Microsoft Intune · Role Administration

Intune Role Administrator

Manages custom Intune roles and adds assignments for built-in Intune roles. The only Intune role that can assign permissions to administrators.

Scope: Intune RBAC management

Permissions

  • Roles - Full CRUD + Assign
  • Organization - Read

Common use cases

  • Creating custom Intune roles
  • Assigning built-in and custom roles to groups
  • Managing role scope tags
  • Delegating Intune administration

Best practices

  • Limit to IAM/security team members
  • Document custom role purposes and permissions
  • Use scope tags to limit administrative boundaries
  • Review role assignments periodically

Security considerations

  • Can grant any Intune permission to any group
  • Only role that can assign Intune permissions
  • Changes affect entire Intune administrative model

Official Microsoft Learn documentation →

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