Application Security Engineer (m/w/d)

REWE digital

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Salary: not listed by employer
Typical pay for tech professionals in Germany: around €69,000 a year Official statistics
Permanent residency after about 2 yrs
Citizenship after about 5 yrs
Work language: likely German (posting is in German)

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About the role

Aufgaben Profil Wir bieten Ort: 51149 Köln | Vertragsart: Voll-/Teilzeit, unbefristet | Job-ID: 961618 REWE digital – Dein Home of IT Wir sind das Zuhause für alle, die sich in der digitalen Welt tummeln. Ein Tech-Team, in dem IT- und Non-IT-Spezialist:innen aus verschiedensten Bereichen zusammenarbeiten. Gemeinsam erwecken wir Innovationen zum Leben – für den Handel und den Alltag von Millionen Menschen. Aufgaben, die dich weiterbringen Aufbau und kontinuierliche Verbesserung eines Security Ch…

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Location Insights: Cologne

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Weather (City)
Berlin (nearest reference city): summer highs about 78°F / 26°C, winter highs about 39°F / 4°C
Safety (Country)
High peacefulness (Global Peace Index rank 28)

Salary

Salary: not listed by employer

Typical pay for tech professionals in Germany: around €69,000 a year Official statistics

Work visa routes in Germany

EU Blue Card

Salary at least €50,700 per year. €45,934 per year for IT specialists, other shortage occupations, and graduates within 3 years of their degree.

A job offer or contract in Germany at or above the salary threshold
A recognised university degree (or a foreign degree comparable to a German one), and a job that matches it

Without a degree

IT specialists without a degree: at least 3 years of relevant professional experience at academic level in IT, gained in the last 7 years, with a salary of at least €45,934.20 (the Federal Employment Agency must approve)

Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Federal Employment Agency)(opens in new tab) · checked 5 October 2026

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Work visas in Germany

How long a decision takes

With the accelerated skilled worker procedure, the German mission schedules the visa appointment within three weeks, and decides as a rule within three weeks of receiving all documents (after the immigration office’s advance approval). (Make it in Germany: accelerated skilled worker procedure (employer guide)(opens in new tab), checked 6 October 2026)

Work permits issued in 2025

108,091 first permits for work
20,521 EU Blue Cards
12,710 highly skilled worker permits

First permits only, all nationalities. Eurostat (migr_resocc)(opens in new tab), updated 28 September 2026.

What if this job doesn’t work out?

If the job ends

In your first 12 months on an EU Blue Card, a change of job must be reported to the immigration office (Ausländerbehörde), which can suspend it for 30 days and refuse it in that time. (BAMF (Federal Office for Migration and Refugees): EU Blue Card(opens in new tab), checked 6 October 2026)

Probation

During an agreed probation period of at most six months, either side can end the contract with two weeks’ notice. (German Civil Code, § 622(3) BGB(opens in new tab), checked 6 October 2026)

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