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Potential Interview Questions for Cloud Architects

A list of a few questions being asked during an interview for a cloud architect position. I'll keep the list updated once in a while.

Explain how SSL/TLS works. What are the differences between them?
Explain how OAuth works.
Explain how OIDC works in conjunction with OAuth.
Explain the difference between relational and non-relational databases.
Explain the concept of transactions in a microservice architecture.
Explain difference between symmetric and assymetric key encryptions.
What are the new technologies you would like to start learning in your new role?
If you would need to build an application from scratch what technologies would you choose?
How do you keep with the latest technology trends?
Considerations from design and IT Security (IT Sec) for moving an on-premise architecture to the public cloud (i.e., AWS, Azure, GCP).
Describe the DevSecOps pipeline in your last project.
What are the differences and benefits between ABAC vs RBAC?
Could you describe your experience using Kubernetes? Distribution? Tools? Operations/Development?
Could you describe your experience in AWS or GCP?
What is your recommendation for our cloud native journey?
Describe the concept of integration architecture.
Describe the difference between North-South and East-West traffic flow.
Why would you use REST instead of SOAP or any other integration approach?
What is your position about coding/programming as a cloud architecture?
Explain integration architecture strategies for polycloud applications.
Describe the type of work environment in which you are most productive and why.
Describe some good practices for multisite collaboration and team work.
Describe how you handle or manage stakeholder expectations.
Tell us one (or a few) good thing that you bring to your team and project.

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