Career and development
Take off with us!
As an airport security company, our aim is to guarantee security checks at the highest level. Our guests are at the centre of our efforts. Together with our employees, we place particular emphasis on customer-orientation and a positive attitude. We guarantee our customers expertise and professionalism through training and intensive education.
- Do you enjoy working with people and in large teams?
- Would you like to base your career on certified training and to hit the ground running with us?
Find out about vacancies and the application process on the following pages to become part of one of the emerging airport security companies in Austria.
Workplace airport
Due to its geographical location in the centre of Europe, Vienna Airport provides important services as a hub between destinations in East and West. It has been a key economic factor for the region and Austria for many years.
Around 20,500 employees at the site call Vienna Airport their workplace. We are united by international flair, the fascinating world of aviation and the knowledge that we contribute to its operation.
Career
Whether terminal or airside area, cargo or bulky counter, trainer or coordinator - a variety of areas and positions at VIAS enables our employees to pursue a career in a wide range of directions.
Are you planning something bigger and would like to take on a management position?
This is also possible at VIAS. After completing the basic training (Module 1 and Module 2) and at least 6 months of practical experience, you have the opportunity to develop into a managerial position.
Development
Well-founded training in all areas and management levels is a high priority at VIAS.
The team at the training academy imparts comprehensive specialist knowledge and also offers training for personal development.
VIAS also attaches great importance to successful onboarding in the company. In this way, we ensure that new employees are well trained and can fulfil their future tasks with confidence.
Whatever position you apply for, comprehensive basic training at our in-house training academy and subsequent on-the-job training will prepare you for your upcoming position in the best possible way.
Job profiles
VIAS employees perform outstanding work every day. As diverse as the positions within the company are, the safety and well-being of people is at the centre of our activities. It fills our actions with meaning and purpose.
Find out more about selected positions in the company.
Security agents carry out security checks at Vienna Airport. They check all passengers and employees who enter the security area. The job includes greeting and preparing for the screening process, manually checking clothing on the person themselves and detecting dangerous objects in hand luggage using a variety of technical devices. This includes analysing X-ray images from the X-ray system, explosives analysers, metal detectors and much more. These checks are carried out in close cooperation with the police.
The compatibility of precise execution of the specified processes and the well-being of the passenger is paramount. The security agent works directly on and with people, whose individual needs must be taken into account even when there is a high volume of checks.Your duty rota could look like this
The Special Assistance Agents team takes care of passengers with special needs. This includes accompanying or transporting them from Check-In to their seat on the aircraft or from landing to the arrivals hall, as well as providing assistance with any necessary security and border controls.
The use of technical equipment is as varied as the needs of the passenger. They range from wheelchairs and e-mobiles to pallet trucks that enable direct access to the aircraft.
The focus is on ensuring that every passenger has a pleasant and safe stay at Vienna Airport.
The Service Guides look after departing and arriving passengers at Vienna Airport. They are competent contact persons for our guests before the security check, prepare passengers for the security checks and regulate the flow of passengers in front of the checkpoints. As part of porter services, they assist passengers with their luggage.
Their central task is to ensure that travellers have a pleasant and smooth stay at Vienna Airport.
The VIAS training academy
Expertise through training
With around 42,000 passengers per day, it is necessary to carry out the work correctly, especially in the area of security checks.
Errors in this sensitive area can have far-reaching consequences and must therefore be avoided. This is why we attach great importance to intensive training and ongoing trainings for our employees.
Our team in our own in-house training academy imparts comprehensive specialist knowledge on an ongoing basis. Not only are new employees trained as Security Agents or Special Assistance Agents, but existing employees are also continuously trained in order to fulfil legal and internal company requirements.We also offer awareness and specialist training for various companies.
Example: Training to become a security agent
You start with MODULE 1, Security Agent without monitor authorisation.
The theoretical and practical basic training lasts 2 weeks from Monday to Friday (08:00 am to 04:30 pm) and takes place at
the VIAS training academy at Vienna Airport.
Professional performance checks and assessment of the required social skills ensure that only the participants best suited
for the position of security agent take the final examination at the end of the course. This is followed by 1 week of on-the-job
training with a personal trainer in real operations, in which you as a future employee will be optimally prepared for all
situations.
You will complete the entire basic training with MODULE 2, Security Agent with Monitor authorisation, in a period of approx.
3 months.
The Security Agent basic training programme includes the following training units:
- Preparation of the person for the check
- Searching the person's clothing
- X-ray image analysis
- Technical equipment knowledge
- legal basics
- Risk analysis
- Communication
- and much more
Here is some feedback from participants in one of our basic courses:
"The atmosphere that the trainer has with the students is very helpful for every type of learner."
Security Agent basic course, 03/03/2024"Very good mix of theory and practice. The team spirit among all the colleagues is great."
Security Agent Airside basic training, 15 March 2024
"Lots of practical exercises. Thanks to "GERD". The team spirit in the group was great. Discussions take place at eye level."
PRM agent basic training, 05/04/2024
Our benefits
VIAS employees benefit from numerous offers and discounts.
We invest in preventive measures to maintain the health of our employees.
- Cachet company health promotion programme
- An occupational physician on site
- Free vaccination campaigns
- Discounted rate at the fitness centre on site
- Coaching, counselling and information from an external partner company in professional and private matters, also for relatives
We support our employees in successfully balancing work and family life.
- Flexible working hours in various rota models
- Every second weekend off guaranteed on alternating shifts
- Vienna Airport Group's own kindergarten
- Company events, such as the annual staff party, Christmas parties, etc
We attach great importance to keeping the VIAS team up to date.
- Diverse further education and training opportunities at all levels
- Extensive basic courses and on-the-job training
- Annual employee appraisals
- Personal e-mail account
- Staff information on current topics via newsletter
- Regular employee magazine "Sky News"
We work at one of the most international and modern locations in Austria.
- The largest employer in the region
- Guests and colleagues from all over the world
- High-tech work equipment
- Valuable contribution to the safety of guests at Vienna Airport
We ensure good accessibility of the workplace.
- free parking at the airpoert
- free use of the City Airport Train (CAT)
- free use of the Vienna Airport Lines (VAL1, 2 und 3)
We want our employees to be looked after.
- Discounted shopping opportunities at Vienna Airport and at external companies on presentation of the VIE ID
- Meal allowance redeemable in numerous restaurants on site
FAQs about applying to VIAS
We prefer applications via the application platform karriere.viennaairport.com.
No. Please use our online application form for your application. If you do not have an internet connection, please send us your application documents by post to Vienna International Airport Security Services Ges.m.b.H, Postfach 177, A-1300 Vienna Airport.
You can find our current vacancies on our careers website under Job vacancies.
The jobs advertised on our careers website are always up to date. Please note that this only applies to careers.viennaairport.com published job advertisements.
No. Once we have filled the vacancy, we no longer publish the job offer. You can therefore apply for the advertised positions at any time.
We are rarely available by telephone due to telephone interviews and personal interviews. It is best to send an e-mail with your enquiry to: jobboerse@viennaairport.com. We ask for your understanding that we will not process applications received by e-mail.
After submitting the application form, you will receive a confirmation of receipt by e-mail. After checking your application, we will usually get back to you within 2 weeks.
Think in advance about what interests you about the position or our company and what experience and skills you can bring to the new position to convince us.
A look at our website is an advantage. You will then be well informed about our areas of activity and our corporate culture.
As a rule, an employee in the HR department conducts the interview.
Please send us or upload all the documents that will enable us to get a comprehensive picture of you. You can find more information under our application tips.
German is our corporate language. To be successful in basic training and in internal communication with colleagues and customers, you need a very good command of written and spoken German.
As we work at an international airport, we require at least a basic knowledge of English.
No previous knowledge is necessary. Our basic training will prepare you perfectly for your job. However, you should have a high level of service orientation and an empathetic, respectful attitude towards our customers.
As we scrutinise all applications carefully and make our rejection decision with care, we ask you to refrain from applying again for the same position.
As each position has different requirements for applicants, the decision may well be in your favour for another position.
Unfortunately, training makes no sense in this case. Due to the red-green visual impairment, you are not allowed to work on the X-ray monitor.
You can find all vacancies at VIAS on the Vienna Airport careers site