Networks & Wi-Fi
UniFi / Ubiquiti design and deployment — switching, routing, firewalls, and VLAN segmentation engineered for performance and reliability.
- UniFi
- VLANs
- Wi-Fi 6/7
Systems & Infrastructure Engineering
One engineer.
The whole stack.
From the switch port to the cloud console, Jason Grout designs, builds, and runs it all — networks, identity, Linux, cloud, and the automation that ties them together.
- 15+
- Years in infrastructure
- Rack → cloud
- Every layer, one owner
- 1:1
- You talk to the engineer
Capabilities
What I work on
The same engineer who segments your VLANs can stand up your SSO, automate your provisioning, and keep your servers running quietly.
Identity & Access
SSO and OIDC done right — Entra ID, PingOne, SCIM provisioning, and passkeys, from architecture to the automation that keeps accounts clean.
- OIDC/SSO
- Entra ID
- PingOne
Linux & Systems
Servers built to production standards — Proxmox virtualization, ZFS storage, and declarative configuration that makes rebuilds boring.
- Proxmox
- ZFS
- NixOS
Cloud
AWS and Azure architecture, serverless builds, and migrations that cut cost and operational toil without cutting corners.
- AWS
- Azure
- Serverless
Automation & Tooling
Go and Python tooling, Ansible, and API integrations. If the tool your team needs doesn't exist, I build it.
- Go
- Python
- Ansible
Self-Hosted & On-Prem
Owned infrastructure instead of SaaS bills — media, storage, auth, and monitoring you control, documented so it stays yours.
- Docker/LXC
- Storage
- Monitoring
Selected work
Proof, not promises.
- 01
Multi-VLAN UniFi deployment
Client network build — segmentation, Wi-Fi, and routing, taken from design through documentation and handover.
- 02
Private cloud, run daily
Two Proxmox nodes, ~20 services on ZFS, self-hosted SSO with OIDC and passkeys, Ansible-managed, fully monitored.
- 03
Bulk-ops identity console
Go admin tooling for enterprise identity platforms — bulk operations, reporting, and audit built for real operators.
Why Grout Technology
Most shops sell you their specialty. I learn your problem.
I'm Jason Grout — 15+ years running production infrastructure, the last decade at one organization, taking ownership of more of the stack every year. Networks, identity, Linux, cloud, automation: when something new lands on my desk, I figure it out — and document it so it stays figured out.
- Linux-native — from kernel to container, this is home turf
- Plain-language communication, no jargon smokescreens
- Documentation thorough enough to outlast the engagement
How it works
A predictable path to systems you can trust.
- 01
Assess
I learn your environment, constraints, and goals — on site or over a call.
- 02
Design
You get a clear plan, a bill of materials, and a realistic timeline before anything is bought.
- 03
Build & document
I deploy, test under load, and hand over complete documentation and support.
Start a project
Let's scope your build.
Tell me what you're working on. You'll hear back from me — the engineer, not a sales queue — within one business day.
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