Imperva Security Analyst Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 8 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Imperva.
Imperva
Security Analyst
Entry Average Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen
Interview formats
Technical
The first interview round went great, and the HR said they'd send an invite for the next round meeting within a few hours. It's been 3 days with no update, and even after sending several reminders, I haven't heard back.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Can you explain OWASP?
- What are BOT attacks?
- What is the IPSEC protocol?
Imperva
SOC Analyst
Entry Average Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Coding
Applied online for the SOC analyst role. About a month later, HR contacted me via email and phone. HR was pretty quick in setting up the technical interview. I'm giving this a negative rating because I ended up interviewing for a Cloud Security Engineer position, which is a step up, but honestly, I wasn't prepared for that level. They send out questions beforehand for you to prep, but it felt unfair since I wasn't interviewed for the SOC analyst job, which I think would have been a better fit for my past experience.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Can you list the top 10 OWASP vulnerabilities and explain how to prevent them?
- What specific Linux command would you use to change the read, write, and execute permissions on a file?
Imperva
IT Security Analyst
Mid Average Positive experience Accept offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
The interview process was really smooth and quick. It started with a recruiter chat, then two phone calls (one was technical), and finally an in-person interview with four different people. They were very flexible with my schedule the whole time. I also learned a lot about the company because they gave me chances to see if I'd actually like working there, not just asked me stuff.
Confirmed questions1 question
- What are your career aspirations for the next three years?
Imperva Security Analyst Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Imperva interview reports.
“What is the IPSEC protocol?”
Read reports →“What sequence of events occurs when someone types google.com into their web browser?”
Read reports →“What are BOT attacks?”
Read reports →“What specific Linux command would you use to change the read, write, and execute permissions on a file?”
Read reports →“Could you explain the steps involved when a user types a website into their browser and hits enter?”
Read report →“Can you explain how DNS works?”
Read report →“Could you provide details on how the ISP performs the DNS check?”
Read report →“Can you explain the workings of DNS?”
Read report →“Can you explain the DNS process?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 8 Imperva interview reports.