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Cisco Network Security Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 4 May 2024

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Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 6-8 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I was interviewed before May 2023.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

Aptitude questions need to be clear

2

Coding Test Round

2 coding questions need to solve

3

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Technical interview round questions related to networking

I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed before Oct 2020.

1 Interview Round

Interview Questions

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Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

One-on-one Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Technical routing switch and mpls or more questions
  • Q2. What is bgp, bgp is exchanging the routing information and prefix amoung the as number, bgp is border getaway protocol

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Interview experience
1
 Bad
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

3 Interview Rounds

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Technical questions such as VLAN, Routing and Firewalls
2

Behavioral Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. How the team collaboration to improve business.
3

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Company details and salary negotiation.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - For freshers be thorough with basic technical stuffs like vlan, routing, DHCP, DNS.
As a experienced, go through more technical and scenario based questions.
Interview experience
1
 Bad
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
 Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Apr 2023.

4 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

Aptitude questions from various topics

2

Coding Test Round

Two coding questions easy and medium

3

Technical Round (3 Questions)

  • Q1. 1 hr technical from your resume and problem solving
  • Q2. 3 sum problem question
  • Q3. Basics of networking
4

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Explain why you come into software role
Interview experience
3
 Average
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

2 Interview Rounds

1

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Mpls technology
  • Q2. Bgp, ospf, routing switching
2

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Mpls routing switching

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Mpls

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Mar 2021.

3 Interview Rounds

Interview Questions

  • Q1. Thorough knowledge on networking like how TCP/IP works, TCP, IP packet header and each field importance, l2 and l3 protocols, Also some product level knowledge....read more Add Answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Should be strong on basics even till bit level along with some practical knowledge on routing protocols and product will help u.

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Feb 2017.

Interview Preparation Tips

General Tips: For Networking, they usually check the resume stuff and ask you questions on which protocols/technologies you have worked
Having certifications make a huge difference to stand out in the crowd
Skills: Wireless Communication, Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
Duration: 1-4 weeks

Cisco Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cisco Network Security Engineer interview?
Cisco interview process usually has 3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cisco interview process are Aptitude Test, Coding Test and Technical.
What are the top questions asked in Cisco Network Security Engineer interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Cisco Network Security Engineer interview -

  1. Technical interview round questions related to network...read more
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