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Cognizant Devops Engineer Interview Questions and Answers for Experienced

Updated 21 Mar 2025

Cognizant Devops Engineer Interview Experiences for Experienced

3 interviews found

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Naukri.com

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Kubernetes architecture
  • Q2. Question on ansible modules
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Question on CI/CD tools
  • Q2. Any automation that you done in the past.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
More than 8 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed before Mar 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

It is 1 hour aptitude question with probability, time and date, series ,

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Jenkins , Maven

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I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Sep 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Nothing to asking questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - This interview was a technical one but was majorly a stress test.it lasted for about 1 hour 30 minutes .The interviewer wanted to test both my knowledge and communication skills.Most of the question asked to me wher related to my Degree curriculum i.e. computer science related topics.He stressed a lot on the basics related to my project topics

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Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. What is stash
  • Ans. 

    Stash is a Git repository management tool that allows users to stash changes without committing them.

    • Stash is a feature of Git that allows users to temporarily save changes without committing them to the repository.

    • It is useful for when a user needs to switch to a different branch or work on a different feature without losing their current changes.

    • Stash can also be used to save changes that are not yet ready to be comm...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - It was nice to have video face to face interview

I applied via Job Portal and was interviewed before May 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Mostly technical questions and they considered background profile too

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be prepared with your experience and get deep knowledge before attending interview

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jun 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Asked questions on the skills that mentioned on resume, artifactory,sonar,jenkins,git?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - prepare the skills that you have mentioned on your resume

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Feb 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Day to day activities
  • Q2. Questions on os

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Good

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Jan 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Basic Exam about your knowledge.

Round 2 - Group Discussion 

We have to speak out properly and clear with our opinion.

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions about some Technical and level of our confidence.
Round 4 - HR 

(6 Questions)

  • Q1. What are your salary expectations?
  • Q2. What is your family background?
  • Q3. Share details of your previous job.
  • Q4. Tell me about yourself.
  • Q5. Why are you looking for a change?
  • Q6. Why should we hire you?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be yourself and feel free to attend the interview. Be confidence.

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Jul 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Rolles and responsibilities of your previous organization and some of git cmds and docker basicks

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Gain knowledge for all tools a bit focus on Kubernetes.

I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed before Sep 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. The questions was to explain complete architecture of application and on the basis of answer they will go deeper in questioning to check your knowledge

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Preapare mostly from your experience and not from Google top 50/100 questions. These data on Google will never get asked in interview. Be prepared scenario based questions rather than just theory.

Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant Devops Engineer interview for experienced candidates?
Cognizant interview process for experienced candidates usually has 2 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process for experienced candidates are Technical, Aptitude Test and One-on-one Round.
How to prepare for Cognizant Devops Engineer interview for experienced candidates?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Cognizant. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Cognizant expect are Devops, Continuous Integration, Jenkins, AWS and Kubernetes.
What are the top questions asked in Cognizant Devops Engineer interview for experienced candidates?

Some of the top questions asked at the Cognizant Devops Engineer interview for experienced candidates -

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