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Cognizant Principal Infrastructure Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 17 Oct 2024

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Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

3 Interview Rounds

1

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Related to Ansbile
  • Q2. Related to Terraform
2

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Related to project requirement
  • Q2. Related to expectation
3

HR Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Related compensation
  • Q2. Relation policy
Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 2-4 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Oct 2023.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. AKS related questions
  • Q2. Terraform related questions
2

HR Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. General questions
  • Q2. Salary discussion

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Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 2-4 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Sep 2024.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

Logical reasoning, basic maths, English grammar

2

communication round Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. In that, they will check your proficiency in English
  • Q2. How you can recall sentences and how you answer and all
3

HR Round (5 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself
  • Q2. Where are you looking at yourself after 5 years
  • Q3. Tell me about Accenture
  • Q4. In your career have you ever played a role of leadership
  • Q5. Have you faced any challenges in your career and how have you dealt with it
Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

2 Interview Rounds

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions regarding previous projects
2

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions regarding terraform
Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Regarding c language
Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
 Not Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Oct 2023.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Technical Round (3 Questions)

  • Q1. Windows server questions
  • Q2. Active directory roles
  • Q3. How to connect your server without any one physical?
2

HR Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Experience in current roles and responsibilities
  • Q2. How to handle critical issues in current environment

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Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. What is OOPS and it's pillar ?
Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

Assignment Round

Online assesment first HR person call, then the online versant test and online assesment. Then call for an interview.

Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. What is iis, and few questins about web farms and web garden

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in May 2021.

3 Interview Rounds

Interview Questions

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident about what you have on your resume, as interviewer mostly would go through your resume and ask stuff on your resume

Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant Principal Infrastructure Engineer interview?
Cognizant interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process are Technical and HR.
How to prepare for Cognizant Principal Infrastructure Engineer 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 Auditing, Automation Testing, Consulting, Data Analytics and Enterprise Architecture.
What are the top questions asked in Cognizant Principal Infrastructure Engineer interview?

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