#_ Interview Preparation for DevOps Engineers Checklist
1. 🛠️ Infrastructure as Code (IaC):
● Understanding IaC:
○ Importance of IaC in automating infrastructure provisioning.
○ Benefits of declarative vs. imperative IaC approaches.
○ Tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible for IaC.
● Terraform Deep Dive:
○ Writing and organizing Terraform configuration files.
○ Resource provisioning and management using HCL.
○ Terraform modules and remote state management.
● Configuration Management (Optional):
○ Introduction to tools like Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.
○ Automating server configuration and management.
Resources:
● Terraform Up & Running
● Ansible Documentation
2. ☁️ Cloud Services:
● Cloud Providers:
○ Understanding key services of major cloud providers (AWS,
Azure, GCP).
○ Region, availability zones, and global infrastructure
concepts.
● AWS Services (Optional):
○ In-depth knowledge of services like EC2, S3, RDS, etc.
○ IAM for access management and security.
Resources:
● AWS Documentation
● Azure Documentation
● GCP Documentation
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3. 📦 Containerization:
● Docker Fundamentals:
○ What containers are and their benefits in application
deployment.
○ Docker commands for building, running, and managing
containers.
○ Docker Compose for multi-container applications.
● Orchestration Tools (Optional):
○ Kubernetes for container orchestration.
○ Understanding pods, deployments, services, etc.
Resources:
● Docker Documentation
● Kubernetes Documentation
4. 🔄 Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD):
● CI/CD Pipelines:
○ Designing and implementing automated CI/CD pipelines.
○ Version control integration (e.g., GitHub, GitLab,
Bitbucket).
○ Continuous testing, integration, and deployment steps.
● Jenkins (Optional):
○ Setting up Jenkins pipelines and jobs.
○ Plugin integration and extensibility.
Resources:
● Jenkins Documentation
5. 🔐 Security and Compliance:
● Security Best Practices:
○ Understanding network security, firewalls, and encryption.
○ Implementing security groups, IAM roles, and policies.
○ Compliance standards like GDPR and HIPAA.
● Infrastructure Security (Optional):
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○ Tools like Vault for secrets management.
○ Implementing secure access and authentication.
Resources:
● AWS Security Best Practices
● HashiCorp Vault Documentation
6. 📊 Monitoring and Logging:
● Monitoring Solutions:
○ Implementing monitoring using tools like Prometheus or
Nagios.
○ Setting up alerts and notifications for incidents.
○ Dashboards and visualization for metrics.
● Logging and Tracing (Optional):
○ Centralized logging using tools like ELK stack or Splunk.
○ Distributed tracing for microservices.
Resources:
● Prometheus Documentation
● Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana (ELK) Stack
7. 🛡️ DevOps Culture and Collaboration:
● DevOps Principles:
○ Understanding the principles of collaboration, automation,
measurement, and sharing.
○ Role of DevOps in bridging development and operations teams.
● Agile and DevOps (Optional):
○ Integrating Agile methodologies with DevOps practices.
○ CI/CD in Agile sprints.
Resources:
● The Phoenix Project
● DevOps Institute
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8. 🧪 Test Automation and Infrastructure Testing:
● Automated Testing:
○ Importance of automated testing in CI/CD pipelines.
○ Types of testing (unit, integration, end-to-end) and their
tools.
● Infrastructure Testing (Optional):
○ Testing IaC using tools like Terratest.
○ Validating infrastructure changes before deployment.
Resources:
● Test Automation University
9. 🛢️ Database Management and Automation:
● Database Deployment:
○ Automating database provisioning using IaC.
○ Managing database schema changes and migrations.
● Database Tools (Optional):
○ Tools like Liquibase or Flyway for database version control.
○ Monitoring and optimizing database performance.
Resources:
● Database Version Control with Liquibase
10. 🏎️ Performance Optimization and Scalability:
● Scaling Strategies:
○ Horizontal vs. vertical scaling considerations.
○ Load balancing and auto-scaling techniques.
● Performance Tuning (Optional):
○ Optimizing application and infrastructure for high traffic.
○ CDN and caching strategies.
Resources:
● High-Performance Web Sites
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