I'm not going to say where and I'm not asking for interested parties (we're not currently hiring anyway), but where I work (as a kernel/OS developer), package maintenance and management has been an ever-increasing burden to the point that we've tried hiring somebody specifically for the role. Unfortunately, it seems like this is a very specialized skill set that the vast majority of developers seem to find boring, uninteresting, and drudgerous, and finding someone qualified and interested has been exceedingly difficult. How would someone/a company go about finding people that are actually interested in this kind of work? There are clearly people who take on this task (some may even enjoy it!), and many who even do it for free for various open source projects, but I've no clue how to recruit or connect with any that would be willing to do this for a job. Any tips for finding or connecting with such folks would be much appreciated.

Attending in person won't be possible, but I'll have to keep an eye on this conference and see if they provide a way to post/share such opportunities.