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Intern Technical Operations (m/f/d).

Systems Administration & Operations Full-Time

Intern Technical Operations (m/f/d): our view in 3 lines...

  • The Role:An internship supporting technical operations in a Zurich data center for someone studying or recently finished in an engineering or technical field.
  • The Person:The person will support process improvements, update documentation, help prepare audits, track energy usage, join safety drills and retrospectives, and assist with onboarding and cross-functional coordination.
  • Requirements:The role asks for a degree in Engineering, Facility Management, IT, or another technical discipline, strong attention to detail, working knowledge of English, and German as a plus.

About the role

Your Role

As an Operations Intern (m/f/d) at our Zurich data center, you’ll support our team by contributing to process improvements, documentation updates, and cross-functional collaboration. You’ll take part in projects to enhance operational efficiency, assist with audit preparations, and support sustainability efforts such as tracking energy usage.

You’ll also be involved in team activities like safety drills, retrospectives, and onboarding support for new colleagues. By working closely with departments like IT and security, you’ll gain valuable insight into data center operations and help document learnings and feedback to improve our tools and processes.

This internship is ideal for proactive learners who want to gain hands-on experience in a critical infrastructure environment.

Your Profile

  • Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Engineering, Facility Management, IT, or another technical discipline
  • Strong attention to detail and willingness to follow established processes and safety standards
  • Interest in data center operations, critical systems, and infrastructure technologies
  • Communicative and collaborative, with working knowledge of English; German is a plus
  • Eligible to work full-time for up to 12 months in Switzerland with a flexible working capacity (80%–100%).
  • Motivated to learn, contribute, and grow in a fast-paced, high-responsibility environment

 

A bit about us 

Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL, the company's global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+ facilities in 50+ metros across 28 countries on six continents. To learn more about Digital Realty, please visit digitalrealty.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter. 

What we can offer

Our rapidly evolving business sector offers the opportunity to be part of a courageous and passionate team who work together to understand and meet the changing needs of our global customers. Join us and you’ll be part of a supportive and inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. As part of our team, you’ll get to work with people from different business areas, challenge the way we do things and put your ideas into action. We’ll also give you plenty of development opportunities so you can build a rewarding and successful career with us. This is an exciting time to join our business so apply now and make your mark on our future. 

A bit about us

Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL, the company’s global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+ facilities in 50+ metros across 25+ countries on six continents.

To learn more about Digital Realty, please visit digitalrealty.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter. 

What we can offer you

Our rapidly evolving business sector offers the opportunity to be part of a courageous and passionate team who work together to understand and meet the changing needs of our global customers. 

Join us and you’ll be part of a supportive and inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. As part of our team, you’ll get to work with people from different business areas, challenge the way we do things and put your ideas into action. We’ll also give you plenty of development opportunities so you can build a rewarding and successful career with us. 

Apply today, take charge of your career and grow your talents with us. 

Safely Powering Progress

Safety isn't just a priority here at Digital; it's critical to everything we do. Safeguarding lives, protecting assets, and securing data aren't just ideals - they're essential pillars of our commitment to excellence for our people, our partners and our customers. We have a culture of care where every member of Team Digital embraces a relentless pursuit of working safely across Digital Realty. Together we are Safely Powering Progress.

Our Compensation Philosophy

Digital Realty offers its employees a highly competitive compensation package, excellent benefits, and an environment that recognizes and rewards your contributions. Central to our compensation philosophy is rewarding our employees for achieving the values and objectives aligned to the company's overall goals and values.

Published September 30, 2026
Location Glattbrugg, Switzerland
Job Type Full-Time