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Updated 24 Feb 2025

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
Selected Selected
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Quantitative aptitude questions and some microprocessor related questions also and 6 coding string based questions

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Networking, puzzle and DSA related questions
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me something about yourself why you want to join this company
  • Ans. 

    I am a highly skilled threat analyst with a passion for cybersecurity. I am excited about the opportunity to join this company because of its reputation for cutting-edge technology and commitment to protecting against cyber threats.

    • I have extensive experience in threat analysis and have successfully identified and mitigated numerous cyber threats.

    • I am constantly staying updated on the latest trends and techniques in cy...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be calm interview is easy but you have to be very focused

Threat Analyst Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. what is the difference between trojan and worm?
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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I was interviewed before Oct 2023.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Ask to explain the automation framework worked on
  • Q2. Medium Level DSA question

Senior Sdet Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Optimize an existing system. The system currently makes an API call and stores data in its memory. When it tries to serve a request from another component it refers to the memory location by searching the entire memory.
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Team Lead Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 14 Feb 2025

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
-
Result
Selected Selected

I was interviewed before Feb 2024.

Round 1 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What contributions would you make to the company?
  • Q2. What are your skills and areas of expertise?

Team Lead Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. write a java program to get maxing profit by buying and selling a share from a given set of values (they will change the question after you give solution, like if consider buying only once and selling once they will say to buying multiple t... read more
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before May 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Oops concept like inheritance, polymorphism
  • Q2. Python questions on string and list

Software Engineer Level 1 Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Input a file. Select first 3 lines of the file. Select the longest line and count the number of words in that line. It was easy. I used Java methods to solve the problem. I explained the logic and he accepted it.
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Sophos Technologies interview questions for popular designations

 Technical Support Engineer

 (3)

 Threat Analyst

 (3)

 Senior Software Engineer 1

 (2)

 Assistant Manager

 (1)

 Automation Tester

 (1)

 Business Operations Manager

 (1)

 Data Analyst

 (1)

 Linux System Administrator

 (1)

Threat Analyst 2 Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 20 Feb 2022

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Jan 2022. There were 5 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.
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Round 2 - HR 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself.
  • Q2. Why are you looking for a change?
  • Q3. Share details of your previous job.
  • Q4. What are your salary expectations?
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Technical questions in a IR analyst pattern
Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Challenge round and technical questions
Round 5 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary discussion and other locations related matters

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident and request my referral if required(Sreehari C P)

Network Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Rohit Sharma

posted on 18 Aug 2022

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed before Aug 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. How arp works and how it detects whether the destination device is in different network?
  • Ans. 

    ARP is a protocol used to map an IP address to a MAC address. It detects different networks by comparing the IP address and subnet mask.

    • ARP stands for Address Resolution Protocol

    • It maps an IP address to a MAC address

    • It works by broadcasting an ARP request to all devices on the network

    • The device with the matching IP address responds with its MAC address

    • If the destination device is in a different network, ARP compares th

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  • Q2. How dhcp work and what is the function of relay agent.
  • Ans. 

    DHCP assigns IP addresses to devices on a network. Relay agent forwards DHCP messages between subnets.

    • DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) assigns IP addresses, subnet masks, default gateways, and DNS servers to devices on a network.

    • DHCP server listens for DHCP requests from clients and responds with an IP address lease.

    • Relay agent is used when DHCP server and client are on different subnets. It forwards DHCP mes...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Packet flow for Google
  • Ans. 

    Packet flow for Google involves multiple steps and routing protocols.

    • Packet is sent from user's device to local router

    • Local router forwards packet to ISP's router

    • ISP's router forwards packet to Google's edge router

    • Google's edge router forwards packet to appropriate data center

    • Packet is processed and response is sent back through same path

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Please learn basics of network fundamental and tell pricise answer.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Network Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. TCP/IP layers, why is transport needed for communication? What is Subnet mask and how does it help in data communication. Why is Vlan needed? Based on what information does a switch and router send a packet or frame? Types of arp, What is p... read more
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Manager - Global Purchasing Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 3 Sep 2023

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

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Sep 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
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Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Standard questions
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Standard questions
Round 4 - Aptitude Test 

Detailed technical, personal and professional points diacussed

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be honest

Data Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 20 Jan 2022

I was interviewed in Jul 2021.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Details about data staging , data life cycle, ETL process , Oracle SQL basics

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - No need to panic, just be confident and study properly about the role and responsibilities.

Data Analyst Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Suppose there is a room in the office and X people enter room throughout the day, Y people leave throughout the day [continuously people are entering the room, some are staying there, and rest are going out] .. so tell me the code to calcul... read more
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Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. Write a LRU cache
  • Ans. 

    LRU cache is a data structure that stores the most recently used items and discards the least recently used items.

    • Use a doubly linked list to keep track of the order of items in the cache

    • Use a hash table to store the key-value pairs for fast access

    • When a new item is added, check if the cache is full and remove the least recently used item if necessary

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  • Q2. Inorder traversal of binary tree
  • Ans. 

    Inorder traversal is a way of visiting all nodes in a binary tree by visiting left subtree, then root, then right subtree.

    • Start at the root node

    • Traverse the left subtree recursively

    • Visit the root node

    • Traverse the right subtree recursively

    • Repeat until all nodes are visited

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  • Q3. OS questions like deadlock, System Design questions and few networking question

Skills evaluated in this interview

Senior Software Engineer 1 Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Architecture Design for an e2e system that takes input from user to the response shown to the user
View answer (1)

I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed before Nov 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Basic networking, TCP IP, DNS, DHCP, IPSEC, Site to Site VPN, Remote Access VPN

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Please don't try to go for Technical Support role. If you are okay to take daily 10 cases you can apply.

Technical Support Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Admin Questions :- What is Relationships what are types of relationships
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Sophos Technologies Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Sophos Technologies interview?
Sophos Technologies interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Sophos Technologies interview process are Technical, HR and Resume Shortlist.
How to prepare for Sophos Technologies 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 Sophos Technologies. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Sophos Technologies expect are Recruitment, Linux, Machine Learning, HP Data Protector and Python.
What are the top questions asked in Sophos Technologies interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Sophos Technologies interview -

  1. How arp works and how it detects whether the destination device is in different...read more
  2. How dhcp work and what is the function of relay age...read more
  3. What is phase 1 and phase 2 in IK...read more
How long is the Sophos Technologies interview process?

The duration of Sophos Technologies interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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