Interview Questions for Network Administrator and Support Staff

I suggest you group your questions by general topic: reporting and organization, architecture and hardware, policies
and user requirements, backup and security, and so on Make up your own categories.

What is your role as a Network Administrator as part of [company name]s Information

Technology department? Please describe your job responsibilities.

Who do you report to? Who reports to you?

Do you have an organizational chart that shows the relationship of people in your
organization?

Who does strategic planning for information systems in your company? Is there a committee
to support this activity?

What are some major network securities issues Network Administrators face on job daily?

What are the most common networking problems that you as a Network Administrator deal
with on a daily basis?

What are some of the more common user problems that Network Technicians face on a daily
basis?

Does [company name] have a WAN infrastructure?

Does [company name] have an operating Intranet? What is the Intranet for?

Do you feel [company name]s basic LAN infrastructure is secure from outside attacks?

What type of network topology does [company name] currently use (i.e. token ring, star, bus,
etc.)? What hardware standards are in use for the network?

Does [company name]s network have one main server or multiple servers for data backup?
What kind of backup or redundancy is used to protect data?

What type of OS are you running on workstations and your desktop currently? Is there a
company standard for Operating Systems and/or other software?

What transmission medium does [company name] use for its network?

How old is the companys infrastructure?

How many users does this network support? Are all workstations in the immediate area?

If all workstations and company servers are not in one location, what technologies are used
for WAN connectivity?

How many gateways, proxy servers, web servers, and mail servers does [company name]
have?

What protocols and standards does [company name] demand for its network?

How is often does [company name] perform backups and restoration of data?

How often is security auditing performed?

What actions are taken for Load Balancing?

What is [company name]s current security policy?

Does [company name] have a security response policy?

Does [company name] allow for the use of remote access for telecommuters?

Does [company name] employ a public key encryption?