How you go about developing a quality assurance automated test plan?

This is an example of an operational question. Operational questions are similar to technical questions, but they specifically address the processes and procedures you use to perform your job. An interviewer will ask you an operational question to ensure that you know how to do the job and see if your processes align with those of their organization. As with technical questions, you should keep your answers to operational questions brief and to the point. You may sometimes need to break the operation down into distinct steps, describing these in simple, non-technical language. As with technical questions, you should be prepared for follow-ups.