AdvancedBehavioral
6 min
Responding to a Data-Loss Near Miss
ReliabilityBackupsRisk Management
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Interview Question
Tell me about a time you discovered a near-miss that could have caused data loss. How did you handle it and what changed?
Key Points to Cover
- Explains detection and mitigation steps
- Verifies backups and recovery processes
- Implements guardrails and automation
- Reduces risk long-term
Evaluation Rubric
Explains detection steps30% weight
Verifies recovery procedures30% weight
Adds safety guardrails20% weight
Builds risk-aware culture20% weight
Hints
- 💡Think: restore drills, immutability, backups.
Potential Follow-up Questions
- ❓What metrics do you track now?
- ❓How often do you test restores?
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