26 DevOps Engineer Interview Questions & Answers
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Here’s the FULL LIST of DEVOPS ENGINEER INTERVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:
Q1. Tell me about yourself and why you want to work in this DevOps role?
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“Over the years, I have gained a wide-ranging set of skills, qualities and attributes that, I believe, make me a competent, supportive, professional and flexible DevOps Engineer. I take pride in my work, I take my professional development seriously, and wherever I end up working, I always focus on how I can add value to the organization by providing secure and innovative solutions based on the needs of the business. In addition to possessing solid technical knowledge capabilities, I am also someone who has excellent communication, collaboration, and decision-making skills. That means, if you hire me within this DevOps role, you will not only be getting someone who always puts the needs of the team and the organization first, but you will also get someone who is flexible and adaptable in their work so as to ensure you consistently achieve your commercial and financial objectives.”
Q2. What are the most important skills and qualities needed to work as a DevOps Engineer?
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“To be effective when working in any DevOps role, you need three different types of skills: technical, soft and business. The TECHNICAL SKILLS needed include coding and scripting capabilities, infrastructure knowledge, cloud and testing skills, software security skills, and also an understanding of major DevOps tools and resources. SOFT SKILLS required within DevOps include strong communication, interpersonal and collaboration capabilities, and also the ability to solve problems, be entirely flexible and adaptable in your work, and also the desire to maintain competence through continuous professional development. Finally, in terms of BUSINESS SKILLS, it’s imperative you have an understanding of how your work fits into the wider, strategic goals of the organization you are working for.”
Q3. Why do you want to work for our organization in this DevOps role?
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Q4. Tell me about the hardest day you’ve had as a DevOps Engineer?
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Q5. What are your strengths and weaknesses?
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Q6. You are giving a presentation to a number of non-technical company managers. They have no technical knowledge and they are struggling to understand your presentation. How would you adapt your presentation, so they all understand?
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Q7. Where do you see yourself in the future?
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Q8. How do you handle stress and pressure at work?
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Q9. What does DevOps mean to you and what is its purpose in our organization?
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Q10. Tell me how DevOps differs from Agile / SDLC?
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Q11. What is an inode on Linux?
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Q12. In your opinion, which are the top DevOps tools and what are they used for?
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Q13. Tell me how you'd go about optimizing a database?
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Q14. What is garbage collection programming?
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Q15. Talk me through the steps you would follow when checking physical memory on Linux?
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Q16. Explain how you copy a local file to HDFS?
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Q17. Describe how you would make a background process run?
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Q18. Assuming there are no cookies, how would you make your application work?
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Q19. Talk me through the process of what happens when someone accesses a URL via a web browser?
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Q20. What is the difference between CI and CD?
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Q21. Tell me how you would measure network packet?
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Q22. What is a distributed cache in Hadoop?
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Q23. There are a large number of requests due to high demand. How would you ensure your database works?
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Q24. Why do you want to leave your current job?
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Q25. What are your salary expectations in this DevOps Engineer role?
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Q26. That’s the end of your DevOps interview, do you have any questions for the panel?
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Yes! I Want To Pass My Interview!DevOps Key Duties and Responsibilities
DevOps is all about facilitating a stronger alignment between IT and the business as a whole. DevOps Engineers work alongside IT developers to ensure effective coordination and integration between business operations, development and testing. DevOps Engineers are usually hired within large, successful organizations to improve culture through the implementation of appropriate IT infrastructures and also using the right tools to achieve the strategic goals of the business.
12 Essential Skills and Qualities Needed to be a DevOps Engineer
- Coding, scripting and software security skills;
- Cloud and testing capabilities;
- Commercial awareness;
- An understanding of software security and coding security;
- A flexible and adaptable approach to DevOps work;
- Teamworking and collaboration skills;
- IT infrastructure knowledge and experience;
- An unselfish approach to your work;
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills;
- Knowledge and understanding of Major DevOps tools and resources;
- Problem-solving and decision-making skills;
- A desire to maintain competence through Continuous Professional Development;
4 IMPORTANT TIPS FOR PASSING A DEVOPS ENGINEER INTERVIEW
TIP #1 – During your DevOps interview, you will be asked a series of questions that fall broadly into the following three categories:
- Technical competence interview questions;
- Behavioral interview questions;
- Motivational and research-based interview questions.
To ensure you are fully prepared for your DevOps Engineer interview, we strongly recommend you prepare answers to all 26 interview questions listed on this page.
TIP #2 – When responding to behavioral DevOps Engineer interview questions, we recommend you use the STAR technique to structure your answers. The STAR method is a proven structure for giving evidence-based answers that the hiring manager will be looking for from candidates. To use the STAR technique, simply follow this format when structuring your responses:
SITUATION – Tell the interviewer the situation you were faced with;
TASK – Briefly outline the task that you needed to do;
ACTION – Go into specific details relating to the action you took to achieve the task;
RESULT – Tell the interviewer or hiring manager the results following your actions.
TIP #3 – At the end of your DevOps Engineer interview, make sure you ask the interview panel at least three intelligent and smart questions. Here’s a list of questions to ask in your DevOps interview:
- What are the most difficult DevOps challenges you have been facing from an organizational perspective over the last 12-months?
- If I am successful, what would you need me to concentrate on immediately within the first few weeks of starting?
- Can you tell me what the culture is like within the organization?
- Do you have any exciting or new plans for the organization over the forthcoming 12 months that I would be involved in if I am successful?
TIP #4 – At some stage during the interview you may need to negotiate your DevOps salary. Whilst these discussions can sometimes be uncomfortable, the best way to get the highest DevOps Engineer salary possible, is to research the ‘average salary’ for a DevOps Engineer, and then choose a figure that is slightly above the median salary range for the industry. For example, if the average salary range for a DevOps Engineer is $90,000 to $110,000, tell the interviewer you feel you are worth the top salary of $110,000; however, because you need to prove to them your worth, you are prepared to accept a salary of $102,000.
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