IT SysAdmin Intern (Fintech / Barcelona)

A little bit about Flanks 🚀

Flanks is shaking up the wealth management industry by making it simpler and way more efficient for financial institutions. Our SaaS platform is designed to help banks, family offices, and wealth managers get a full picture of their clients' financial assets—all in one place. 💼💡

Founded in 2019 and based in Barcelona, we've brought together a team of passionate wealth management and tech pros, all with a shared goal: to change how wealth management is done. Backed by €23 million in investment, we're growing fast, and we're not stopping anytime soon! 📈🔥

What we stand for:

• People First 🤝 – our team comes first. We want every Flanker to feel at home, engaged, and part of something bigger.

• Keep Growing 🌱 – as the company grows, so should you. We're all about personal and professional development here.

• Think Twice, Act Once 🧠💭 – we believe in thoughtful decisions, considering the impact on both our team and our clients before taking action.

If you're looking for a place where you can grow and make an impact at a fast-paced, exciting fintech startup, this might just be the place for you! 🎯✨

About the role 💼

As an IT Systems Administrator Intern, you'll get hands-on exposure to the technical foundations that keep Flanks running securely, efficiently, and without interruption. Working closely with our Tech team and reporting to our CISO, you'll get involved across onboarding, access management, endpoint monitoring, and internal automation — learning firsthand how to treat internal systems as a product worth constantly improving.

It's a hands-on way to build real IT systems administration experience inside a fast-growing fintech, with direct exposure to how security, productivity, and operational excellence come together day to day.

What you'll do 🛠️

Here's what you can expect to work on:

• Run the IT onboarding and offboarding process for new employees, from account creation to equipment setup

• Manage our device fleet across Windows, Mac, and Linux through MDM tools

• Handle day-to-day identity and access management tasks, including access requests and permission reviews

• Build and maintain automations for recurring IT tasks and processes

• Own front-line IT support for Flankers, troubleshooting issues as they come up

What we'd love to see 😍

• Familiarity with Microsoft environments (Office, Entra ID, Intune)

• A troubleshooting mindset and comfort working through IT issues methodically

• Exposure to identity and access management concepts (SSO, MFA, RBAC, least privilege)

• Some experience with or interest in MDM tools

• A proactive, service-oriented attitude, with genuine interest in treating internal systems as a product worth improving

• Language Proficiency: Professional proficiency in both English and Spanish to collaborate effectively in our bilingual environment 🗣️.

If this sounds like you, don't worry if you don't check every single box—we'll support your growth along the way. 🚀🙌

What we offer 🎁

• An internship agreement with a competitive stipend. 📃

• A cool office between Sants Estació and Plaça Espanya with stunning views of Barcelona. 🏙️✨

• Flexible working hours and hybrid work options. ⏰

• Paid day off on your birthday. 🎂🎉

• Weekly fresh fruit, coffee, and tea on tap. 🍎🍵

• Friday happy hours after our all-hands meetings (totally optional, of course!). 🍻🥳

• Team-building events to bond and have fun. 🎈🤝

• A digital canteen, thanks to Kombo, subsidised at 50%. 🍽️😋

The hiring process ⚙️

1. Send us your CV, cover letter, etc. 📧

2. You'll have a chat with our People Business Partner, Nicolás Guilarte. 💬

3. A meeting with our Hiring Manager, Sergi Lao.

4. A technical discussion meeting with some of Flanks team members.

5. Any extra meetings you (or we) might need to iron out any questions. 🤔

6. We send you an offer! 💌

We aim to keep things moving fast—ideally wrapping things up in one to four weeks. ⏳💨

If this sounds like a good fit for you, we'd love to hear from you. Don't hesitate to send us your CV and/or cover letter. ✉️🤗

At Flanks, we believe in fostering diversity and inclusion across everything we do. We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we welcome all applications regardless of race, religion, gender, age, or disability status. 🌈💼

Additionally, we have an Equality Plan in place to ensure fairness and inclusivity in all our policies and practices. 💙