I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Tenable in Jun 2015
Interview
interview will focus on network and security skills, plus windows and linux knowledge. You will meet with 1-2 senior engineers and manager. they will do background check. they also ask you which security product you have used, such as splunk SIEM
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Tenable (Columbia, MD) in Jun 2014
Interview
Very different from what I was used to. This is NOT a suit and tie place. That being said, they would much rather you feel comfortable in your own skin than look snazzy. They basically bring in various employees from the department to ask you questions related to things you might come in contact with on the job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
General Linux and Windows questions (centered around command line, networking, config).
Support Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Tenable with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 52.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Support Engineer roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Tenable overall takes an average of 21 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Tenable as a Support Engineer according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 25%
Group panel interview: 25%
Phone interview: 25%
Skills test: 25%
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