[mugsie]

DevOps is a culture not a job.

Most good candidates know this, and will actively avoid "DevOps" roles.

Now someone claiming 10 - 16 years experience as a DevOp, is : A: Lying. The term is 6-7 years old B: If they have even been using / administering computers for that long should know what a default route is.

Could they have misinterpreted the question? I know the even at a senior level, interviewees can get flustered and confuse themselves.

[markatto]

I didn't write the job title/posting, but the description makes it clear that strong linux and programming skills are required. These folks have 10+ years of "software engineer" and "systems administrator" jobs on their resumes, they're not claiming specific "devops" experience. I just talked to two more similar folks and I'm starting to despair at the state of the industry.

What job title would you suggest to find people with a working knowledge of programming, config management, and infrastructure/systems internals? If all you can do is copy-paste jenkins tutorials off of the internet, you're not a "senior" anything.