of the Salzburg region, develops, produces and sells the group’s wheel loaders. Digitalisation is also making inroads in the manufacture of construction machinery, and with it the need for IT specialists is growing in a wide range of areas.
This family business offers its employees numerous benefits, including an onboarding program for new colleagues. There are also discounts at partner companies and an in-house company cafeteria with a meal allowance.
Your contact: Valerie Hofer
Red Bull
Headquarters: Fuschl am See
Company size: 16,000 employees in 172 countries, with 2,000 in Austria
Did you know that Red Bull is a Salzburg company? You know Red Bull from the energy drinks, but also from numerous sports and cultural events. And you simply cannot move around Salzburg without seeing their logo with its two red bulls.
IT specialists have many opportunities to make a career there, whether at Red Bull, the Red Bull Media House, the Flying Bulls, the Wings for Life Foundation or in one of the other consumer product divisions. Experts in UX design, app development, cloud management or security are sought after. Not just experienced professionals have a chance here, either. The Red Bull Graduate Programme provides support to graduates.
The company is particularly impressive for its office facilities – with the headquarters directly on Lake Fuschl with its stunning glass architecture, the former barracks in Elsbethen, more reminiscent of a campus than an office building, or the Red Bull Media House in Wals with state-of-the-art technology for TV and film productions.
Your contact: Sophie Fürst
These are just a few examples of innovative employers for IT specialists. To find out which companies are currently looking for IT professionals, we recommend job platforms such as LinkedIn Jobs or English Job Search Austria. Our team at the Welcome Service will also be happy to support you in all matters relating to living and working in Salzburg.
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