Location:

Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Job ID:

R0138225

Date Posted:

2026-07-15

Company Name:

Hitachi Rail Austria GmbH

Profession (Job Category):

IT, Telecom & Internet

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

About Us

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in.

Job Description:

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER WITH FOCUS ON CYBERSECURITY (F/M/D)

The task is part of development of a complex and safety-critical railway interlocking system. As part of the ECMUX product development team for route control you are responsible for the development of peripheral components for our route control product family. Join us now at Hitachi Rail in Austria!

YOUR CHALLENGE

• As part of the ECMUX team you will contribute to the complete development life-cycle from requirements definition and development, design, implementation to unit testing, incl. documentation 

• Strong focus on cybersecurity 

• Development and maintenance of CI/Test Automation pipeline 

• Safety Critical Software development 

• Working in an international agile team and in cooperation with

• other business lines

YOUR PROFILE

• Technical education, preferably Master studies in Computer Science or similar 

• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience 

• Experience with the full lifecycle of a software development project: requirements, design, development, module testing, verification, deployment and maintenance​​ 

• Mandatory technical qualifications: 

- Strong experiences with Java SE 

- LINUX skills (incl. bash scripting, configuring, user management/permissions) 

- Good understanding of SW architectural and design methods, OOP 

- IP networks and protocols 

- Cybersecurity knowledge – standards, procedures and best practices

• The following technical qualifications would be a plus 

- Security certification preferable (e.g. ISC-CISSP)

- Embedded development, real-time development 

- Exposure to Eclipse IDE 

- Experience with Git, Bash, Maven, Jenkins, SonarQube  

- CI development 

- Virtualization (container based, VM based) 

- Test Activities (test case specification, test automation)

- Experience in agile methods / SCRUM 

- Railway Domain knowledge 

- EULYNX 

- Safety critical development 

WE OFFER

• The salary for this position starts at € 60.000 gross p.a. Actual compensation is based on experience and qualification

• Very good accessibility by public transport (Vienna Handelskai) & subsidies for public transport

• Flexible working hours and, depending on the position, up to 60% home office

• Hitachi Rail gives you holidays on Christmas (24.12) and New Year's Eve (31.12)

• Discounts for employees (canteen, shops, corporate benefits, tickets, etc.)

• Various training opportunities - online, internal and external training courses

• A stable employer in a collegial and international environment

WHO WE ARE

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there's something for everyone to get stuck into. And that's where you come in.

Thank you for your interest in Hitachi Rail. If your application is of interest, we will be in contact. Please do not hesitate to discover more about us and our latest jobs at  https://www.hitachirail.com/careers.

At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone. We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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