IT Answers
2nd Line IT Support & Field Engineer
Job Description
Salary: £30,000 - 34,000 per year
Requirements:- 2nd-line support, infrastructure, or MSP engineering experience
- Strong Windows troubleshooting skills and hands-on Microsoft 365 administration experience
- Knowledge of Active Directory, Group Policy, TCP/IP, DNS/DHCP, VPNs, VLANs, and firewalls
- Experience installing and terminating Cat5e/Cat6 cabling and network equipment
- Confidence attending customer sites independently with strong customer-facing skills
- Full UK driving licence
- Bonus experience with MSP environments, UniFi, Fortinet, SonicWall, DrayTek, Windows Server, Intune, VoIP, fibre/structured cabling, rack installation, Cyber Essentials, RMM/PSA platforms, or relevant certifications
- Resolve escalated 2nd-line tickets across hardware, software, networking, Microsoft 365, Active Directory, DNS/DHCP, VPNs, firewalls, VLANs, and Wi-Fi
- Attend customer sites for reactive fixes, installations, and infrastructure projects
- Install and replace PCs, printers, access points, switches, firewalls, and routers
- Install and terminate Cat5e/Cat6 cabling, patch panels, and cabinets
- Maintain clear documentation, network diagrams, and handover notes
- Cover the field rota during busy periods, holidays, and sickness
- Active Directory
- Hardware
- Support
- Microsoft 365
- Network
- TCP/IP
- Windows
- Office 365
- Firewall
- VPN
More:
We are a growing UK technical team based in Liverpool, offering an office-based role with regular customer site travel. This is not a standard helpdesk position: we offer genuine variety, independence, and the chance to take ownership of issues end to end while working directly with customers. We provide a supportive environment, great benefits, and clear progression toward a senior infrastructure or field-project role, with a salary of £30,000 to £34,000 DOE.
last updated 31 week of 2026
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Liverpool
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£32,000
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£60,000
UK median
This salary is 47% below the UK median for Software Engineers (£60,000/yr).
Based on 2024–2025 UK technology sector benchmarks