I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Cognizant (Hyderabad) in Mar 2024
Interview
Virtual Technical Round
Virtual Managerial Round
HR Round
About SOC operations, Roles and Responsibilities, Different Cyber Attacks, mitigation steps, Different phases of Incident Response Analysis
Scenario based interview questions. Cloud related questions.
They asked AWS question and python and sql questions and Pyspark too all went fine and they focused on our confidence level and asking some scenario based questions interview went fine
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Cognizant (Bengaluru)
Interview
Fairly straightforward for many roles
Friendly / professional interviewers
Good structure & clarity in many cases
Delayed communication / follow-ups
Multiple rounds / length of process
1. Application — through their careers site, or via Talent Community if you don’t find a match. 
2. Initial screening — recruiter reviews your fit; short intro meeting may happen. 
3. Interview — after hiring manager review, there may be business interviews, technical / client interviews depending on role. 
4. Final decision and offer — after all rounds. 
5. Onboarding — happens once you accept the offer
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Written / Online Assessment
Communication / English / Speaking / Listening Round
Technical Round
HR / Behavioral Round
Decision / Offer