I'm a Senior DevOps Architect and publish most of my projects as open source. I have a wife, a son and a real life in Hamm, Germany. In my part-time I enjoy making games, music and acting. (He/him)
I'd like to add, that for people seeking DevOps Engineers/SRE:
Don't make a list of technologies! You won't find one who knows all off that plus you're scaring probable applicants on the more female side of the spectrum away (because women statistically usually don't apply for a job if they don't tick all the boxes whereas men apply if they can tick at least one. Art least, that's what Monica Sarbu told me).
And you're basically not searching for Mrs or Mr Right anyway, because the DevOps/SRE scene is dynamic as hell. You're searching for someone who integrates well with your team and has some knowledge in either ops or dev and is keen to learn more. That's the one you need.
+1000
I want applicants to have random-ass experience. I want them to have perspectives and experiences that are different from others on the team. If you hire based on a checklist, you're just going to build the same shit the same way you always have and make the same mistakes over and over.
I'm a Senior DevOps Architect and publish most of my projects as open source. I have a wife, a son and a real life in Hamm, Germany. In my part-time I enjoy making games, music and acting. (He/him)
I'd like to add, that for people seeking DevOps Engineers/SRE:
Don't make a list of technologies! You won't find one who knows all off that plus you're scaring probable applicants on the more female side of the spectrum away (because women statistically usually don't apply for a job if they don't tick all the boxes whereas men apply if they can tick at least one. Art least, that's what Monica Sarbu told me).
And you're basically not searching for Mrs or Mr Right anyway, because the DevOps/SRE scene is dynamic as hell. You're searching for someone who integrates well with your team and has some knowledge in either ops or dev and is keen to learn more. That's the one you need.
+1000
I want applicants to have random-ass experience. I want them to have perspectives and experiences that are different from others on the team. If you hire based on a checklist, you're just going to build the same shit the same way you always have and make the same mistakes over and over.
Exactly. Only this will build diverse teams, which we all should try to accomplish
Exactly, diversity is critical to innovation!