Devops discussion === 1. The lead should be mostly consulted for this information, but not actually leading people 2. It would be wiser to recruit/promote someone internally that is already ingrained in company culture, and has the trust relationships built up over time. It will be very hard to recruit someone ready to lead with all of these qualities, and we likely have someone in the company that already possesses them. You can poll people in the company to see who does have these qualities. 3. The role you recruit in the job market for could switch the role we are hiring to devops developer, which would save the company money, and find one or more people who we could more realistically onboard to be effective. 4. You recommend that they involve you in the process to screen people.