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Cognizant Technology Architect Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 1 Jan 2025

Cognizant Technology Architect Interview Experiences

4 interviews found

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. I was asked question on Oracle Conversions and performance tuning.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - There was only one round of technical interview and next round is HR round. Both the rounds finished on the same day.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Jan 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What are the commonly used design patterns in .NET?
  • Ans. 

    Commonly used design patterns in .NET include Singleton, Factory, Observer, and MVC.

    • Singleton pattern ensures a class has only one instance and provides a global point of access to it.

    • Factory pattern creates objects without specifying the exact class of object that will be created.

    • Observer pattern defines a one-to-many dependency between objects so that when one object changes state, all its dependents are notified and...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What are DevOps pipelines and how are they implemented using Azure DevOps?
  • Ans. 

    DevOps pipelines automate the software delivery process, integrating code changes from development to production.

    • DevOps pipelines are automated workflows that allow for continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) of software.

    • Azure DevOps provides tools for creating, managing, and executing DevOps pipelines.

    • Pipelines in Azure DevOps can be defined using YAML or through a visual designer.

    • They typically consist...

  • Answered by AI

Technology Architect Interview Questions Asked at Other Companies

asked in Cognizant
Q1. What are DevOps pipelines and how are they implemented using Azur ... read more
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Q2. 1. Current Project architecture 2. How do you design micro servic ... read more
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Q3. What are design patterns, including the Singleton pattern?
asked in Infosys
Q4. What are the concepts of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)?
asked in Infosys
Q5. What is dependency injection, and how does it work?
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
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 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Technical domain interview revolving around core technologies
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salarybspecific questions
Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
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.
View all tips
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Collection, springboot, kafka, technical design

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Spring boot microsevices
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Compensation, reason for changing job, notice period, immediate joining

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare for latest technology like Kafka, cloud. Coding, technical design

Cognizant interview questions for designations

 Technology Specialist

 (5)

 Technology Analyst

 (3)

 Manager Technology

 (1)

 Infrastructure Architect

 (4)

 Solution Architect

 (2)

 Associate Architect

 (1)

 Technical Architect

 (1)

 Architect

 (6)

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Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Code review , micro services, cloud,

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Mar 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Number of interview rounds
  • Q2. Three rounds of interview

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident and to the point
Interview experience
2
Poor
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed before Sep 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(6 Questions)

  • Q1. Landscape and Architect solution
  • Ans. 

    Landscape and Architect solution involves analyzing the current technology landscape and designing a solution that aligns with business goals.

    • Understand current technology infrastructure and systems

    • Identify business goals and requirements

    • Design a solution that integrates with existing systems and meets business needs

    • Consider scalability, security, and performance

    • Create a roadmap for implementation and migration

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  • Q2. Real time scenario on data processing and business reporting challenges
  • Q3. Business reporting data issues/reporting
  • Q4. Nrt/back log processing,business scenario
  • Q5. Data modelling, infrastructure set up for data scenarios
  • Q6. Data bricks processing on reporting layer on data latency
  • Ans. 

    Data bricks processing on reporting layer impacts data latency.

    • Data bricks processing can improve reporting performance by processing data in parallel.

    • However, it can also introduce latency if not optimized properly.

    • Optimizing data bricks processing involves tuning cluster configurations and optimizing queries.

    • Using caching mechanisms can also help reduce data latency in reporting.

    • Monitoring and analyzing data latency ...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for LTIMindtree Technology Architect interview:
  • Database
  • Data Warehousing

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Oct 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
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.
View all tips
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Current role and responsibilities
  • Q2. C#, technical scenario based questions, SQL server related questions, basic oops
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. More detailed technical questions
Round 4 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. In my case ready for the reallocate or not?
  • Q2. Salary discussion

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Please be clear with fundamental things. Be prepared with scenario based questions.

Technology Architect Interview Questions & Answers

Infosys user image Dhanamurthy Ramalingam

posted on 25 Apr 2023

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Properly align and format text in your resume. A recruiter will have to spend more time reading poorly aligned text, leading to high chances of rejection.
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Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Technical questions
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary discussion and work location
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Feb 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Group Discussion 

How to eradicate poverty? This was the topic of discussion

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Explain binary search.
  • Ans. 

    Binary search is a search algorithm that finds the position of a target value within a sorted array.

    • It works by repeatedly dividing the search space in half.

    • Compare the target value with the middle element of the array.

    • If the target value is smaller, search the left half of the array.

    • If the target value is larger, search the right half of the array.

    • Repeat until the target value is found or the search space is empty.

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant Technology Architect interview?
Cognizant interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process are Resume Shortlist, Technical and HR.
How to prepare for Cognizant Technology 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 Solution Design, POC, Program Management, Project Estimation and Project Management.
What are the top questions asked in Cognizant Technology Architect interview?

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

  1. What are DevOps pipelines and how are they implemented using Azure DevO...read more
  2. What are the commonly used design patterns in .N...read more
  3. Technical domain interview revolving around core technolog...read more

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