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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.\nBased 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.\nTogether, we are shaping the future.\nABOUT THE ROLE\nBEACON RED is seeking an experienced Investigator - Supply Chain Security & Protective Intelligence to strengthen our investigative and protective security capabilities. This role is responsible for identifying, assessing, and investigating threats to the integrity, security, and resilience of the supply chain. The successful candidate will conduct complex investigations, assess supplier integrity and security risks, identify hostile or malicious activity, and support the protection of personnel, facilities, technology, intellectual property, and corporate assets. Working closely with procurement, legal, cyber security, operational security, and other stakeholders, this role will help detect and mitigate risks including fraud, corruption, counterfeiting, insider threats, hostile intelligence activity, and supply chain compromise.\nRESPONSIBILITIES\nConduct investigations into allegations and incidents involving suppliers, subcontractors, intermediaries, and third parties, including fraud, corruption, bribery, sanctions violations, counterfeit materials, product substitution, regulatory breaches, labor violations, cyber incidents, and other misconduct.\nInvestigate suspected counterfeit, falsified, tampered, diverted, or non-conforming materials entering the supply chain.\nAssess supplier ownership structures, beneficial ownership, affiliations, subcontracting arrangements, and business relationships to identify undisclosed risks, conflicts of interest, or deceptive practices.\nPerform enhanced due diligence on high-risk and strategically important suppliers, including reviews of key personnel, directors, agents, intermediaries, and business partners.\nIdentify indicators of concealed ownership, procurement manipulation, collusion, front companies, and other integrity concerns.\nConduct supply chain risk assessments covering manufacturing origin, transit routes, end users, and geopolitical or regulatory considerations.\nAnalyze procurement, logistics, financial, cyber, quality, and operational data to identify anomalies and investigate potential threats.\nMaintain comprehensive investigative records, evidence trails, source evaluations, and case documentation.\nAssess suppliers, contractors, and individuals for protective security and counter-intelligence risks.\nInvestigate suspected insider threats, unauthorized disclosures, information leakage, suspicious relationships, and security compromises.\nIdentify indicators of hostile intelligence activity, espionage, unauthorized access attempts, recruitment or targeting of personnel, and efforts to obtain sensitive information or technology.\nSupport protective security investigations involving suspicious supplier behavior, unusual requests for information, unauthorized access, or other indicators of hostile interest.\nDevelop intelligence assessments related to foreign interference, industrial espionage, economic espionage, organized crime, and hostile-state activities affecting the supply chain.\nRecommend and support the implementation of risk mitigation measures, including enhanced controls, monitoring activities, and protective security programs.\nProduce high-quality investigative reports, intelligence assessments, and executive-level briefings for stakeholders and decision-makers.\nBASIC QUALIFICATIONS\nMinimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience in corporate investigations, protective security, intelligence, law enforcement, military, security services, fraud investigations, supply chain security, or investigative due diligence.\nBachelor's degree in Intelligence Studies, Supply Chain Management, International Relations, Criminology, Security Studies, or a related field. Equivalent professional experience in investigations, intelligence, protective security, law enforcement, military security, counter-intelligence, fraud investigations, or supply chain security may be considered in lieu of a degree.\nDemonstrated experience managing investigations from initial lead through evidence collection, analysis, findings, reporting, and recommended actions.\nExperience conducting protective security, security risk, or vulnerability assessments involving personnel, facilities, information, suppliers, or operational environments.\nStrong investigative research skills, including the use of open-source intelligence techniques, relationship mapping, information validation, and source assessment.\nExperience preparing investigative reports, intelligence assessments, and executive-level presentations.\nStrong analytical, interviewing, report-writing, and stakeholder management skills.\nAbility to handle sensitive information with discretion and maintain strict confidentiality.\nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS\nExperience investigating supply chain threats, supplier integrity issues, counterfeit materials, procurement fraud, corruption, or third-party risk.\nBackground in counter-intelligence, protective intelligence, military intelligence, law enforcement investigations, or national security-related functions.\nExperience conducting enhanced due diligence and integrity assessments on suppliers, vendors, agents, and other third parties.\nKnowledge of insider threat programs, industrial espionage, economic espionage, and hostile-state threat methodologies.\nExperience working in highly regulated, critical infrastructure, defense, aerospace, technology, manufacturing, or government environments.\nUnderstanding of cyber-enabled threats affecting supply chains and supplier ecosystems.\nExperience supporting cross-functional investigations involving legal, procurement, cyber security, compliance, and operational teams.\nProfessional certifications in investigations, intelligence, security, fraud examination, risk management, or related disciplines are advantageous.\nStrong ability to deliver clear, concise, and actionable recommendations to senior leadership.\nWHY CHOOSE EDGE\nLaunched in November 2019, the UAE's EDGE is one of the world's leading advanced technology groups, established to develop agile, bold and disruptive solutions for defence and beyond, and to be a catalyst for change and transformation. It is dedicated to bringing breakthrough innovations, products, and services to market with greater speed and efficiency, to position the UAE as a leading global hub for future industries, and to creating clear paths within the sector for the next generation of highly skilled talent to thrive.\nAt EDGE, the real investment goes beyond compensation. Through our dedicated learning academy and digital learning platforms, employees have access to extensive opportunities to develop new skills, deepen their expertise, and advance their careers. Combined with the freedom to innovate, strong career support, and the opportunity to collaborate with world-class talent from across the globe, EDGE is a place where you can continue to grow, keep learning, and turn ambitious ideas into meaningful outcomes.\nWorking at EDGE also 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 dependents, and education allowances for your children.\nCANDIDATE PRIVACY & EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT\nIf 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.\nAny information you share as part of your EDGE candidate profile or job application will be handled in accordance with applicable data protection and privacy regulations.\nEDGE 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 based on race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, religion, gender, marital status, age, disability, pregnancy or parental status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.\nAs 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.\nPlease note that EDGE does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies. 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