User and Group Management and Access Control Questions

Covers identity lifecycle and access control across many systems. Topics include account provisioning and deprovisioning, integration with directory services such as Active Directory and LDAP, single sign on and federated identity considerations, role based access control models, enforcement of least privilege, delegation and privilege escalation controls such as sudo, automation of identity workflows, audit trails and logging for compliance, cross account or cross domain access strategies, and strategies for scaling identity management. Interviewers assess secure onboarding and offboarding practices, access model design, and auditability.