FYERS Securities Devops Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Profile discussion, interview based on job description.
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Q1. VMware, SRM, replication, virtualuzation
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Q1. Basic questions related to O.S., Networking, Cloud
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Basic questions on Academic project, Cloud and AWS services

Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

Technical interview round with questions on Jenkins, Kubernetes, MYSQL etc.

Q1. What are the differences between declarative and scripted pipelines in Jenkins?
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Declarative pipelines focus on the desired state of the pipeline, while scripted pipelines allow for more flexibility and control.
• Declarative pipelines use a more structured syntax and are recommended for simpler pipelines.

• Scripted pipelines use Groovy script and allow for more complex logic and customization.

• Declarative pipelines are easier to read and maintain, while scripted pipelines can be more powerful but harder...read more
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Q2. How does Jenkins know when to execute a scheduled job or pipeline, and how is it triggered?
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Jenkins triggers scheduled jobs or pipelines based on configured cron expressions or triggers from external events.
• Jenkins uses cron expressions to schedule jobs at specific times or intervals.

• Jobs can also be triggered manually or by external events like code commits to a repository.

• Pipeline jobs can be triggered by changes in a Git repository, webhook notifications, or other external triggers.
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Q3. What are the differences between Ansible and Jenkins?
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Ansible is a configuration management tool, while Jenkins is a continuous integration and continuous deployment tool.
• Ansible is used for configuration management and automation of tasks, while Jenkins is used for automating the build, test, and deployment processes.

• Ansible uses YAML for configuration management, while Jenkins uses Groovy scripts for defining build pipelines.

• Ansible is agentless, meaning it does not req...read more
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Q4. What is the difference between Kubernetes Deployments and Pods?
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Kubernetes Deployments manage multiple Pods and provide features like scaling, rolling updates, and rollback.
• Deployments manage the lifecycle of Pods, ensuring a desired state is maintained.

• Pods are the smallest deployable units in Kubernetes, representing a single instance of a running process.

• Deployments allow for easy scaling of applications by creating or deleting Pods based on the defined configuration.

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Q5. What are the differences between Ingress and Load Balancer in Kubernetes?
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Ingress is a layer 7 HTTP routing mechanism while Load Balancer is a layer 4 TCP/UDP load balancer in Kubernetes.
• Ingress is used to expose HTTP and HTTPS routes to services inside the cluster, while Load Balancer is used to distribute traffic across multiple nodes.

• Ingress provides features like SSL termination, path-based routing, and name-based virtual hosting, while Load Balancer focuses on distributing traffic based...read more
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Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

Technical round with questions on AWS Services, Docker, Microservices etc.

Q1. What are the differences between Amazon ECS and Amazon EKS?
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Amazon ECS is a container management service while Amazon EKS is a managed Kubernetes service.
• Amazon ECS is a fully managed container orchestration service, while Amazon EKS is a managed Kubernetes service.

• Amazon ECS is more tightly integrated with other AWS services like CloudWatch, IAM, and VPC, while Amazon EKS is more flexible and can run on any cloud provider.

• Amazon ECS uses its own proprietary orchestration engin...read more
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Q2. What are the use cases of running Docker inside Docker?
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Running Docker inside Docker is useful for testing, CI/CD pipelines, and isolating environments.
• Testing different Docker configurations

• Running CI/CD pipelines within containers

• Isolating development environments

• Building and testing Docker images within containers
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Q3. What is the difference between monolithic and microservices architecture?
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Monolithic architecture is a single, unified system while microservices architecture is a collection of small, independent services.
• Monolithic architecture is a single, indivisible unit where all components are tightly coupled.

• Microservices architecture breaks down the application into smaller, loosely coupled services that communicate through APIs.

• Monolithic architecture can be harder to scale and maintain compared to...read more
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Q1. CI tools like Jenkins, Configuration management tools like Ansible, Chef, Hashicorp suites like Terraform, DevOps principle, case study.
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Q1. Questions about out of box situation, previous technical experience and contribution.
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