Technical/Digital Forensics Investigations Manager
Listed on 2026-07-31
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IT/Tech
Cybersecurity, Information Security & Data Protection
Job Description
The Forensic Investigations Manager provides technical and forensic expertise to support the GCGRA’s Market Protection and Market Integrity activities.
Approximately 80% of the role supports Market Protection, focusing on the identification, investigation and disruption of illegal online commercial gaming affecting the UAE. This includes analyzing domains, websites, applications, hosting and network infrastructure, payment channels and related technical assets; conducting controlled testing; preserving digital evidence; and supporting blocking and other regulatory enforcement measures.
The remaining 20% supports Market Integrity, providing specialist technical assistance to suitability investigations involving applicants and licensees, particularly in relation to digital infrastructure, game distribution, geo-blocking, cybersecurity, online activity and technology-related representations.
The role also supports the development of the GCGRA’s forensic capabilities, investigative tools, technical procedures and evidence standards, in coordination with internal stakeholders, law enforcement, regulators and relevant industry stakeholders.
Responsibilities- Lead technical and forensic investigations into illegal online commercial gaming activities affecting the UAE.
- Identify and analyze domains, subdomains, websites, mobile applications, APIs, IP addresses, DNS records, ASNs, hosting infrastructure, payment channels and cryptocurrency wallets.
- Use RDAP/WHOIS, passive DNS, certificate records, source code, metadata, analytics identifiers and other technical indicators to identify related operators, mirror domains and supporting infrastructure.
- Assess domain rotation, redirection, geo-blocking, VPN use and other techniques used to maintain or restrict access to gaming platforms.
- Identify and engage relevant registrars, registries, ISPs, hosting providers, data centers, CDNs, app stores, payment providers and other intermediaries to support disruption and enforcement action.
- Collect, preserve and document digital evidence in accordance with applicable legal requirements, forensic standards and chain-of-custody procedures.
- Prepare technical intelligence assessments, investigation reports, evidence packages, blocking requests and recommendations for regulatory or enforcement action.
- Support Market Integrity with technical analysis relevant to suitability investigations, including game distribution, cybersecurity, digital infrastructure and technology-related regulatory disclosures.
- Design and implement investigative technologies and procedures, including OSINT, internet-monitoring, digital-forensics, geolocation, blockchain-analysis and KYC/CDD/AML capabilities.
- Coordinate with UAE and international regulators, law enforcement agencies, technical service providers and external consultants.
- Provide technical guidance and training to Investigations team members and support internal capability development.
- Report to the Head of Investigations and perform other related duties as assigned.
- Bachelor’s degree in Digital Forensics, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Law Enforcement or a related discipline.
- An equivalent combination of education, professional certifications and relevant regulatory or law-enforcement experience may be considered.
- Relevant digital-forensics, cybersecurity, OSINT or blockchain-investigation certifications are advantageous.
- Experience in digital forensics, cyber investigations, online threat intelligence, regulatory enforcement or law enforcement.
- Experience leading technical investigations and presenting findings to senior decision-makers.
- Experience in gaming regulation or another regulated sector is advantageous.
- Arabic-language capability is preferred.
- Domains, DNS, passive DNS, RDAP/WHOIS, IP addressing, ASNs, BGP and internet-hosting infrastructure.
- Registrars, registries, ISPs, data centers, cloud hosting, CDNs, reverse proxies and origin-server identification.
- Website architecture, APIs, HTTP/HTTPS, TLS certificates, source code, metadata and infrastructure-link analysis.
- Telecommunications blocking,…
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