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

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.