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How to Hire
Your First
DevOp
Matt Stratton
@mattstratton
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You want the DevOps.
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Who is going to bring it to you?
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Need to manage a database?
…hire a DBA, amirite?
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Checklist for
hiring a DevOp
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Include the word
“DevOps” in the job post
a minimum of 50 times
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Experience is important
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Be SPECIFIC
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be comprehensive
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Don’t settle for
anyone without at
least 10 years of
DevOps
experience
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What kind of DevOp do you want?
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A DevOp should be really good at patching.
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And backups.
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Only consider candidates who love Ruby.
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Involve
your
existing
teams in
the
process.
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GOOD NEWS FOR
DEV TEAM!
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RELIEF FOR OPS TEAM!
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Make your budget happy.
QA
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companies aren’t snowflakes
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…but people ARE
FIND YOUR SNOWFLAKE