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Introductory Questions 1.Tell me your experiences in 2 minutes. 2.Tell me more about your profile and experience. Technical Experience 3. Can you describe your experience with network management? Have you set up any networks from scratch? 4. Can you explain your project integrating firewalls for full visibility, logging, and monitoring? 5. Were you involved in setting up systems like Graylog from start to finish? 6. After setup, how did you use the information? Did you create dashboards, alarms? What was the goal? 7. You mentioned site-to-site VPN. Have you also set up VPNs for remote clients or employees? 8. How do you manage cross-platform devices (Mac, Windows, Linux)? Which MDM are you using? 9. What limitations have you faced managing Ubuntu devices, and how did you overcome them? 10. How do you balance flexibility for developers on Ubuntu with necessary security restrictions? Asset & Device Management 11. How do you ensure alignment between asset management (buying, finance limits) and team requirements for hardware? Tool-Specific Experience 12. What’s your experience troubleshooting complex Intune policy issues? 13. Describe your role in collaborating with external partners to manage systems like RPNCRM. 14. Have you ever performed a full system restoration? What was the process? Platform & License Management 15. How do you manage permissions and licenses in an Office 365 environment? Behavioral & Personal Insight 16. If I asked a colleague about your worst quality, what would they say? 17. What are your strong points? 18. What excites you about working at Idealworks? 19. What are your long-term career goals in IT? 20. What was your biggest professional challenge and how did you overcome it? Your Turn 21. Do you have any questions for us or anything you'd like clarified?

Senior IT Administrator

Interviewed at IDEALworks

3.6★
May 28, 2025

Introductory Questions 1.Tell me your experiences in 2 minutes. 2.Tell me more about your profile and experience. Technical Experience 3. Can you describe your experience with network management? Have you set up any networks from scratch? 4. Can you explain your project integrating firewalls for full visibility, logging, and monitoring? 5. Were you involved in setting up systems like Graylog from start to finish? 6. After setup, how did you use the information? Did you create dashboards, alarms? What was the goal? 7. You mentioned site-to-site VPN. Have you also set up VPNs for remote clients or employees? 8. How do you manage cross-platform devices (Mac, Windows, Linux)? Which MDM are you using? 9. What limitations have you faced managing Ubuntu devices, and how did you overcome them? 10. How do you balance flexibility for developers on Ubuntu with necessary security restrictions? Asset & Device Management 11. How do you ensure alignment between asset management (buying, finance limits) and team requirements for hardware? Tool-Specific Experience 12. What’s your experience troubleshooting complex Intune policy issues? 13. Describe your role in collaborating with external partners to manage systems like RPNCRM. 14. Have you ever performed a full system restoration? What was the process? Platform & License Management 15. How do you manage permissions and licenses in an Office 365 environment? Behavioral & Personal Insight 16. If I asked a colleague about your worst quality, what would they say? 17. What are your strong points? 18. What excites you about working at Idealworks? 19. What are your long-term career goals in IT? 20. What was your biggest professional challenge and how did you overcome it? Your Turn 21. Do you have any questions for us or anything you'd like clarified?

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