I was recently given something like this as a phone screen. I was provided an ip address and some credentials and I was expected to ssh in and get some python scripts working.
I was only given this after passing a difficult HackerRank though.
I'd kill for something like that. Don't have me create and solve some arbitrary math problem in code syntax, this isn't quiz bowl and work isn't a scholastic decathlon. This is tech, give me broken technology tell me its expected behaviors, give me space to figure out what makes it tick and and I will fix it.
Here is a fucked up environment.
Here are logins for each role.
Here is your team.
Here is your role.
Each of you has a chance at each role. There are three of you. So three challenges.
The environment is experiencing the following symptoms. Diagnose, report, fix.
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Then throw them at some broken stack with admin rights and figure why its broken and fix it.
Create various stack models to throw at teams based on team skill-set.
Never hire individuals. Hire strong individuals who can work in a team.