# Subject Matter Expert (Arbor)- Jeddah, KSA

**Company:** [DeepSource Technologies](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/bSz5yPYQuy7zGF2AaBwdRp.md)
**Location:** Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
**Workplace:** on site
**Employment type:** Full-time

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## Description

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.