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."