Subject Matter Expert (Arbor)- Jeddah, KSA
We are looking for a Senior Arbor DDoS Security SME to support and operate existing Arbor AED and AEM platforms protecting a major banking environment against various Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks.
The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on experience with Arbor/NETSCOUT DDoS solutions, preferably within a banking or financial services environment, with strong network security and troubleshooting capabilities.
Key Responsibilities
- Administer, operate, monitor, and troubleshoot Arbor AED and AEM platforms.
- Provide SME-level support for DDoS detection, mitigation, and protection.
- Monitor DDoS events, traffic patterns, alerts, and mitigation activities.
- Analyze network traffic and investigate DDoS-related incidents.
- Troubleshoot complex network security and connectivity issues.
- Support the continuous availability and performance of the DDoS protection infrastructure.
- Work closely with network, security, SOC, and infrastructure teams to resolve security incidents.
- Perform configuration changes, policy tuning, and optimization of Arbor platforms.
- Support incident response and root-cause analysis for DDoS attacks.
- Maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and configuration records.
- Provide technical guidance and SME support to the banking security/network teams.
- Support integration and troubleshooting across network security technologies such as firewalls, load balancers, and other security controls.
Requirements
- Strong hands-on experience with Arbor AED and AEM / NETSCOUT DDoS solutions.
- Proven experience in DDoS detection, mitigation, and protection.
- Strong knowledge of network security and TCP/IP networking.
- Experience troubleshooting complex network traffic and security incidents.
- Hands-on experience with Arbor DDoS platforms in a production environment.
- Strong understanding of network security controls such as firewalls, IPS, WAF, VPN, and load balancing.
- Experience using network troubleshooting tools such as Wireshark, tcpdump, curl, nc, etc.
Preferred Experience
- Banking / Financial Services experience – highly preferred.
- Experience working as a resident engineer / SME for a bank or critical enterprise customer.
- Experience with Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto, F5, or similar security technologies.
- Experience with network security automation or scripting is a plus.