Describe your hands-on experience administering Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MySQL databases on Linux. Which have you managed in production, for how many years, and at what scale?
Describe a critical production database incident you personally resolved. What caused the issue, how did you diagnose and fix it, and what did you implement to prevent recurrence?
Describe an AWS database deployment or migration you managed, including any use of AWS DMS, Kinesis, or other replication technologies. What challenges did you encounter and how did you ensure data integrity and minimal downtime?
How have you used SQL/PLSQL, shell scripting, and CI/CD tools to automate database operations or deployments? Share a specific example, including how you managed change control and security/compliance requirements.
Describe a database administration task you personally automated or improved using AI tools. Which tools did you use, how did you validate their output, and what measurable impact did they have on your workflow?