Senior Investigator

External Job Description

Senior Investigator 

About EDGE Group

At EDGE, bold ideas are engineered into technologies that protect, improve, and save lives.

Headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, EDGE is a leading advanced technology group working at the forefront of defence and emerging technologies. Spanning more than 35 specialised companies and multiple centres of excellence, we are purpose-built to move fast. Free from heavy legacy processes, we give our people the autonomy, accountability, and agility to bring breakthrough technologies from concept to reality.

Based in Abu Dhabi, a globally connected hub at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, EDGE is home to a truly multicultural community where bold ideas thrive, and the future is shaped.

Together, we are shaping the future.

About the Role

The team is seeking a Senior Investigator to strengthen investigative leadership, operational capability, and training delivery. The role will lead complex and sensitive investigations, providing oversight, guidance, and hands-on support to ensure timely, high-quality outcomes aligned with organisational governance and security objectives. The successful candidate will also drive investigative best practice, mentor personnel, and lead the design and delivery of intelligence, OSINT, and investigations training programs to enhance capability and operational effectiveness across partner organisations. 

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage complex and sensitive investigations, ensuring high-quality outcomes aligned with organisational governance, security, and risk management objectives.
• Produce actionable investigative reports, intelligence assessments, and executive briefings to support decision-making and legal review processes.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams, including legal, intelligence, security, and forensic specialists, to deliver integrated and compliant investigative outcomes.
• Design, deliver, and oversee specialist training programs in investigations, intelligence, and OSINT, enhancing capability across internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide subject matter expertise, mentoring, and capability development support, driving best practice in investigative tradecraft, operational effectiveness, and training delivery.

Basic Qualifications

• Must have demonstrable experience investigating organised crime, cybercrime, and conducting OSINT-driven intelligence operations, with a proven track record in leading complex, multi-agency investigations.
• Ability to work effectively within sensitive, high-trust environments and manage complex stakeholder interactions.
• At least 10 years of law enforcement experience
• Strong English written and verbal communication skills, including report writing and executive-level presentations.

Preferred qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree 
• Proven background in leading or instructing undercover operations training or related law enforcement programs.
• Served as a full-time undercover operative and/or undercover supervisor, and have received formal undercover training delivered by a recognized Five Eyes (FVEY) agency.
• Experience in backstopping and development of undercover training programs.
• Undercover Course and or Undercover Supervisors course
• Additional languages highly advantageous.

Why Choose EDGE?

Working at EDGE comes with a package that genuinely reflects how much we value our people. Salaries are highly competitive and tax-free and, depending on your role and seniority, benefits can include family visas, annual flight tickets, medical insurance for you and your dependants, and education allowances for your children.

But the real investment goes further than compensation. Through our own learning academy and digital learning platform, there are extensive opportunities to develop your skills and advance your career. Add to that the freedom to innovate, strong career guidance, and the chance to work alongside world-class talent from across the globe, and EDGE becomes a place where you can keep growing, keep learning, and keep turning bold ideas into something real.

Candidate Privacy & Equal Opportunity Statement

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EDGE is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and high-performing workforce. We believe every individual deserves to be treated with fairness, respect, and dignity, and our employment decisions reflect that. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, religion, gender, marital status, age, disability, pregnancy or parental status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

If you feel your skills, experience, and potential are a strong match for a role, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every requirement. We are genuinely interested in what you can bring to EDGE.

As a global organisation, effective collaboration across international teams is central to how we work, so English proficiency is required for all roles unless otherwise stated in the job posting.

Please note that EDGE does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies. Any resumes in the absence of a formally executed agreement in place will be deemed the property of EDGE, and no placement fees or compensation will be payable in respect of such submissions.