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# TechOps Engineer / IT Engineer - 3–6 Month FTC (Immediate Start, opportunity to go permanent) at Sparta

- **Company:** Sparta
- **Location:** Madrid, Spain
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-08-12
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/sparta-commodities/20c59f8a-5412-4950-9f79-3c73870d8a93

## Job description

We Are Sparta

Sparta is the next-generation commodity trading platform. We give trading desks the clarity, control, and collaboration they need to move faster and trade smarter.

In February 2025, we secured $42 million in Series B funding. Now we’re scaling up across the business, and it’s an exciting time to join.

Our people are the driving force behind everything we do. At Sparta, you’ll be trusted to take ownership, backed by a team who wants you to succeed. You’ll be challenged, supported, and given room to grow. Because building something this ambitious takes everyone at their best.

At Sparta, your work has reach. From improving our platform, to powering smarter decisions for our customers, to changing how commodity trading is done around the world.

And because we’re growing fast, you won’t just build your career. You’ll accelerate it, with a level of ownership and impact you simply don’t get at bigger, more bureaucratic companies.

Fixed-term contract with opportunity to go permanent

3–6 months | Immediate start required

## About the role

We need an experienced TechOps engineer to step in and keep our internal technology running — identity and access, devices, security, networking and day-to-day support — while we manage a gap in the team.

This is a cover role, not a transformation project. Our systems, processes and standards are already in place; we need someone who can pick them up fast, run them reliably, and hand back a team that hasn't missed a beat. You'll be hands-on from day one: some days that's a Conditional Access policy or an access review, other days it's boxing up a laptop for a new joiner or triaging a security ticket.

You're comfortable across the full stack of workplace technology — Microsoft Entra ID, Intune, Microsoft 365 — and confident enough around AWS, VPNs and DNS to talk to our infrastructure team without missing a beat.

We're looking to fill this urgently, so please only apply if you're available to start immediately or at very short notice.

## What you'll do

- Identity & access Keep Microsoft Entra ID running smoothly — joiners, movers and leavers, SSO, Conditional Access, MFA, groups and access reviews. Manage AWS access federated to Entra ID via IAM Identity Center.
- Devices & endpoints Maintain device management through Microsoft Intune — provisioning via Autopilot, compliance baselines, patching and asset tracking. Administer Apple Business Manager, automated device enrolment, Managed Apple IDs, VPP licences, and hardware ordering.
- Microsoft 365 & SaaS administration Keep Microsoft 365 running (Exchange Online/Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive) — mailboxes, groups, licences and tenant configuration. Administer the rest of the toolchain: Atlassian (Jira/Confluence), Slack and GitHub.
- Onboarding & offboarding Deliver a smooth, secure joiner/leaver process end to end — Entra accounts, Intune-enrolled hardware, M365 mailbox, VPN and app access — without interruption while the permanent hire is sorted.
- Networking & connectivity Manage office network, Wi-Fi and VPN access, and troubleshoot connectivity for on-site and remote staff.
- Support & operations Be the senior escalation point for internal technical support. Keep runbooks and documentation current. Handle the practical, hands-on side of TechOps — sourcing peripherals, preparing and shipping hardware, keeping equipment stock.
- Security & compliance Maintain our access, MFA and endpoint-hardening standards through Entra ID and Intune, and support any audits that come up during the contract.

## What we're looking for

- 5+ years in TechOps / workplace technology, including senior-level ownership — you can walk into an existing setup and run it, not just build one from scratch.
- Hands-on Microsoft Entra ID administration — SSO, Conditional Access, MFA, identity lifecycle.
- Strong Microsoft Intune and Microsoft 365 / Exchange Online administration.
- Solid networking fundamentals — DNS, VPNs, Wi-Fi, firewalls.
- Comfortable around AWS (IAM, IAM Identity Center) and basic infrastructure concepts.
- Scripting/automation (PowerShell, Bash or Python, Power Automate), ideally against the Microsoft Graph API.
- Able to get up to speed quickly, work independently, and keep things running with minimal handover time.
- Excellent communication and a genuine service mindset — calm and methodical under pressure.

## Nice to have

- AWS depth (IAM Identity Center, Organizations, SSM) and exposure to an engineering CI/CD toolchain (GitHub, CircleCI).
- Microsoft certifications (e.g. MD-102, MS-102, AZ-104) or equivalent.
- Experience in a regulated / financial-data environment.

Environment & tools

Microsoft Entra ID · Microsoft 365 / Exchange Online · Microsoft Intune · Apple Business Manager · AWS (IAM Identity Center) · Atlassian (Jira/Confluence) · Slack · GitHub · VPN · an engineering-heavy user base.

Sparta Commodities is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and promotes diversity within its workforce. We are determined that no-one will ever receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, race, veteran status or any basis covered by appropriate law.

## About Sparta

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Sparta provides a forward-looking market intelligence and analytics platform purpose-built for oil trading desks, delivering real-time pricing, predictive signals, and a collaborative workspace.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B, $42M raised in March 2025 led by One Peak; total funding $65.5M)
- **Headquarters**: Geneva, Switzerland
- **Founded**: 2020
- **Founders**: Felipe Elink Schuurman and Miles Moseley

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Oil & Gas (commodity trading) / Energy
- **Target customers**: B2B – trading houses, oil majors, refineries, hedge funds, and financial institutions operating in global oil markets
- **Mission/purpose**: Give trading teams the operating system they’ve always needed – real-time, forward-looking, and collaborative, designed for how commodity trading actually works

## Products & Services
- **[Sparta Platform](https://www.spartacommodities.com/)**: A unified workspace connecting physical and financial oil markets. Features include real-time pricing, forward curves, live arbitrage signals, blend margins, freight intelligence, and expert market commentary.
- **[Predictive Signals Platform](https://www.spartacommodities.com/)**: AI-powered trading signals, live forecasts for arbs, freight, and blend margins, over/undervaluation scores, and market dislocation alerts.
- **[Data Marketplace](https://www.spartacommodities.com/)**: Access to thousands of proprietary and third-party datasets delivered via API, SFTP, or bulk download, standardized for direct integration into models and dashboards.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metrics**: Annual revenue estimated at $5M–$25M (LinkedIn estimate); Total funding $65.5M (Seed $6M in 2022, Series A $17.5M in 2023, Series B $42M in 2025)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: One Peak (led Series B), FirstMark (led Series A), Singular (led Seed round); partnerships with 30+ leading brokerages and data houses
- **Growth Signals**: 107 employees (+19.6% YoY); offices across 9 countries (US, Switzerland, UK, Spain, UAE, Singapore, Austria); regularly cited by Bloomberg, Reuters, and Financial Times

## Competitive Advantages
- Only forward-looking predictive analytics platform built specifically for oil trading desks, connecting physical and financial markets in one workspace
- Co-founded by veteran oil traders with 37+ years combined experience – built “by traders, for traders”
- Real-time, shared view of the full market with instant updates across cracks, arbs, margins, and blends
- Strong data moat with 5+ years of partnerships and thousands of standardized datasets

## Strategic Focus
- Continue expanding the “operating system for commodity trading” with deeper AI-driven forecasting and automation
- Scale the Data Marketplace and predictive signal capabilities for crude, refined products, and freight
- Grow global presence across US, Europe, and Asia (recent offices in Dubai, Singapore)

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: “Sparta Code” emphasizes ownership, bias for action, honest feedback, and a “fall in love with the problem” mindset. Values include making reversible decisions quickly, treating conflict as a gift, and understanding the ‘why’ behind every mission.
- **Work model**: Hybrid workspace – employees combine remote and on-site work across 6+ global offices (Geneva, Houston, New York, London, Madrid, Valencia, Singapore, Dubai, Vienna)
- **Notable perks**: Autonomy and trust; flat hierarchy where “ask for forgiveness, not permission” is encouraged; strong backing from top-tier VCs; exposure to fast-growing energy tech sector
- **Engineering culture**: Focus on building a high-performance, collaborative environment; leadership includes Chief Technology Officer Tom Gorenbar Peled and Chief Product Officer

## Sources
1. [spartacommodities.com - About](https://www.spartacommodities.com/about/)
2. [spartacommodities.com - Careers](https://www.spartacommodities.com/careers/)
3. [linkedin.com - Sparta Commodities](https://www.linkedin.com/company/sparta-commodities)
4. [builtin.com - Sparta Commodities SA](https://builtin.com/company/sparta-commodities-sa)

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