Skip to content
← Back to the guide

Microsoft 365 admin role design

4slides. Screenshot a slide, download it as a PNG, or use your browser's Print → Save as PDF for a LinkedIn-ready multi-page carousel — each slide becomes one page.

M
solvingmicrosoft365.com
1 / 4

Microsoft 365 admin role design

How to design admin role assignments for least-privilege Microsoft 365 administration at scale.

Solving Microsoft 365 · www.solvingmicrosoft365.com/guides/microsoft-365-admin-role-design

Slide 1Download PNG
M
solvingmicrosoft365.com
2 / 4
01

What is the least-privilege model for Microsoft 365 admins?

Separate admin accounts, no standing Global Administrator (PIM eligible), workload-specific roles for daily work, administrative units to scope helpdesk roles, Global Reader for anyone who only needs to look, and quarte…

Solving Microsoft 365 · www.solvingmicrosoft365.com/guides/microsoft-365-admin-role-design

Slide 2Download PNG
M
solvingmicrosoft365.com
3 / 4
02

Should admin accounts have mailboxes?

No. An admin account with no mailbox cannot be phished by email and cannot be targeted by mail-based malware. Admins use their everyday account for email and the admin account only for administration, ideally from a pri…

Solving Microsoft 365 · www.solvingmicrosoft365.com/guides/microsoft-365-admin-role-design

Slide 3Download PNG
M
solvingmicrosoft365.com
4 / 4
03

How do I audit who has admin roles?

Entra admin center → Roles and administrators lists assignments per role, with PIM eligible and active views if P2 is in place. Export it monthly with Graph PowerShell (Get-MgDirectoryRoleMember) and diff against the pr…

Solving Microsoft 365 · www.solvingmicrosoft365.com/guides/microsoft-365-admin-role-design

Slide 4Download PNG

Auto-generated from Microsoft 365 admin role design. This page is not indexed and isn't part of the guide itself.