I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Deloitte (Chicago, IL)
Interview
The interview consisted of 3 step process and back to back communication with the recruiter.
Technical Interview - Deep -> This consisted of deep interview for AWS Cloud
Client interview - Client interview consisted of multiple production scenarios
Final Negotiation - FInal
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Deloitte (Gurgaon, Haryana) in Mar 2025
Interview
Round 1 – HR Screening (30 mins)
Recruiter asked about background, current role, projects handled in cloud.
Questions around notice period, salary expectations, willingness to work across clients (since Deloitte projects can vary).
Basic discussion of Deloitte’s cloud practice and expectations.
✅ Cleared, scheduled technical rounds.
Round 2 – Technical Interview 1 (60 mins)
Interviewer: Cloud Consultant
Intro & Project Deep Dive: “Explain the most complex cloud migration you worked on.”
AWS Services: EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, Lambda. Questions like:
“How do you design a secure multi-account AWS setup?”
“Difference between NACLs and Security Groups?”
Scenario:
“Client wants to move on-prem SQL DB to cloud with minimal downtime — what’s your approach?”
DevOps angle:
CI/CD with Jenkins, Docker basics, Kubernetes clusters.
Feedback: Wanted more depth on Terraform modules but overall positive.
Round 3 – Technical Interview 2 (75 mins)
Interviewer: Senior Architect
System Design Case:
“Design a scalable e-commerce platform on cloud (AWS/Azure), considering 1M daily users.”
Discussed load balancing, auto scaling, RDS vs DynamoDB, caching strategies (Redis/ElastiCache).
Cost Optimization:
Spot instances vs Reserved vs On-demand trade-offs.
Security & Compliance:
“How would you ensure HIPAA/GDPR compliance in cloud deployments?”
Behavioral Add-ons:
“Describe a time you had a conflict in a client project and how you resolved it.”
Round 4 – Managerial/Behavioral (45 mins)
Discussion with project manager.
Focus on client-facing skills: how to handle scope creep, explain cloud benefits to non-technical stakeholders.
Asked situational:
“If a deployment fails during client demo, how would you manage?”
Some STAR-based HRQs: Strengths, weaknesses, 5-year goals.
Round 5 – HR & Offer Discussion (30 mins)
HR explained role, travel requirements, and performance review structure.
Salary discussion (slightly negotiable, Deloitte gives band ranges).
Background check initiated before offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If a deployment fails during client demo, how would you manage?
I applied online. I interviewed at Deloitte (Bengaluru) in Oct 2020
Interview
They asked on basics of AWs and microsoft Azure which you should be knowing and also some related things on virtual private network
The interview was online and I had to wait for thirty minutes. They asked more on cloud computing basics like platform as service infrastructure as service and software as service and I told that I worked on paas more as the requirements were so