GCP: 10 Interview Questions for Senior/Manager Role

Introduction

Suppose you are appearing in an interview for the manager or senior role. In that case, it’s important to have a deep understanding of the Google Cloud Platform and also must have the quality to lead the team in deployment and have the quality for cost optimization and security, and be able to communicate effectively with a technical and non-technical person too. So, in this article, you will learn interview questions related to GCP.

You can introduce GCP like “ GCP is a service provided by Google that allows businesses to store and process their data and applications in the cloud instead of on physical servers. Google Cloud Platform is a robust and versatile cloud computing platform that offers a wide range of services and tools for businesses looking to move their workloads to the cloud.”

Example:

You might be asked to share a specific example of a business problem you solved using GCP and prepare recent work and projects.

Note that these questions are just a few examples of the types of questions you might encounter during a GCP interview, and answers may vary from person to person as per their expertise.

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Table of Contents

Q1. How would you migrate a company’s on-premises Infrastructure?

Migrating a company’s on-premises infrastructure to GCP can be a complex and multi-faceted project. You can give a high-level approach by explaining the following point as per your experience to how you could approach such a migration:

• Assess the current infrastructure
• Set up the environment
• Migrate the data
• Migrate the applications
• Test and validate
• Optimize the environment

Q2. What are some best Practices for Securing Data?

Securing data is a critical aspect of cloud infrastructure management. You can give a high-level approach by explaining the following point as per your experience to help ensure that data is protected in GCP:

• Implement access controls(IAM)
• Use encryption
• Implement network security
• Enable logging and monitoring
• Use multi-factor authentication (MFA)
• Follow security best practices

Q3. How do you ensure Cost Optimization?

Q4. How would you manage a team of Engineers responsible for Deploying and Managing?

Q5. How do you Monitor and Troubleshoot Issues?

Q6. What is your experience with managing GCP resources using Automation Tools such as Terraform or Ansible?

Q7. How do you ensure High Availability and Disaster Recovery?

Q8. What are your experience with Compliance and Regulatory requirements?

Q9. How do you keep up-to-date with the Latest Technologies and Updates?

Q10. Can you describe a complex project you have managed and the Challenges you faced and Overcame during the Project?

Conclusion

We covered a variety of questions related to the Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The answers provided demonstrated a strong understanding of GCP concepts and the best practices for managing GCP resources. We discussed the process of migrating on-premises infrastructure to GCP, which involves careful planning, assessment, and migration and may be automated using tools like Velostrata and Migrate for Compute Engine.

Takeaway keys from this article-

• It stands for Google Cloud Platform and is a set of cloud-based services Google provides.
• It includes advanced services such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, and more.
• It is designed to provide flexible and scalable cloud solutions for businesses of all sizes.
• Google Cloud IAM is used to manage access control to resources in GCP.
• Data can be encrypted at rest and in transit using Google Cloud KMS and SSL/TLS.
• Monitoring and logging can help identify potential security breaches or incidents.

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