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At my last company, we were preparing for a major enterprise deal that required us to align more closely with SOC 2 and some internal bank-level standards. Our existing setup was a flat VPC with fairly permissive security groups and ad-hoc IAM. Rather than lock everything down overnight and break workflows, I proposed a phased redesign. We moved to a hub-and-spoke VPC model with private subnets for app and data tiers, plus a dedicated shared-services VPC for CI/CD and observability. I introduced security groups based on service roles, not individual instances, and tightened IAM using least-privilege roles and permission boundaries. To keep developers productive, we baked all of this into Terraform modules and a golden EKS cluster pattern so teams could provision compliant stacks with a couple of variables. Within two quarters, we closed the audit gaps, cut the number of IAM admin-like roles by 70%, and developers reported no increase in deployment lead time; our average feature rollout stayed around 2–3 days.
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On your resume you mention working on a cross-functional project (e.g., involving multiple teams or stakeholders). Describe a situation from that project where priorities conflicted—how did you navigate the trade-offs and what was the final outcome?
Walk me through a recent multi-channel digital marketing campaign you managed end-to-end. How did you set objectives, choose channels, allocate budget, and measure success?
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In your civil engineering studies, what specific design coursework or project work did you complete related to irrigation channels or canals (e.g., design of lined/unlined canals, distributaries, minors)? Describe one such design in detail, including how you determined discharge, permissible velocity, section dimensions, and lining choice for Gujarat-type soil and climate conditions.