SWK AG operates a critical-infrastructure business spanning energy distribution, water supply, waste management, and public transit across the Krefeld region. The tech stack is dominated by SAP for enterprise operations, combined with Microsoft and cloud tools (Azure) for analytics and geospatial work (QGIS, Smallworld GIS). Hiring skews heavily toward operations and internships, with active projects centered on network modernization and supply-chain logistics—typical of a utility in mid-digitalization, moving from Excel-based tools toward better forecasting and process automation.
SWK AG is a publicly traded German utilities company founded in 1854, headquartered in Krefeld. It serves approximately 3,500 employees across energy, water, waste disposal, and public transport (ÖPNV and new mobility). The company operates as a vertically integrated provider managing generation, distribution, and last-mile customer service. Core operational priorities include network modernization, supply-chain reliability for construction projects, and digital business-process transformation. SWK emphasizes employee development through apprenticeships, flexible work arrangements, and internal innovation programs (Innovationsfabrik, Young Network).
SAP (enterprise resource planning), Azure (cloud), Microsoft Office suite, Power BI (analytics), QGIS and Smallworld GIS (geospatial), plus Python and TypeScript for development.
Network modernization, supply-chain optimization, business-process digitization, energy demand forecasting, GIS analysis, and Excel-to-automated-tool migration for calculation workflows.
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