IT Operations Principal: Microsoft 365 Automation – Remote

Cornerstone Building Brands

North Carolina

Remote

USD 90,000 - 140,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits
Dental benefits
Vision benefits
PTO
Paid holidays
FSA
Life insurance
401k

Job summary

Cornerstone Building Brands in Cary, North Carolina, is seeking an IT operations engineer to cut manual work on the Microsoft 365 platform by automating repeat tickets, building self-service, and delivering measurable business value.

You will share ownership of Exchange Online, Entra ID, Teams, and Copilot readiness, focusing on configuration as code, safe change management, documentation, and a supportive on-call rotation across teams.

Qualifications

  • Experience in IT operations with Microsoft 365.
  • Ability to automate repetitive tasks and reduce ticket volume.
  • Experience with security, compliance and identity management.
  • Strong collaboration with service desks and security teams.

Responsibilities

  • Automate repetitive tickets using Power Automate, PowerShell, Graph.
  • Build self-service access requests and group management.
  • Measure ticket reductions and business value.
  • Prepare Copilot readiness and hygiene for security and compliance.
  • Manage Exchange Online and Entra ID operations.
  • Provide Tier-3 escalation for M365 issues.

Skills

Microsoft 365 IT operations
Automation engineering
PowerShell
Power Automate
Security & compliance awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Power Automate
PowerShell
Microsoft Graph
Logic Apps
Bicep

Job description

Cornerstone Building Brands in Cary, North Carolina, is seeking an IT operations engineer to cut manual work on the Microsoft 365 platform by automating repeat tickets, building self-service, and delivering measurable business value.

You will share ownership of Exchange Online, Entra ID, Teams, and Copilot readiness, focusing on configuration as code, safe change management, documentation, and a supportive on-call rotation across teams.

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