Technical/Digital Forensics Investigations Manager

General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority - GCGRA; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority (GCGRA) in the UAE seeks a Forensic Investigations Manager to provide technical and forensic leadership across Market Protection and Market Integrity initiatives. You will analyze domains, websites, apps, hosting, and payment channels to identify illegal online gaming activities affecting the UAE.

The role requires strong investigative and analytical skills, experience in cyber investigations, OSINT or blockchain-related investigations, and the

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and forensic expertise to support Market Protection and Market Integrity activities.
• Identify, investigate and disrupt illegal online gaming affecting the UAE by analyzing domains, websites, applications, hosting and payment channels.
• Conduct controlled testing, preserve digital evidence and support blocking and other regulatory enforcement measures.
• Support the development of forensic capabilities, investigative tools, procedures and evidence standards.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders, law enforcement regulators and relevant industry stakeholders.

Skills

Investigative mindset

Analytical thinking

Report writing

Stakeholder management

Discretion & confidentiality

Cross-functional collaboration

Flexibility & travel

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

DNS analysis

RDAP/WHOIS

Network forensics

Geolocation/enforcement tech

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 The General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority GCGRA is the federal executive agency responsible for regulating and overseeing commercial gaming in the United Arab Emirates We aim to drive sustainable growth by cultivating world-class commercial gaming operations and implementing efficient regulation grounded in the principles of integrity innovation and responsible practices Established by Federal Law by Decree and headquartered in Abu Dhabi the GCGRA is the executive authority that holds exclusive jurisdiction to regulate license and supervise all commercial gaming activities and facilities in the UAE.

Preferred qualifications and experience:

• 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.

Technical knowledge

• 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, geolocation, geo-blocking, VPNs, proxies and other circumvention methods.
• Mobile applications, social media, messaging platforms, digital advertising and affiliate networks.
• Payment gateways, merchant infrastructure, cryptocurrency transactions and blockchain analysis.
• Digital-evidence collection, forensic imaging, hashing, metadata extraction, system logs and chain of custody.
• OSINT, closed-source intelligence, internet-monitoring, digital-forensics and KYC/CDD/AML platforms.
• Data-protection requirements, forensic standards, operational security and malware risks.

Job-specific skills

• Strong investigative, analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Ability to translate technical findings into clear regulatory conclusions and recommendations.
• Excellent report-writing, communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Sound judgement concerning attribution, evidentiary limitations and investigative confidence.
• Strong attention to detail, integrity, discretion and confidentiality.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across technical, legal and regulatory functions.
• Willingness to work flexible hours and travel when required.

Competencies

Investigative judgement and regulatory awarenessTechnical and forensic expertiseAnalytical thinking and problem-solvingEvidence management and attention to detailRelationship building and stakeholder managementLeadership, adaptability and accountabilityClear communication and report writing