[ INDEPENDENT SPECIALIST — INFRASTRUCTURE · PLATFORMS · AUTOMATION ]
Stefan Larsen I build the systems that keep other systems running.
I help companies improve infrastructure, platforms and automation — turning complex IT environments into systems that are easier to operate, scale and trust.
// SOUND FAMILIAR?
Your IT works. But it shouldn’t be this hard . ▸ Too many processes still done by hand▸ Systems that don't talk to each other▸ Infrastructure that has become difficult to maintain▸ Critical processes that depend on tribal knowledge▸ Identity and access workflows that are still manual▸ Monitoring that says something is wrong — but not what to do▸ A platform that grew organically and now needs structure▸ A project that needs a specialist for a few monthsHave one of these problems? Let’s talk → // WHAT I HELP WITH
01 Automation & Identity
The problem Every hire, leaver and access change is a ticket someone works by hand — across several systems, by several teams.
What I do I automate the identity lifecycle end to end — directory, licensing, mailboxes — and put a self-service front on it.
Outcome Requests run without an engineer in the loop: faster, consistent, auditable. ServiceNow Active Directory Entra Exchange PowerShell 02 Monitoring & Operations
The problem Several monitoring platforms, inconsistent alerting — and alerts that say something broke without saying what to do.
What I do I consolidate monitoring into one estate and wire the most repetitive alerts to governed, documented auto-remediation.
Outcome One pane of glass, less platform overhead, and common incidents that resolve themselves — with an audit trail. 03 Integration & Systems
The problem Data lives in systems that don't talk, so people re-key it, export it, and reconcile it by hand every cycle.
What I do I build the integrations and pipelines between them — APIs, databases, reporting — running unattended on a schedule.
Outcome The manual hours disappear; reporting reads from live, structured data instead of spreadsheets. REST APIs Node.js MySQL Power BI 04 Infrastructure & Platforms
The problem The platform grew one urgent fix at a time. Every customer or environment is a snowflake, and changes are risky.
What I do I extract the patterns into a governed, reusable platform — shared engines, credential handling, change control.
Outcome New environments become configuration instead of projects, and operations become explainable to an auditor. ServiceNow BigFix Azure Key Vault CMDB // REAL PROBLEMS I'VE SOLVED
SEE AUTOMATION IN ACTION Managing access across systems by hand creates delays and errors. This is the engine that does it instead — drive a real flow yourself → IDENTITY Hybrid Identity Automation Problem Every hire, leaver and change was a hand-worked ticket — per tenant, per engineer.What changed One multi-tenant self-service engine across AD, Entra and Exchange.Result Requests run end to end without an engineer; onboarding a customer is config, not code.MONITORING Monitoring Platform Consolidation Problem Three monitoring platforms — three infrastructures, alerting schemes and escalation paths.What changed One Zabbix estate across five countries, with automated deployment and auto-registration.Result A single pane of glass; the cost and overhead of two whole platforms retired.COMPLIANCE Compliance Audit Automation Problem Security-baseline audits were assembled by hand on production servers — slow, inconsistent, and itself a risk.What changed A self-service, read-only CIS scan delivered through the automation engine.Result A structured, repeatable result in minutes — trended per server and customer, with no privileged logins.// HOW I WORK
01 Understand We start with the problem, the existing environment, and what's currently getting in the way.
02 Map I identify the dependencies, bottlenecks and manual processes — and the most valuable improvements.
03 Build I design and implement inside your existing environment, rather than rebuilding everything for its own sake.
04 Hand over You get something your own team can understand, run and maintain — documented, not dependent on me.
5+ years building & operating complex IT systems
10 systems taken into production
5 countries — international delivery & operations
Built and operated on an estate shared by banks, military and government — environments where “probably fine” isn’t a state you’re allowed to ship.
I work as an independent specialist and deliver remotely — through the same channels your teams already use: tickets, repos, docs and calls.
Have a difficult IT problem? Tell me what you’re trying to solve. I’ll tell you if I think I can help — and if I can’t, I’ll say so.
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