Interview questions for Senior Technician position

1. What field experience do you have for a SENIOR TECHNICIAN POSITION?

Speak about specifics that relate to the position you are applying for. If you do not have specific experience, get as close as you can.
If you are being asked this question from your employer then you can explain your experience. Tell the employer what responsibilities you were performing during your job. You can tell what programs you developed and what modules you worked on. What were your achievements regarding different programs.
I have been working with computers since 2001. I also have a degree in network support/computer repair. I have built my last 3 computers, have work with Dell as an employee. So I have around 15 years experience working with computers.

2. Talk about your thought process.

Whether you face questions about the tools you’ve used, the processes you’ve followed, or the potential situations you could find yourself in, go one step further and discuss your thought process when explaining your answer. Doing so can be a valuable chance to showcase your critical faculties and help interviewers learn more about you personally.

3. What programming languages do you know?

I took time to research whether I should learn Python or R first. I knew that I would end up learning both, especially since I’m interested in moving into statistical analysis at some point. But at the start, Python seemed like the better language to help me get started because it’s so popular. I enjoyed having access to more resources while I learned it.

4. What content management systems do you know how to use?

I taught myself how to use the social media management programs Hootsuite and Buffer, which will give me a strong foundation as I transition into content management and learn your CMS. Do you offer any in-house training sessions as part of your onboarding? I would plan on taking advantage of those resources. Or if that’s unavailable, I would focus a portion of my first two to three weeks on becoming comfortable in WordPress and how this team uses it.

5. Explain the benefits of working in an Agile environment and the drawbacks as well.

Interviewers often ask this question during technical interviews to test your understanding of the Agile environment and understand your attitude towards the collaborative and customer-centric methodology.
Example: “Agile is a popular SDLC methodology widely adapted for project management purposes in the IT industry. An Agile environment promotes flexibility, autonomy, collaboration and openness to change within the company. There are many benefits of working in an Agile environment. Given its flexibility and adaptability, you can continue to refine the project design and requirements as the project work progresses. You can emphasise creativity and innovation in an Agile environment, prioritise your requirements and significantly reduce your overhead expenses. You can also focus on development and improve the project quality.
*Additionally, you can get customer feedback and inputs and ensure better customer satisfaction. With employee autonomy and team collaboration, you can expect higher employee satisfaction too.
In network architecture, explain the role of DMZ.
By asking this technical interview question, the interviewer wants to test your knowledge of improving network security.
Example: “A home or business computer network consists of computers and mobile devices that you set up to use with a local area network that uses a broadband router to connect to the internet. As the broadband router filters external traffic, allowing only legitimate messages to pass through, it acts as a protective firewall. A DMZ Network, which is also known as a demilitarised zone network or a perimeter network in the computer security industry, is a separate sub-network that connects the company’s external-facing services to the internet. The firewall isolates it and it creates a security layer between the local area network and the internet. So, even if your computer gets compromised at some point, the network will remain safe.”

6. In network architecture, explain the role of DMZ.

By asking this technical interview question, the interviewer wants to test your knowledge of improving network security.
Example: “A home or business computer network consists of computers and mobile devices that you set up to use with a local area network that uses a broadband router to connect to the internet. As the broadband router filters external traffic, allowing only legitimate messages to pass through, it acts as a protective firewall. A DMZ Network, which is also known as a demilitarised zone network or a perimeter network in the computer security industry, is a separate sub-network that connects the company’s external-facing services to the internet. The firewall isolates it and it creates a security layer between the local area network and the internet. So, even if your computer gets compromised at some point, the network will remain safe.”

7. What coding language are you most comfortable with?

The interviewer will probably ask you a question about the coding languages you know to determine whether you have a comprehensive understanding of how to use the language they expect you to use and whether you are comfortable using more than one language. When answering this question, it is important to mention the specific coding languages you have worked with and are comfortable with. Then, choose

8. one specific coding language you are most comfortable with and explain why.

Example: “While I am comfortable with several types of coding languages, including SQL, Python, C++ and Visual Basic, the coding language I have the most hands-on experience working with is JavaScript. Because JavaScript was the first coding language I learned and I have used it on several projects over the past 10 years, this is the language I am most comfortable with.”

9. What is a SAN, and how is it used?

This interview question is testing your technical knowledge related to a specific network you will need to be familiar with to be successful in your role. When answering this question, it is important to clearly define what SAN stands for, what it does and how you would use it in the role you are applying to.
Example: “SAN stands for a Storage Area Network. This is a high-speed, specialized network that gives block-level network access to storage. SANs are used to improve application availability, enhance performance, increase storage utilization and effectiveness and improve data security and protection.”

10. When is it appropriate to denormalize database design?

This is a more complicated technical interview question that is testing whether you know how to identify the pros and cons of choosing to use denormalization for database optimization. Because denormalization will have an impact on what a database can do, it is important to clearly explain the pros and cons of using this method and identify when it would be appropriate to use.
Example: “Denormalization is a database optimization technique used to improve a database’s performance for specific queries. Denormalization may be needed when improvements need to be made to a database for it to meet your application requirements. However, denormalization will have an impact on what your database is able to do, so it is important to make sure it is needed for scalability or performance before choosing to use it as an optimization technique.