Delaney Johns


About Me

I am a Technology Development Program Consultant at Allstate, where I have worked in a variety of roles, focusing on Linux, SELinux, and automation.

Location

Gilbert, AZ
Wylie, TX
Education
    Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
    August 2022 - May 2025
    degree
    Master's
    major
    Cyber Security Systems
    Trinity University
    August 2017 - May 2021
Work Experience
    Allstate
    Technology Development Program Consultant
    June 2021 - present
    company
    Allstate
    title
    Technology Development Program Consultant
    overview
    Linux System Administrator ● Investigated and resolved vulnerabilities discovered by Qualys scans on Linux servers ● Streamlined administrator workflow by designing and implementing automation to close inactive ServiceNow change requests using Flow Designer ● Compiled statistics and information related to patching activity each month and interpreted/visualized the data for leadership Access Management Engineer ● Ensured security and user productivity by proactively managing the SSO lifecycle for multiple applications ● Supported a team of 4 engineers by communicating with clients and facilitating the change management process ● Presented appliance and environment health information to application contacts and leadership during status meetings Network Engineer ● Expedited the DNS host record creation process by pair programming with another network engineer to create Ansible automation, reducing time to complete by over 90% ● Analyzed Wireshark traffic capture and gathered insights for other team members regarding anomalous activity Linux Capabilities Engineer ● Examined and resolved issues in existing Puppet modules designed to enforce SELinux ● Created SELinux documentation for technical team members and non-technical leadership to improve visibility, understanding, and determine patterns for future improvements ● Developed a Python script to encrypt sensitive data in Puppet modules in order to enable the use of source control
    Stack Sports
    Software Engineer Intern
    June 2020 - April 2021
Skills
Technical skills
linux
Skills
Information Security