About me

Active Directory Expert & IT Infrastructure Specialist – About Norman Bauer

I’m Norman Bauer, a highly experienced Senior System Engineer and one of the few globally certified Microsoft Certified Solutions Masters (MCSM) for Active Directory — the pinnacle of Microsoft’s certification program in enterprise identity.

With more than two decades of experience in enterprise IT, I specialize in building secure, scalable, and automated infrastructure that supports real business outcomes. I work at a midsize company in Munich, Germany, where I help design and run a hybrid IT environment — combining traditional Windows infrastructure with modern, cloud-ready solutions.

As part of our Windows Services Enterprise Management Team, I’m responsible for systems that power the organization: identity and access management, authentication flows, policy enforcement, and cross-platform integration. I work closely with teams like IAM, Finance, Marketing, and Product Development, helping them operate faster and more securely — not just as an IT provider, but as a business enabler.

I don’t just maintain infrastructure — I build platforms that help the business scale itself.

I automate wherever possible. Whether it’s streamlining complex deployments, implementing YubiKey-based signing pipelines, or creating backup strategies with full Git traceability — I bring DevOps principles into enterprise IT. My toolchain includes PowerShell, C#, VB.NET, PHP, Azure DevOps, and a range of scripting and orchestration tools.

I’ve also led infrastructure modernization efforts — migrating legacy workloads to hardened Ubuntu-based Linux systems, improving performance, manageability, and operational visibility across the board.

If it can be automated, I’ll script it. If it can’t — I’ll figure out how to make it happen anyway.

Under my personal brand, Peacode, I build and share solutions that reflect my engineering mindset: practical, secure, and built for the long run.