I have got the email (from KACE) creating an issue in Jira. Is there any way to set values for certain fields
e.g. Assignee or status and default the issue into the Active sprint.
Automation is what you're after.
This isn't specifically relevant but should give you the clues to get where you're trying to go:
https://confluence.atlassian.com/jirakb/automatically-set-customer-request-type-when-issue-is-created-via-jira-859463969.html
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