HALDAR SKILL ACADEMY — DEVOPS INTERVIEW PREPARATION
Curriculum overview

LEVEL 1: DevOps Interview Foundation
Indicative duration: ~4 Weeks | Beginner
Prerequisites: Basic computer knowledge. Prior Linux or cloud experience is helpful but not mandatory.
Topics Covered
- Linux & networking fundamentals
- Git & DevOps fundamentals
- Cloud fundamentals
- Basic troubleshooting methodology
- Entry-level interview scenarios
- Project explanation techniques

LEVEL 2: DevOps Engineer Interview Mastery
Indicative duration: ~8 Weeks | Intermediate
Prerequisites: Basic Linux, networking, Git and cloud knowledge or equivalent professional experience.
Topics Covered
- Docker & K8s Fundamentals (Deployments, Services, Probes)
- Terraform State, Modules, & Drift Detection
- Azure Identity (Service Principals, Managed Identities, RBAC)
- APIM Routing & Automation Runbooks
- Dual CI/CD Pipelines (Jenkins & Azure DevOps YAML)
- Observability Baseline (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Tempo)
- Troubleshooting Scenarios (HTTP 503s, Exit Codes, Broken Probes)

LEVEL 3: Senior DevOps, SRE & Architecture Interview Preparation
Indicative duration: ~8–10 Weeks | Advanced
Prerequisites: Hands-on CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, containers and Infrastructure as Code experience recommended.
Topics Covered
- Advanced K8s (Helm, StatefulSets, Custom Resources, CNI, CRDs)
- Cloud Networking (VPCs/VNets, Peering, Transit Gateways, Private)
- GitOps Workflows (ArgoCD / GitLab CICD / Github Action, Multi-Cluster Management)
- SRE & Advanced Observability (SLOs/SLIs, Error Budgets, Tracing)
- DevSecOps (Image Scanning, Secret Management, SAST/DAST, OPA)
- System Design & Architecture (HA, DR, Migration Strategies)
- Production Incident Analysis & Blameless Post-Mortems

Preparation includes scenario practice, production-style labs, resume and project review, mock interviews and feedback.
Confirm the final schedule, fees and level-specific scope with your advisor before enrolling.
Book a free Career Audit at https://haldarskillacademy.com/crack-the-interview/#career-audit