From f88acc25bb2303d82cd46f87050afee4802134cf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Carlos Sousa Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2025 16:09:10 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] initial new sysadmin devops role checklist --- Checklists/new_sysadmin_devops_role.md | 50 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 50 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Checklists/new_sysadmin_devops_role.md diff --git a/Checklists/new_sysadmin_devops_role.md b/Checklists/new_sysadmin_devops_role.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2b177d6 --- /dev/null +++ b/Checklists/new_sysadmin_devops_role.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +# System Administrator / Development and Operations - Starting a New Role + +## Phase 0 - Preparations - Before Day One +- [ ] Prepare brief introduction - 30 Second "elevator pitch" +- [ ] Listen should be 80%, Talking should be 20 - Focus on absorving information +- [ ] Get a Notebook - later you can move to digital, but be ready (have 2 pens) +- [ ] Say "yes" to all lunch / coffee invitations - Get knowing and get bonding +- [ ] Make the "Company" Bookmark Folder on your Browser - Be ready from the get go + +## Phase 1 - The Foundation - First Week +- [ ] Organization Chart - Understand team structure +- [ ] Onbording Documentation - Skim and understand recommended path for new hire +- [ ] Backups - Are they Working? Rotation? Air Gapped? Automated? +- [ ] Backups - Are they tested? +- [ ] Backups - What's the restore procedure? +- [ ] Application Updates - Policies? Automated? +- [ ] Budget - Now? Future? 5 Year Plan? +- [ ] Certificates - Expiration Date Known? Automated? +- [ ] Escalation Process - Available? Expected? +- [ ] Hardware Inventory - Warranty? Replacement Parts? EoL Cycle? +- [ ] Hardware Items - Stock of Mouses? Keyboards? Plan for Issues? +- [ ] IT Documentation - What's the current state? +- [ ] Monitoring - Present? State? Alerts? Escalation? +- [ ] Network - Configuration? Backed Up? +- [ ] Password Management - Exists? Up-to-date? +- [ ] Routine Work - What needs to be done When? +- [ ] Servers - Cattle? Pets? +- [ ] Service Desk Documentation - What's the current state? +- [ ] Software Inventory - Licenses? Warranty? Legal? +- [ ] Team Leads - What Teams are present? Who is the keyuser / lead for each team? +- [ ] Windows Updates - Policies? Automated? + +## Phase 2 - The Deep Dive - First 30 Days +- [ ] CI/CD - What tools are used? What's the pipeline? +- [ ] Cloud Providers - What Provider(s)? Infrastructure as Code? +- [ ] Small Wins - what can be fixed quickly / easily? +- [ ] Teams - What's the major pain point in each? Major issues? + +## Phase 3 - The Contributor - 30 Days and Beyond +- [ ] Feedback - What are you doing good? What can be improved? What should be done differently? + +## Recurring - Team Player +- Note down not just what people do, but what they care about +- Don't wait for work, ask for it +- Be part of the team - the work that no one wants to do? Grab that +- Underpromise and Overdeliver +- Always check documentation while doing something - if there is none, build it +- Communicate business impact - no one cares about the name of the tool, explain technical stuff as what will that do for the business +- Your Internal Brand should be: Reliable, knowledgeable and helpful +- Blameless Post-Mortems - when things break, focus on "what" and "how", not on "who"