ReliaQuest·Security Analyst

ReliaQuest Security Analyst interview experience

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Dublin, DublinPosted Nov 2022 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I interviewed for Security Engineer and the journey was long and brutal-to-technical, with the hardest round coming late and going well beyond basic review material.

Recruiter outreach + quick fundamentals — An initial easy-enough interview with ~10 networking/malware questions (OSI, proxies, web-based attacks).
Behavioral discussion — A straightforward recruiter behavioral round focused on how I handle failure and difficult situations.
Major technical deep dive — One of the hardest interviews I’d faced: in-depth cybersecurity and networking questions, with the expectation that I study the same areas covered earlier.
Final leadership / management — Another technical-but-less-difficult conversation with managers/leadership after

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