Interview: Security engineer

Eight questions for a security engineer interview.

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Interview: Security engineer (Candidate)

**Candidate:** Candidate
**Date:** today

1. How would you threat-model a new feature?
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2. Tell me about a vulnerability you found and fixed.
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3. How do you balance security and developer speed?
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4. How do you run a phishing simulation?
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5. Describe your incident response steps.
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6. How do you secure a CI pipeline?
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7. How do you keep up with new threats?
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8. How do you explain risk to executives?
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**Overall:** Strong yes

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Eight questions for a security engineer interview.

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Interview: Security engineer ({{Candidate}})

**Candidate:** {{Candidate}}
**Date:** {{date}}

1. How would you threat-model a new feature?
   - {{cursor}}
2. Tell me about a vulnerability you found and fixed.
   - 
3. How do you balance security and developer speed?
   - 
4. How do you run a phishing simulation?
   - 
5. Describe your incident response steps.
   - 
6. How do you secure a CI pipeline?
   - 
7. How do you keep up with new threats?
   - 
8. How do you explain risk to executives?
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**Overall:** {{choice:Verdict|Strong yes|Yes|No|Strong no}}

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