14 Computer Network Architect
Interview Questions

1. Have you ever had a problem with a construction team while running a network? How did you manage a solution?

2. What is the latest wireless router technology?

3. How do you typically go about estimating network traffic?

   Community Answers

   • "Using performance and network monitoring tools."

4. Tell us about a specific time when you had to handle a tough problem which challenged fairness or ethnical issues.

5. How would you define success for a computer network architect?

   Community Answers

   • "Better Understanding of infrastructure, Good command over the Network monitoring tool, and less tickets are being generated."
   • "Better Understanding of infrastructure, Good command over the Network monitoring tool, and less tickets are being generated."
   • "It's successful if the team can manage to follow the designed network, but if they failed to understand I don't think I can call it a successful network designed."

6. Do you mind traveling for work?

   Community Answers

   • "I'm traveling from my home to work every time around 40KMs, I don't have a problem with traveling but I'm willingly to travel short distance to work. That's the reason I apply for this position, it's better than my current."

7. When have you worked long hours before?

   Community Answers

   • "I'm working long hours most of the time, I make sure i'm in the office at 7h30 and left the office at 18h30."

8. When you have a lot of work to do, how do you get it all done? Give an example?

   Community Answers

   • "Something that can not be done on time, I engage few of good team mates or I work from home or stretch."
   • "Prioritize my work where I start with the important and very urgent."

9. Tell me about the last time that you undertook a project that demanded a lot of initiative.

   Community Answers

   • "Redesigning an organazation mesh network where there is no room for improvement."

10. Give me an example of when you took a risk to achieve a goal. What was the outcome?

    Community Answers

    • "Making changes in a production network or network where is alive."

11. When you come across a networking problem where you are unsure of the correct approach, what steps do you take to figure out a solution?

    Community Answers

    • "Troubleshoot switches and routers step by step."
    • "Talk it out or whiteboard it with the rest of the team."
    • "Isolate the issue and break them using probing and analysis and testing techniques."

12. How would you rate your presentation skills?

    Community Answers

    • "Seven out of 10 because I realize there is a room of improvement."
    • "Seven out of 10 because I realize there is a room of improvement."

13. When have you presented a network plan to management before? Tell me about a successful presentation.

    Community Answers

    • "I used PPDIOO and present what I designed to management."
    • "Internet router replacement plan, Edge firewall replacement plan."

14. How do you decide on which hardware to use?

    Community Answers

    • "During my preparation and planning I write down all equipment required for an organization infrastructure."
    • "Business requirements with growth, and business standards."