IE Exam Preparation

Disqualification Scenarios

There are several scenarios that have the potential to disqualify or fail candidates during the Integration Engineer Certification Exam. In preparation for the exam, you should review these to ensure that you are aware of these situations.

  • No Show for the Interview Challenge

Once the certification exam has been scheduled, then it is the responsibility of the candidate to notify the Interviewer if they are unable to take the exam as scheduled. If no communication is received and the candidate fails to appear for the interview Challenge portion of the exam, then that will be marked as a FAIL for the candidate.

  • PlatformManager Credentials

If the candidate comes to the exam without the necessary PlatformManager access credentials to perform the requirements of this exam, then their attempt will be marked as FAIL. 

  • IntelliJ Setup

If the candidate comes to the exam without the necessary Intellij tool configured and ready for use to perform the requirements of this exam, then their attempt will be marked as FAIL. 

  • Rescheduling the Exam

If the candidate needs to reschedule their exam, then they must communicate this to the Interviewer (as defined in the confirmation email) at least 24 hours PRIOR to the scheduled exam time or their exam will be marked as FAIL. 

  • Emergency Occurrence

If an emergency situation occurs (family, personal, professional, etc.) that will impact their ability to perform the exam at the scheduled date and time, then it is the responsibility of the candidate to contact the Interviewer as soon as possible. The exam will be rescheduled for a future date, and this will NOT be considered a FAIL.

  • Loss of Connectivity

If the candidate should lose their internet connectivity, then it is their responsibility to contact the Interviewer immediately to make them aware of the situation. If they do NOT contact their Interviewer to make them aware of this situation in a timely, then you may have your exam attempt marked as FAIL.

Minimal Configuration Failure

It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure that minimally required equipment is functioning properly. If during the exam any of the required minimal setup components fail (microphone, screen sharing, etc.), and it impacts the Interviewer’s ability to conduct the exam, then their exam will be marked as FAIL.

Coding Challenge Overview

Overview

At the start of the Coding Challenge component of your exam, you will receive an email containing multiple attachments that pertain to the requirements of the challenge and multiple CSV files that will need to be migrated. Additionally, within the email will be the following information:

  • Requirement objective

  • Resources provided

  • Partition and SFTP server credentials

  • Acceptance criteria

Coding Challenge Required Setup

Prior to the Coding Challenge, the student must complete the following:

  • Use your PlatformManager login to log into the Pricefx Training account

  • Create their own IntegrationManager instance with single environment of dev

  • Name the IM instance using the naming standard of cie-exam-[student initials]-dev

  • Save the IM and SFTP credentials for use during the exam

 

If you fail to perform the IM creation prior to the start of the exam, then you will incur a delay of 5-15 minutes while you wait for the instance creation workflow to complete. 

Interview Challenge Required Setup

The interview component of Integration Engineer Certification Exam is administered as a recorded videoconference and there are some minimal requirements.

Interview Challenge Requirements

At the time of the interview, you will need the following:

  • Government-issued identification (ie. national ID card, passport, etc)

  • Reliable internet connection per requirements (See Below)

  • Laptop (with charger) or desktop computer (See Below)

  • Functional webcam

  • Functional Microphone

Internet Connection Requirement

You will need a reliable internet connection. The upload speed needs to be at least 1.8 Mbps. Prior to your exam, you should verify your connection speed with http://internethealthtest.org/  against Prague and Chicago.

Computer Setup Requirements

For your computer to meet the minimal requirements for the exam, you will need:

  • The videoconferencing tool installed – MS Teams.

  • Ensure your MS Teams has been granted the necessary privileges (on some operating systems this must be explicitly allowed):

    • Screen Sharing

    • Webcam usage

    • Microphone usage   

  • Speakers or headphones

  • Microphone

  • Webcam

  • Laptop Charger (for laptop users)

If your laptop doesn't have a charger and your battery fails during the Interview Challenge portion of the exam, then your exam will be marked as FAIL. Â