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HCLTech Devops Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 30 May 2025

13 Interview questions

A Devops Engineer was asked 1mo ago
Q. How do you write a CI/CD YAML pipeline?
Ans. 

A CI/CD YAML pipeline automates the software development lifecycle, enabling continuous integration and delivery.

  • Define stages: Use 'stages' to outline the pipeline phases like build, test, and deploy.

  • Specify jobs: Each stage can have multiple jobs defined under 'jobs'. Example: 'build', 'test'.

  • Use steps: Within jobs, 'steps' define the actions to perform. Example: 'checkout code', 'run tests'.

  • Environment variable...

A Devops Engineer was asked 1mo ago
Q. How do you configure a self-hosted agent pool?
Ans. 

Configuring a self-hosted agent pool involves setting up agents on your own infrastructure for CI/CD tasks.

  • 1. Install the Azure DevOps agent software on your machine.

  • 2. Register the agent with your Azure DevOps organization using a personal access token.

  • 3. Configure the agent to run as a service for continuous availability.

  • 4. Add the agent to a specific agent pool in Azure DevOps.

  • 5. Verify the agent's status in th...

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A Devops Engineer was asked 8mo ago
Q. What is a Helm chart and how do you use it?
Ans. 

Helm is a package manager for Kubernetes that simplifies the deployment and management of applications.

  • Helm charts are packages of pre-configured Kubernetes resources that can be easily deployed using Helm.

  • Helm charts are written in YAML and can include templates for Kubernetes manifests.

  • Helm allows for easy versioning, sharing, and management of Kubernetes applications.

  • To use Helm, you need to install the Helm cl...

A Devops Engineer was asked 11mo ago
Q. Explain Kubernetes services.
Ans. 

Kubernetes services enable communication between pods and external resources, managing access and load balancing.

  • Kubernetes services abstract access to a set of pods, allowing for stable networking.

  • Types of services include ClusterIP (default), NodePort, LoadBalancer, and ExternalName.

  • ClusterIP exposes the service on a cluster-internal IP, making it accessible only within the cluster.

  • NodePort exposes the service o...

A Devops Engineer was asked
Q. Write a Dockerfile.
Ans. 

A Dockerfile is a text document that contains all the commands a user could call on the command line to assemble an image.

  • Start with a base image

  • Use RUN to execute commands

  • Use COPY to add files from the host machine

  • Use CMD to specify the command to run when the container starts

A Devops Engineer was asked
Q. Explain Monitoring in DevOps.
Ans. 

Monitoring in DevOps is the process of observing and measuring the performance of the system to ensure its availability and reliability.

  • Monitoring helps in identifying issues and potential problems before they become critical.

  • It involves collecting and analyzing data from various sources such as logs, metrics, and events.

  • Monitoring tools like Nagios, Zabbix, and Prometheus are used to automate the process.

  • It helps...

A Devops Engineer was asked
Q. What DevOps tools have you worked on?
Ans. 

I have worked with various DevOps tools including Jenkins, Git, Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, and AWS.

  • Experience with Jenkins for continuous integration and deployment

  • Proficient in Git for version control

  • Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes for containerization and orchestration

  • Knowledge of Ansible for configuration management

  • Experience with AWS for cloud infrastructure management

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A Devops Engineer was asked
Q. What is the difference between StatefulSet and Deployment in Kubernetes?
Ans. 

StatefulSet is used for managing stateful applications, while Deployment is used for stateless applications.

  • StatefulSet is used for applications that require stable network identities and persistent storage.

  • StatefulSet maintains a unique identity for each pod and ensures ordered deployment and scaling.

  • Deployment is used for stateless applications that can be easily replicated and scaled.

  • Deployment manages a set of...

A Devops Engineer was asked
Q. How do you check logs for pods and containers in Kubernetes?
Ans. 

To check logs for pods and containers in Kubernetes, you can use the kubectl command-line tool.

  • Use the 'kubectl logs' command to view logs for a specific pod or container.

  • Specify the pod or container name along with the appropriate flags.

  • You can also use selectors to filter logs based on labels or namespaces.

  • To follow logs in real-time, use the '-f' flag.

  • To limit the number of lines displayed, use the '--tail' fla...

A Devops Engineer was asked
Q. What’s terraform and chef
Ans. 

Terraform is an infrastructure as code tool used for building, changing, and versioning infrastructure safely and efficiently. Chef is a configuration management tool used for automating the deployment, scaling, and management of infrastructure.

  • Terraform is used to define and provision infrastructure using declarative configuration files.

  • Chef is used to automate the configuration and management of servers and appl...

HCLTech Devops Engineer Interview Experiences

10 interviews found

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Oct 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. Ci cd pipeline and variables?
  • Q2. Blue green and canary deployment kubernetes
  • Q3. Security in Terraform
  • Ans. 

    Security in Terraform involves managing sensitive data, implementing access controls, and using secure communication channels.

    • Use Terraform's sensitive data handling features like sensitive variables and sensitive outputs to protect sensitive information.

    • Implement access controls using Terraform's built-in features like IAM policies, resource-level permissions, and secure storage backends.

    • Use secure communication chann...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Helm chart and how to use it?
  • Ans. 

    Helm is a package manager for Kubernetes that simplifies the deployment and management of applications.

    • Helm charts are packages of pre-configured Kubernetes resources that can be easily deployed using Helm.

    • Helm charts are written in YAML and can include templates for Kubernetes manifests.

    • Helm allows for easy versioning, sharing, and management of Kubernetes applications.

    • To use Helm, you need to install the Helm client ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Branching strategies

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Terraform slug?
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Terraform securities
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
  • Q1. How to write ci cd yaml pipeline?
  • Ans. 

    A CI/CD YAML pipeline automates the software development lifecycle, enabling continuous integration and delivery.

    • Define stages: Use 'stages' to outline the pipeline phases like build, test, and deploy.

    • Specify jobs: Each stage can have multiple jobs defined under 'jobs'. Example: 'build', 'test'.

    • Use steps: Within jobs, 'steps' define the actions to perform. Example: 'checkout code', 'run tests'.

    • Environment variables: Us...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. How to configure selfhosted agent pool?
  • Ans. 

    Configuring a self-hosted agent pool involves setting up agents on your own infrastructure for CI/CD tasks.

    • 1. Install the Azure DevOps agent software on your machine.

    • 2. Register the agent with your Azure DevOps organization using a personal access token.

    • 3. Configure the agent to run as a service for continuous availability.

    • 4. Add the agent to a specific agent pool in Azure DevOps.

    • 5. Verify the agent's status in the Azu...

  • Answered by AI

Devops Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Nikhil Singh

posted on 22 Feb 2024

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. What is ci cd. What is iac. What is terraform
  • Ans. 

    CI/CD stands for Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment. IaC stands for Infrastructure as Code. Terraform is a tool for IaC.

    • CI/CD is a software development practice where code changes are automatically built, tested, and deployed frequently.

    • IaC is the process of managing and provisioning infrastructure through code instead of manual processes.

    • Terraform is an open-source tool by HashiCorp used for building, changi...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Aws questions like what is iam
  • Q3. Write dockerfile
  • Ans. 

    A Dockerfile is a text document that contains all the commands a user could call on the command line to assemble an image.

    • Start with a base image

    • Use RUN to execute commands

    • Use COPY to add files from the host machine

    • Use CMD to specify the command to run when the container starts

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare basic devops question

Skills evaluated in this interview

Devops Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image karan nagar

posted on 15 Jul 2024

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Kubernetes services explanantion
  • Ans. 

    Kubernetes services enable communication between pods and external resources, managing access and load balancing.

    • Kubernetes services abstract access to a set of pods, allowing for stable networking.

    • Types of services include ClusterIP (default), NodePort, LoadBalancer, and ExternalName.

    • ClusterIP exposes the service on a cluster-internal IP, making it accessible only within the cluster.

    • NodePort exposes the service on eac...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Ansible modules

Devops Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image YOGESH ORACLE ADMINISTRATOR

posted on 3 Jun 2024

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. DevOps released questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Update the skill set
Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Feb 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What’s terraform and chef
  • Ans. 

    Terraform is an infrastructure as code tool used for building, changing, and versioning infrastructure safely and efficiently. Chef is a configuration management tool used for automating the deployment, scaling, and management of infrastructure.

    • Terraform is used to define and provision infrastructure using declarative configuration files.

    • Chef is used to automate the configuration and management of servers and applicati...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Don’t be hard on your salary. Accept what they give

Skills evaluated in this interview

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - Coding Test 

Lets us writes some docker code and some scripts regarding DevOps

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Ask about technical questions
  • Q2. What devops tools your worked on
  • Ans. 

    I have worked with various DevOps tools including Jenkins, Git, Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, and AWS.

    • Experience with Jenkins for continuous integration and deployment

    • Proficient in Git for version control

    • Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes for containerization and orchestration

    • Knowledge of Ansible for configuration management

    • Experience with AWS for cloud infrastructure management

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. About previous company details

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Please be prepared well for the interviews ,all the best for your future

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Oct 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Difference between statefullset and deployment in kubernets ?
  • Ans. 

    StatefulSet is used for managing stateful applications, while Deployment is used for stateless applications.

    • StatefulSet is used for applications that require stable network identities and persistent storage.

    • StatefulSet maintains a unique identity for each pod and ensures ordered deployment and scaling.

    • Deployment is used for stateless applications that can be easily replicated and scaled.

    • Deployment manages a set of iden...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. How to check logs for pods and containers in kubernets ?
  • Ans. 

    To check logs for pods and containers in Kubernetes, you can use the kubectl command-line tool.

    • Use the 'kubectl logs' command to view logs for a specific pod or container.

    • Specify the pod or container name along with the appropriate flags.

    • You can also use selectors to filter logs based on labels or namespaces.

    • To follow logs in real-time, use the '-f' flag.

    • To limit the number of lines displayed, use the '--tail' flag.

    • To ...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Add few concepts in resume and get more knowledge on those concepts . attend for interview ..but don't add the topics that you not aware .

Skills evaluated in this interview

Devops Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Sameer Zulfi Ibrahim

posted on 28 Feb 2023

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
More than 8 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Feb 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
View all tips
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Explain about AWS Infrastructure
  • Ans. 

    AWS Infrastructure is a collection of physical and virtual resources that provide the foundation for AWS cloud services.

    • AWS Infrastructure includes data centers, networking, compute, storage, and security services.

    • AWS Regions and Availability Zones provide geographic redundancy and fault tolerance.

    • AWS offers a variety of infrastructure services, such as EC2, S3, and RDS, that can be used to build and deploy application...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Explain about Monitoring in DevOps
  • Ans. 

    Monitoring in DevOps is the process of observing and measuring the performance of the system to ensure its availability and reliability.

    • Monitoring helps in identifying issues and potential problems before they become critical.

    • It involves collecting and analyzing data from various sources such as logs, metrics, and events.

    • Monitoring tools like Nagios, Zabbix, and Prometheus are used to automate the process.

    • It helps in i...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Please put the right skills in the resume and make sure you are good at it.

Skills evaluated in this interview

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How many rounds are there in HCLTech Devops Engineer interview?
HCLTech interview process usually has 1-2 rounds. The most common rounds in the HCLTech interview process are Technical, Resume Shortlist and One-on-one Round.
How to prepare for HCLTech Devops Engineer interview?
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 HCLTech. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at HCLTech expect are Devops, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes and Python.
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