DevOps Technical Interview.

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There are lots of discussions about this topic, so I am gonna give you my 2 cents.
I did some work for a few companies interviewing DevOps specialist around the globe, so here I describe what the best DevOps interview in my opinion is:

I am assuming you already did a code test(if it’s required) or basic hr questions, like ” Which command can I use to change file ownership in Linux?”

A couple of questions which I like to start:

  • What is DevOps for you?
  • What is CI/CD?
  • What is Infrastructure as code and configuration management?

The interviewee has to know what is DevOps! If you have any doubt, I just recommend the article on this website: Link.

Doubts about Infrastructure as code can be found here: IAC

I ask those basic questions to start the interview because I want to know if the interviewee knows what he is applying to.

I wouldn’t say I like to do interviews asking questions waiting for a specific response; I prefer to give scenarios, depending on the response. I ask new questions based on position needs.

Am I going to ask questions about networking or automation? depends on the position needs.

I am always trying to ask questions based on the projects and why they decided to use the x tool instead of the y, or if we use the y tool how would work.

Asking questions about the interviewee’s experience and behavior, I just love STAR method, If you don’t know what is this method, you need to know today!

Star method is a strategy helpful in response to behavioural questions, usually starts with a question like:

  • Tell me about a time when…
  • Have you ever faced an issue…
  • Describe a situation in which you were able to…

STAR means:

Situation – Think of the situation or an event, which you are involved and Describe the context. always remember to use the Who, What, Where, When, and How.

Task – Explain the task and your responsibility in that Situation

Action – Describe the specific actions you did. How did u achieve the task? How you handled.

Result – The result of your action that had been taken.

The next articles will be examples of scenarios which I use and can be changed as needed, maybe it is a light for you.

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