Always have three prepared.
For any role:
- "What is the biggest infrastructure or reliability challenge the team is working on right now?"
- "What does the on-call setup look like and how mature are the runbooks?"
- "What would success look like in the first six months?"
For Azure and hybrid roles:
- "What is the current balance between Azure and AWS and where is the strategic direction heading?"
- "You mentioned Prowler in the job spec. Is that already deployed or part of the roadmap?"
Do not ask first time: salary, holiday allowance, or "what is the work-life balance".