Round 1 – HR Screening (30 mins)
Recruiter asked about background, current role, projects handled in cloud.
Questions around notice period, salary expectations, willingness to work across clients (since Deloitte projects can vary).
Basic discussion of Deloitte’s cloud practice and expectations.
✅ Cleared, scheduled technical rounds.
Round 2 – Technical Interview 1 (60 mins)
Interviewer: Cloud Consultant
Intro & Project Deep Dive: “Explain the most complex cloud migration you worked on.”
AWS Services: EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, Lambda. Questions like:
“How do you design a secure multi-account AWS setup?”
“Difference between NACLs and Security Groups?”
Scenario:
“Client wants to move on-prem SQL DB to cloud with minimal downtime — what’s your approach?”
DevOps angle:
CI/CD with Jenkins, Docker basics, Kubernetes clusters.
Feedback: Wanted more depth on Terraform modules but overall positive.
Round 3 – Technical Interview 2 (75 mins)
Interviewer: Senior Architect
System Design Case:
“Design a scalable e-commerce platform on cloud (AWS/Azure), considering 1M daily users.”
Discussed load balancing, auto scaling, RDS vs DynamoDB, caching strategies (Redis/ElastiCache).
Cost Optimization:
Spot instances vs Reserved vs On-demand trade-offs.
Security & Compliance:
“How would you ensure HIPAA/GDPR compliance in cloud deployments?”
Behavioral Add-ons:
“Describe a time you had a conflict in a client project and how you resolved it.”
Round 4 – Managerial/Behavioral (45 mins)
Discussion with project manager.
Focus on client-facing skills: how to handle scope creep, explain cloud benefits to non-technical stakeholders.
Asked situational:
“If a deployment fails during client demo, how would you manage?”
Some STAR-based HRQs: Strengths, weaknesses, 5-year goals.
Round 5 – HR & Offer Discussion (30 mins)
HR explained role, travel requirements, and performance review structure.
Salary discussion (slightly negotiable, Deloitte gives band ranges).
Background check initiated before offer.
