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Cognizant Solution Architect Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 23 Mar 2023

Cognizant Solution Architect Interview Experiences

2 interviews found

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected
Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Technical interview questions about CRM and Microsoft solutions
  • Q2. General questions about Dynamics, PowerApps etc

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - 2 rounds of phone interviews asking technical questions about CRM products

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Aug 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. IOT to SFDC Integration. How would you build reusable components. Sharing model.
  • Q2. REST and SOAP integration. Ensure successful delivery of messages to third party system and stamp the result back in SFDC.
  • Ans. 

    To integrate REST and SOAP for message delivery and result stamping in SFDC.

    • Use SOAP for outbound message delivery to third party system.

    • Use REST for inbound message delivery to SFDC.

    • Implement error handling and retry mechanisms.

    • Ensure data security and privacy.

    • Test thoroughly before deployment.

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - focus on the fundamentals. Think through the governor limits before answering.

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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What was the Last Project and what was your role in it ?
  • Ans. 

    I led a team in implementing a cloud-based CRM solution for a large retail company.

    • Led a team in designing and implementing a cloud-based CRM solution

    • Worked closely with stakeholders to gather requirements and ensure alignment with business goals

    • Managed project timeline, resources, and budget to successful completion

    • Provided technical guidance and support to team members throughout the project

    • Conducted training session...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What was the most complex assignment done in last 4 years ?
  • Ans. 

    Designing and implementing a cloud-based solution for a multinational corporation's global data management system.

    • Developing a scalable architecture to handle large volumes of data from multiple sources

    • Integrating various cloud services for data storage, processing, and analytics

    • Ensuring data security and compliance with regulations across different regions

    • Collaborating with cross-functional teams to gather requirement...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare each point from your resume they dig too deep and prepare related answer and they take your input and ask the next questions
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Explain the roles and responsibilities.
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Project Details
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
-

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in May 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Asked about event driven architecture
  • Q2. Asked about grpc
  • Q3. Asked about recent project architecture
  • Q4. Asked about microservice architecture
Interview experience
2
Poor
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Mar 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Scenario based azure questions
  • Q2. Data warehousing questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - They conduct interviews and keep you as backup. Though you pass all the rounds they usually dont roll-out offers.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Pure technical questions on fundamental concepts. Straight forward questions on technical architecture and day to day tasks.
Round 2 - Case Study 

Scenario based questions.
Challenges in job role and measures taken to overcome the challenges.

Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Only salary discussion

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be strong with technology fundamentals.
Interviewer tries to gauge practical approach towards problem resolution.

Solution Architect Interview Questions & Answers

Atos user image Gaurav Singh Tanwer

posted on 15 Mar 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

English technical questions

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Sales Stage Question answer
  • Q2. SS01 to SS06 explained
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Jan 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Roles and responsibilities of my previous company.
  • Q2. Project and tech stack used in my previous organization
Round 2 - Case Study 

Panelist given me business requirement for the customer business applications and they asked me to share the Approach, tech stack to be used, team and resources to be utilized, costing etc.

Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. CTC Negotiation

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - I think, candidate should prepare based on their profile, use case, technologies, projects, implementation related challanges, risks and outcome.
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I was interviewed in Jan 2024.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. End to end devops

Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant Solution Architect interview?
Cognizant interview process usually has 2 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process are Resume Shortlist and One-on-one Round.
How to prepare for Cognizant Solution Architect interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Cognizant. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Cognizant expect are Java, AWS, Microservices, Presales and RFP.
What are the top questions asked in Cognizant Solution Architect interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Cognizant Solution Architect interview -

  1. REST and SOAP integration. Ensure successful delivery of messages to third part...read more
  2. IOT to SFDC Integration. How would you build reusable components. Sharing model...read more
  3. Technical interview questions about CRM and Microsoft soluti...read more

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