Remote M365 Modern Workplace Engineer

Nelnet; Columbus (OH); Remote; USD 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K / retirement plan

paid time off

Job summary

Nelnet is seeking a M365 Engineer - Modern Workplace to administer and govern SharePoint Online, Viva, Power Platform, Fabric, and Azure services while enabling automation and analytics. You will partner with business units to deliver secure collaboration and AI-enabled workplace solutions.

The role emphasizes governance, documentation, and ongoing improvements with exposure to Copilot readiness and security/compliance initiatives. Remote work is offered with US-wide scope.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on experience administering Microsoft 365 in an enterprise environment.
• Experience administering and governing SharePoint Online and related collaboration workloads.
• Experience with Microsoft Viva, Power Platform, Power BI, Copilot Studio, Microsoft Fabric, or similar platforms.
• Experience supporting Microsoft Azure services related to Modern Workplace solutions.
• Experience supporting Copilot for Microsoft 365 readiness, adoption, governance, or enablement activities.
• Experience with PowerShell, Graph API, REST APIs, JSON, and automation tools.
• Knowledge of security and compliance concepts like MFA, CA, DLP, retention policies.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support SharePoint Online, Microsoft Viva, Power Platform, Fabric, Azure services, and Copilot with governance and reliability.
• Support collaboration sites, content management, permissions, site architecture, and information governance.
• Partner with stakeholders to identify automation, reporting, and digital transformation opportunities using Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI.
• Support Fabric and Power BI administration for data integration, reporting, and analytics.
• Administer Azure services supporting Modern Workplace solutions, including subscriptions and resource groups.
• Support Copilot readiness, adoption, governance, and user enablement.
• Automate tasks using PowerShell, Graph API, Power Platform automation, REST APIs, and webhooks.
• Collaborate with security and compliance to maintain a secure, compliant environment and manage change.
• Create and maintain runbooks, documentation, and training materials; mentor staff as needed.
• Monitor platform health, licensing, and roadmap changes; propose improvements.

Skills

Strong communication

Self-directed

Ability to learn new technologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Science / CS / IT

Tools

SharePoint Online

Microsoft Viva

Power Platform

Microsoft Fabric

Azure

Copilot Studio

PowerShell

Microsoft Graph API

REST APIs

JSON

Webhooks

Job description

Nelnet is seeking a M365 Engineer - Modern Workplace to administer and govern SharePoint Online, Viva, Power Platform, Fabric, and Azure services while enabling automation and analytics. You will partner with business units to deliver secure collaboration and AI-enabled workplace solutions.

The role emphasizes governance, documentation, and ongoing improvements with exposure to Copilot readiness and security/compliance initiatives. Remote work is offered with US-wide scope.