Cyber Technology Specialist applicants have rated the interview process at Darktrace with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 89% positive. To compare, the company-average is 47.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Cyber Technology Specialist roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Darktrace overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Darktrace as a Cyber Technology Specialist according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 22%
Presentation: 22%
One on one interview: 17%
Background check: 11%
Personality test: 11%
Skills test: 11%
Drug test: 6%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Darktrace (London, England) in Jul 2020
Interview
Initial email exchanges with HR generally were ok. I then did a phone screen interview with one of the Darktrace employees who was performing cybersecurity specialist role. This consisted of some general cybersecurity-related questions and my previous experience.
I was put forward for the Interview, which was done over a video call. There was one interviewer who in my opinion was very mundane and not encouraging, of all the interviews I have ever done she was without a doubt the worst interviewer. She asked me questions relating to the products and how they perform, I gave a high-level explanation and later she decided to unnecessarily explain the same information in more detail.
I was asked where would be the best place to insert the product to capture network traffic. I was also asked what would be considered essential network security fundamentals relatively basic stuff.
A few days later I received an email I was unsuccessful in the interview from HR. when asked for feedback none was provided nor did I receive an email.
The Irony in the situation is that the 2 interviewers had absolutely no education or certification relating to cybersecurity one had an HR degree the other had a physics degree. Effectively this position is a glorified helpdesk and sales job with a specialist title added to it. The responsibility of the position is to set up a trial of the product to meet the customer's specific needs by using one or more of Darktrace products. If they decide to purchase the product you are responsible for looking after them with technical assistance.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Darktrace in Sep 2023
Interview
I had a 20 minute call with their headhunter, who ended up setting a meeting up with a Technical Manager. We clicked and I had a second interview which was also very good.
The third and last one, did not go as well, and I actually said no thanks but Darktrace really came around apologized for the miscommunication and I ended up giving them a do-over in the third interview, which I haven't regretted ever since.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The first two interviews was "culture match one" just informally talking, then in the third and real one, we had to roleplay a real customer meeting. I was giving a dummy PPT and had to make discovery for this fictive client and present Darktrace.
Even the culture check was a technical interview. Be over prepared and showcase your technical skills to convince the managers. The interview process gradually evolves from enthusiasm to technical expertise.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are DT‘s products?
What are the threats and latest attacks you heard of ad well as several following questions like what is a zero day?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Darktrace (Johannesburg) in Jul 2021
Interview
First interview is 30 minute call on your mobile.
Please ensure to research the company. I have additionally attached some examples of the many journal articles DarkTrace have written and published – please review these and additional articles surrounding Network and Cyber Technologies.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Please outline your motivations as to why you want to join Darktrace?
Please describe the components of Darktrace’s solution and how it creates a unified security platform? Eg Machine Learning / AI, Cloud & Network Infrastructure