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❯ az resource show --resource-type "Microsoft.Personnel/cloudAdministrators" --name "karsten" --resource-group "haugesund-norwaywest" 
"id": "/subscriptions/career/resourceGroups/haugesund-no/providers
  /Microsoft.Personnel/cloudAdministrators/karsten",
"location": "norwaywest",
"type": "Microsoft.Personnel/cloudAdministrators",
"properties": {
  "displayName": "Karsten",
  "role": "IT Operations Engineer — Aspiring Cloud Architect",
  "organization": "Norwegian Maritime Authority, Haugesund, Norway",
  "focus": [
    "Azure IaaS & Hybrid Infrastructure",
    "Intune & Endpoint Management",
    "Entra ID & Identity",
    "Microsoft 365 Administration"
  ],
  "available": true
},
"tags": {
  "AZ-900": "Succeeded",
  "AZ-104": "inProgress",
  "MD-102": "inProgress",
  "MS-102": "planned",
  "SC-300": "planned",
  "AZ-305": "planned"
}
Properties about/karsten rg/haugesund-no · Microsoft.Personnel/profile
name Karsten
location Haugesund, Rogaland, Norway
region norwaywest · norwayeast
since IT operations since 2021 · public sector since 2023
currentRole IT Operations, Norwegian Maritime Authority — Intune, Entra ID, M365 support
targetRole Azure Infrastructure Operations & Architecture
bio IT operations engineer with hands-on responsibility for Microsoft 365, Intune, and Entra ID at the Norwegian Maritime Authority. Working toward a senior cloud infrastructure and architecture role through a structured certification path and practical lab work.
philosophy Understand why, not just how. Decision-level engineering, not rote execution.
Resources skills/tech-stack az graph query --query "resources | where type == 'Microsoft.Skills/techStack'"
// Endpoint & Device Management
Microsoft Intune
advanced
Windows Autopilot
developing
Compliance Policies
developing
Configuration Profiles
developing
// Identity & Access (Entra ID)
Entra ID / Azure AD
advanced
Conditional Access
advanced
RBAC / PIM
advanced
SSO / App Registrations
developing
// Azure IaaS & Infrastructure
Azure VMs & Networking
developing
ARM Templates / Bicep
developing
Azure Monitor / Alerts
developing
Azure Arc
learning
// Microsoft 365 & Automation
M365 Administration
proficient
PowerShell / Graph API
developing
Exchange Online
advanced
Power Platform Admin
developing
Tags certifications az tag list --resource-id /providers/Microsoft.Personnel/karsten
AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals completed
AZ-104 Azure Administrator Associate in progress
AZ-305 Azure Solutions Architect Expert planned
MD-102 Endpoint Administrator Associate in progress
MS-102 Microsoft 365 Administrator Expert planned
SC-300 Identity & Access Administrator Associate planned
Deployments projects/active az deployment list --resource-group haugesund-no
name provisioningState stack age
nordvind-cloud-infrastructure
Production-grade Azure environment built from scratch for a fictional Norwegian energy company. Governance, identity, networking across three office VNets, compute with availability sets and scale sets, storage, and DNS — documented in Azure DevOps Wiki.
 Running AZ-104VNet PeeringNSGRBACAzure PolicyDNSVMSS active
azure-lab-tenant
Personal Pay-As-You-Go Azure subscription + M365 Business Premium tenant for hands-on certification labs.
 Running IntuneEntra IDAzure VMsBicep active
cert-roadmap
Structured path: AZ-900 → AZ-104 → AZ-305 + MD-102, MS-102, SC-300. Two Expert-level titles in scope.
 InProgress AZ-900AZ-104AZ-305 ongoing
get-karsten.cloud
This site. Static HTML/CSS/JS. Terminal-inspired Azure CLI aesthetic, zero dependencies.
 Running HTMLCSSStatic now
↗ Detailed case studies
nordvind-cloud-infrastructure
Running
Production-grade Azure environment for a Norwegian energy company — governance, networking, compute, storage, and DNS across three office locations.
AZ-104VNet PeeringNSGRBACDNS
azure-lab-tenant
Running
Personal Pay-As-You-Go Azure subscription + M365 Business Premium tenant for certification labs.
IntuneEntra IDAzure VMs
cert-roadmap
InProgress
AZ-900 → AZ-104 → AZ-305 + MD-102, MS-102, SC-300.
AZ-900AZ-104AZ-305
get-karsten.cloud
Running
This site. Terminal-inspired Azure CLI aesthetic, zero dependencies.
HTMLCSSStatic
Activity Log experience/timeline az monitor activity-log list --resource-group career
present 2023 – now
Microsoft.Operations/Write
IT Operations Engineer
Norwegian Maritime Authority · Haugesund, Norway
Hands-on responsibility for Microsoft Intune, Entra ID, and general M365 support in a Norwegian public sector environment. Endpoint lifecycle management, identity and access, and cloud service operations for a critical maritime authority operating under strict regulatory frameworks.
IntuneEntra IDM365PowerShellExchange Online
earlier 2021 – 2023
Microsoft.Operations/Write
Technical Support Specialist
Verji Tech AS · Rogaland, Norway
Customer-facing technical support, onboarding and offboarding for a Norwegian SaaS company selling end-to-end encrypted communication software. Supported businesses across accounting, legal, and industrial sectors in adopting GDPR-compliant secure messaging. Involved in software testing and quality assurance alongside daily support operations.
SaaSCustomer OnboardingGDPRSoftware TestingTechnical Support
Policy softskills/definitions az tag list --resource-id /providers/Microsoft.Personnel/karsten/attributes
Microsoft.SoftSkills/SectorExperience
Public Sector & Critical Infrastructure
scope: Cluster · status: Active
Four years in a Norwegian public authority operating under strict regulatory and procurement frameworks. Familiar with the pace, accountability, and documentation standards of government IT.
Established
Microsoft.SoftSkills/ComplianceMindset
GDPR, NIS2 & Regulatory Awareness
scope: Cluster · status: Active
Operational understanding of GDPR data residency requirements and NIS2 obligations as they apply to cloud infrastructure design. Governance is a first-class concern, not an afterthought.
Established
Microsoft.SoftSkills/DocumentationDriven
Documentation as Infrastructure
scope: Namespaced · status: Active
Undocumented systems are liabilities. Runbooks, decision logs, and architectural notes are written as part of the work — not after it. Every lab in this certification journey is documented.
Established
Microsoft.SoftSkills/ContinuousLearning
Structured Self-Development
scope: Cluster · status: Active
Pursuing five Microsoft certifications in a deliberate sequence — each building on the last. Learning is not a passive activity. It is a structured programme with hands-on lab work and documented outcomes.
Established
Microsoft.SoftSkills/DecisionLevelThinking
Engineering Judgement over Rote Execution
scope: Cluster · status: Active
The goal is to understand why a configuration is correct — not just how to apply it. Every architecture choice has alternatives. Knowing when to choose differently is what separates an engineer from a technician.
Established
Microsoft.SoftSkills/LeastPrivilege
Security-First Operations
scope: Cluster · status: Active
Least privilege is a habit, not a checkbox. RBAC scoped correctly, keys rotated, admin roles activated only when needed. Security decisions made at deployment time, not retrofitted after an incident.
Established
Service contact/karsten az network dns record-set list --zone get-karsten.cloud
◎ location Haugesund, Rogaland, Norway · remote-first
◎ availability Open to opportunities in Rogaland energy & industrial sector
◎ email get-karsten@outlook.com
◎ github github.com/getkarsten
◎ linkedin linkedin · karsten skåla ek
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