Senior Digital Forensics Examiner

TransPerfect is seeking a Senior Digital Forensic Examiner to join its onsite team in Dubai, AE. In this role you’ll lead the forensic preservation of digital media and cloud-based systems, with the ability to independently process and extract artifacts from computer operating systems and from Android and iOS devices. Expect to manage your cases and timelines on your own, troubleshoot technical hurdles, and communicate findings clearly in writing and speech, including providing testimony in legal proceedings when needed. The position blends hands-on analysis with client-facing work. You’ll apply leading forensic software to identify, collect, preserve and analyze data from laptops, desktops, cell phones, emails and cloud services. You’ll also handle email collections and Efile conversions, preserve social media data, and coordinate with colleagues to support projects from start to finish. Thorough notes and documentation are part of your daily routine, as is handling monthly billing entries. You’ll manage client relationships and drive collection projects from inception to completion, from scoping and workflow design to executing forensically sound collections and coordinating data handoffs to internal processing teams. When required, you’ll participate in depositions or testimonies and generate concise, unbiased findings reports. You may also mentor junior practitioners as part of your responsibilities.

Day-to-day work in the field

You’ll manage electronic evidence throughout project lifecycles and use leading forensic software to identify, collect, preserve and analyze data from laptops, desktops, phones, email, and cloud-based systems.

You’ll conduct email collections and Efile conversions, preserve social media data, and work with other team members to support projects from start to finish.

Keeping meticulous project notes, entering monthly billing, and guiding client relationships from kickoff to completion are core duties. You’ll help scope projects, design workflows, carry out forensically sound collections, identify relevant data, and coordinate handoffs to internal processing teams. When needed, you’ll provide depositions or testimonies and deliver clear, forensic reports. Mentoring junior practitioners rounds out the day-to-day responsibilities.

Must-have capabilities

• Solid proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite
• Familiarity with standard operating systems, networks and hardware
• Strong ability to juggle multiple tasks across cases
• Skill in taking detailed, actionable notes
• Ability to follow complex instructions and produce precise client deliverables
• Excellent analytical and investigative capabilities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Analytical mindset with solid problem-solving ability
• Professional approach to interfacing with clients
• Ability to explain technical concepts in straightforward terms
• Proven track record of independently managing client projects
• Ability to scope client projects and develop time and cost estimates
• Expertise related to standard operating systems, networks and hardware
• Capacity to create detailed, client-focused deliverables
• Understanding of lay and expert testimony
• Working knowledge of evidentiary laws and regulations

Nice-to-haves you could bring

• Additional digital forensics certifications or training beyond the basics
• Experience mentoring or training junior practitioners
• Background providing depositions or expert testimony on projects

Pay, benefits and practical details

This is a full-time, onsite role based in Dubai, AE. Travel may be required to support client service projects.

Advice for applicants

Lead with your direct digital forensic experience and your four-year degree in one of the target fields. In your resume, call out at least four years of hands-on digital forensics work and a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or Management of Information Systems, with a concrete example of independent project management.

Showcase how you’ve used forensic software to identify, collect, preserve and analyze data from operating systems, laptops, desktops, mobile devices and cloud services, and describe a workflow you designed that led to a forensically sound collection and a clear handoff to processing teams.

Be ready to discuss your capacity to provide depositions or testimonies and to present time and cost estimates for client projects. Include a scenario where you scoped a project, defined the workflow, and delivered results to an external stakeholder.

Ask a thoughtful question that demonstrates you understand the client-facing, project-management side of the role, such as how projects are typically structured, what the team’s split is between field work and processing work, and what mentorship opportunities exist in the Dubai group.