Helpdesk Lead 1st & 2nd Line
7 days ago
Wellingborough
Role: Helpdesk Lead (1st & 2nd Line)Location: Wellingborough, Northamptonshire (Hybrid Working + Occasional Client Site Visits)Salary: Up to £40,000 per annum Overview Our client is a newly established Managed Service Provider (MSP) with ambitious growth plans and a strong commitment to delivering exceptional service to its customers. As part of building its Helpdesk function from the ground up, our client is seeking a proactive, highly organised Helpdesk Lead to play a key role in shaping and developing the Service Desk operation. This opportunity goes beyond a traditional Service Desk position. It is ideal for an experienced IT support professional who wants to combine hands-on 1st and 2nd line support with operational responsibility - helping to implement structure, improve processes, and contribute to building a high-performing support function. Key Responsibilities • Act as the main point of contact for IT support queries via phone, email, and ticketing system, • Provide 1st and 2nd line technical support to external clients, • Assist in designing, implementing, and improving Helpdesk processes and workflows, • Support ticket triage, prioritisation, and SLA management, • Troubleshoot and resolve hardware, software, and network issues, • Escalate complex issues where appropriate while maintaining ownership, • Manage user accounts (Active Directory, Microsoft 365), • Support device builds, deployments, and hardware setup, • Attend occasional client site visits to provide onsite support and assist with projects, • Assist with system upgrades, patches, and routine maintenance, • Create and maintain technical documentation and knowledge base materials, • Previous experience in a Service Desk / IT Support / Helpdesk role, • Experience within an MSP environment is highly desirable, • Strong 1st and 2nd line troubleshooting skills, • Windows 10/11, • Microsoft 365, • Active Directory (user administration, group policies), • Basic networking (DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP), • Highly organised with the ability to bring structure to a growing environment, • Excellent communication and client-facing skills, • Strong problem-solving ability, • Experience in an MSP environment, • Exposure to Azure or Intune, • Salary up to £40,000, • Hybrid working model, • Exposure to both remote and onsite technical environments, • Supportive and collaborative team environment, • Ongoing training and development opportunities, • Clear progression pathway