Clint Allen
Senior Linux Administrator
San Francisco Bay Area United States
Summary
👤
SeniorClint Allen is a Senior Linux Administrator with 22 years of IT experience, blending Unix system administration with Python-based software development to deliver reliable, scalable infrastructure. He currently leads Linux platforms at RTI (since May 2024), driving modern CI/CD practices and containerized deployments in collaboration with international teams. At National Instruments, he built SaltStack Python modules for SAN management and Solaris LDOMs, reducing Solaris LDOM build times by 300% and automating LUN provisioning to cut errors by 100%. He has hands-on experience containerizing applications with Azure DevOps, Artifactory, and Kubernetes, and coordinating cross-department efforts to upgrade networks and automate live Solaris LDOM migrations. A mentor who guided seven junior engineers toward promotions, he combines strong communication with a transformative approach to improving performance and infrastructure. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Clint is also a gamer who brings curiosity, discipline, and a user-focused mindset to his work.
9 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Stackoverflow
11reputation
4kreached
1answer
0questions
Github Skills (32)
docker10
zeromq10
python10
configuration-management10
package-repository10
infrastructure-management10
iot10
automation10
infrastructure10
scale10
saltstack10
infrastructure-as-code10
salt10
remote-execution10
event-stream10
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
clallen/salt-orch-rac
Nov 2016 - Jun 2017
Contributions:80 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
clallen/ansible-modules-core
Jul 2016 - Aug 2017
Contributions:1 PR, 5 pushes in 1 year 1 month
ansibleshipansible-modules
Find and Hire Top DevelopersWe’ve analyzed the programming source code of over 60 million software developers on GitHub and scored them by 50,000 skills. Sign-up on Prog,AI to search for software developers.