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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # 2nd Line Support Engineer - **Company:** Novastar Infotech Ltd - **Location:** Grange Farm, UK - **Salary:** £28,000.0 - £35,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Active Directory, VoIP, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Domain Name System (DNS), Issue Tracking Systems, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Local Area Networks, Network Troubleshooting, Networking Basics, Microsoft SharePoint, Software Deployment, Wide Area Networks, Sonicwall, Microsoft InTune, Deployment Automation, Fortinet - **Published:** September 1, 2026 - **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=be6a755d9b211848 ## About the Role * Experience in a 1st or 2nd line support role within an MSP - supporting multiple client environments, not a single estate * Hands-on Microsoft 365 administration - you've been in the admin centres and made changes, not just handled end-user support * Working knowledge of Entra ID and Active Directory administration, including user lifecycle and MFA * Confident Windows 10 and 11 troubleshooting * A working grasp of networking fundamentals: DNS, DHCP, VPN, LAN and WAN * Experience in a ticketing system and an SLA-driven environment * Excellent customer service - you explain fixes in plain English and keep people updated before they have to chase * The right to work in the UK from day one Nice to have (not required): Mimecast or email security tooling, Intune/Autopilot at scale, CompTIA A+/Network+/MS-900/MD-102, SonicWall or Fortinet exposure, VoIP/telephony support. ## Description You already know your way around a service desk. You close your own tickets instead of passing them along, and 1st line stopped stretching you a while ago. This role gives you that stretch, owning escalations, working directly with client users, and getting hands-on with Microsoft 365, Entra ID and security tooling that takes an engineer from good to genuinely senior. It's a high-volume, SLA-driven desk. You'll be busy, and you'll be trusted to run your own queue. We'd rather hire someone with strong fundamentals and real appetite than someone who ticks every box on paper and has stopped learning. 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