Round 1: Technical Assessment (90 mins)
A deep dive into DevOps fundamentals and real-world application. This includes:
Conceptual Q&A on CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and cloud platforms.
A hands-on challenge involving pipeline creation or infrastructure automation.
Debugging a live system or solving an incident scenario.
Key Focus: System reliability, automation, and infrastructure-as-code expertise.
Example Question: "How do you achieve zero-downtime deployments in Kubernetes?"
Round 2: Architecture & Leadership Interview (60 mins)
The candidate is asked to design a scalable CI/CD pipeline for a microservices-based application, explaining design decisions and trade-offs. This is followed by a discussion on:
Incident handling
Team collaboration
Process improvement initiatives
Key Focus: Technical leadership, communication, and decision-making.
Example Question: "Describe a DevOps initiative you led that improved efficiency or reduced costs."
