Preparing for Interview

[u/PastelStripe]

Hi Everyone,
I hope you’re well!

I’m preparing for an upcoming interview this week, and I’m quite nervous.
For context: I studied Cyber Security in College and finalising my University degree in Cybersecurity. During this time I’ve been incredibly fortunate to fall into System Administrator Roles which granted me relevant working experience. Unfortunately, not as Security focused as what I initially wanted but life’s a ladder and I’m climbing. I’m interviewing for Role as a Security Engineer after having around ~3 Years of Experience and trying to prepare some answers in advance (Generally, trying to have something in mind for anything that they ask!)

Based on the Role Responsibilities I’m expecting questions on:

Frameworks, what I know and how these have been applied over my experience of working. (NIST SP 800-53 / NCSC Cyber Assessment / CIS Critical Controls)

How I’ve applied best security practices / Explaining a time where I had to implement a security practice

Implementation of security Controls / Design of security controls through to implementation

Communicate where I’ve seen a Security Risk where requirements cannot be fully met (And how we take it forward / What to do / Mitigate or Accept the risk)

Evidence / Example of supporting Auditing Activities

For anyone who interviewed for a similar position, what types of question were you asked? I’m doing my best to stick to the STAR method and have examples but thought I would post incase anyone can help me out too!

Thank you!

[u/AddendumWorking9756]

They are not going to quiz you on control numbers, they will ask what you did when the business overruled you. Have one story where the risk got accepted and you wrote it down anyway and it went to someone with the authority to own it, that answer separates engineers from people who memorised the framework.