Senior QA Analyst
Top Benefits
About the role
- 2600288
At Raymond James,wedevelop,wecollaborate,wedecide,wedeliver, andwe**improve together.
Raymond James Ltd. is Canada’s leading independent investment dealers offering high quality investment products and services to Canadians seeking customized solutions to their wealth management needs.
Senior QA Analyst
How does the role impact the organization?
As a Senior Quality Assurance (QA) Analyst for Raymond James Ltd. (RJL), this role will promote and encourage best practices for Quality Assurance across the RJL Project Management Office (PMO) and our business.
We are seeking a Senior QA Analyst to support the documentation and execution of Test Strategies for multiple projects and RJL applications, with varying levels of complexity, incorporating both manual and automated test methodologies. This role will report directly to the RJL QA Manager and assist with the day-to-day coordination of additional offshore QA resources.
The position will initially be dedicated to a long-term, enterprise-scale program focused on replacing RJL’s core banking platform. In this capacity, the Senior QA Analyst will play a critical role in planning, preparing, and executing comprehensive test deliverables for the program, coordinating with our vendor and individuals from our Project Management Office (PMO), as well as our business stakeholders.
As the program progresses, the role will transition to also supporting other business applications and will be instrumental in defining, building, and implementing an automation test strategy to improve testing efficiency and quality across the organization.
This is a senior, individual contributor role requiring strong technical depth, leadership through influence, and experience within regulated or financial services environments.
What will your role be responsible for?
- Act as the primary QA point of contact for a major, long-term core banking replacement program.
- Analyze business and technical requirements to define test scope, approach, and effort estimates.
- Prepare, review, and maintain comprehensive test deliverables, including:
- Test strategies and test plans
- Detailed test cases and test scripts
- Test data requirements
- Traceability matrices
- Test execution reports and defect metrics
- Execute manual testing across multiple test phases, including system, integration, regression, and user acceptance testing support.
- Proactively identify testing risks, dependencies, and environment issues, and communicate impacts clearly to stakeholders.
- Lead defect triage, ensuring defects are clearly documented, prioritized, and tracked through resolution.
- Work closely with development teams to clarify issues, validate fixes, and ensure re-testing is completed effectively.
- Champion a quality-first mindset across project teams and stakeholders.
- Contribute to the design and implementation of an enterprise automation test strategy for selected applications.
- Identify suitable candidates for automation and define automation coverage goals.
- Develop, execute, and maintain automated test scripts, ensuring alignment with overall QA standards and best practices
- Collaborate with architecture, development, and DevOps teams to integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines where applicable
- Liaise regularly with offshore QA resources, acting as a local point of escalation and guidance on behalf of the QA Manager
- Review offshore test artifacts for quality, completeness, and alignment with program standards
- Provide clear direction, knowledge transfer, and ongoing feedback to ensure consistent delivery and outcomes.
What can you expect from us?
Our most important investment is in people. Upon eligibility, Raymond James Ltd offers flexible workstyles, a competitive compensation and benefits package. Our benefits range from Health Benefits, RRSP Matching Program, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, Volunteer Days, Discretionary Bonuses, Tuition Reimbursement and many more! We also support internal promotion and community involvement.
What do we expect from you?
- 7+ years of progressive experience in Quality Assurance / Software Testing, with at least 3 years in a senior or lead-level role.
- Proven experience supporting large-scale, complex programs, ideally involving core systems or major platform transformations.
- Strong background in manual testing methodologies and defect management practices.
- Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks and tools (e.g. Selenium, Katalon, or similar).
- Experience coordinating or leading offshore or distributed QA teams.
- Exposure to financial services, banking, or other regulated industries with high reliability and data integrity requirements.
- Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and testing within Agile and/or hybrid delivery models.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate technical findings into clear business impacts.
- Experience with Broadridge Dataphile and/or FNZ platforms is preferred.
- Experience with Jira and Confluence for defect management and status reporting.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and test automation integration.
- ISTQB or similar QA certification
We encourage our associates at all levels to:
- Grow professionally and inspire others to do the same
- Work with and through others to achieve desired outcomes
- Make prompt, pragmatic choices and act with the client in mind
- Take ownership and hold themselves and others accountable for delivering results that matter
- Contribute to the continuous evolution of the firm
Salary Range: $90,000.00 - $105,000.00 annually, in addition to competitive performance bonuses/incentives.
Actual compensation will be determined based on skills, experience, internal equity, and other job requirements.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
At Raymond James – we honor, value, respect the uniqueness, experiences, and backgrounds of all of our Associates. When associates bring their best authentic self, our organization, clients and communities thrive, it is part of our people-first culture. The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs.
Here at Raymond James we demonstrate our commitment to ensuring equal opportunities for all candidates. To request accommodations, candidates are instructed to contact Human Resources via email at recruitment@raymondjames.ca. By reaching out to this email address, candidates can communicate their specific requirements and discuss the necessary accommodations they may need to participate fully in the recruitment process.
We may use automated or AI-enabled tools to support parts of our recruitment and screening process, including screening, assessing or selecting applicants where applicable. These tools help us review applications efficiently, but they do not replace human decision-making.
Job Technology
Primary Location CA-BC-Vancouver-Vancouver
Other Locations Canada
Organization IT
Schedule Full-time
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About Raymond James
Founded in 1962 and a public company since 1983, Raymond James Financial, Inc. is a Florida-based diversified holding company providing financial services to individuals, corporations and municipalities through its subsidiary companies engaged primarily in investment and financial planning, in addition to capital markets and asset management. The firm's stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (RJF).
Through its three broker/dealer subsidiaries, Raymond James Financial has approximately 8,700 financial advisors throughout the United States, Canada and overseas. Total client assets are $1.26 trillion (as of 10/25/2023).
Raymond James has been recognized nationally for its community support and corporate philanthropy. The company has been ranked as one of the best in the country in customer service, as a great place to work and as a national leader in support of the arts.
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Senior QA Analyst
Top Benefits
About the role
- 2600288
At Raymond James,wedevelop,wecollaborate,wedecide,wedeliver, andwe**improve together.
Raymond James Ltd. is Canada’s leading independent investment dealers offering high quality investment products and services to Canadians seeking customized solutions to their wealth management needs.
Senior QA Analyst
How does the role impact the organization?
As a Senior Quality Assurance (QA) Analyst for Raymond James Ltd. (RJL), this role will promote and encourage best practices for Quality Assurance across the RJL Project Management Office (PMO) and our business.
We are seeking a Senior QA Analyst to support the documentation and execution of Test Strategies for multiple projects and RJL applications, with varying levels of complexity, incorporating both manual and automated test methodologies. This role will report directly to the RJL QA Manager and assist with the day-to-day coordination of additional offshore QA resources.
The position will initially be dedicated to a long-term, enterprise-scale program focused on replacing RJL’s core banking platform. In this capacity, the Senior QA Analyst will play a critical role in planning, preparing, and executing comprehensive test deliverables for the program, coordinating with our vendor and individuals from our Project Management Office (PMO), as well as our business stakeholders.
As the program progresses, the role will transition to also supporting other business applications and will be instrumental in defining, building, and implementing an automation test strategy to improve testing efficiency and quality across the organization.
This is a senior, individual contributor role requiring strong technical depth, leadership through influence, and experience within regulated or financial services environments.
What will your role be responsible for?
- Act as the primary QA point of contact for a major, long-term core banking replacement program.
- Analyze business and technical requirements to define test scope, approach, and effort estimates.
- Prepare, review, and maintain comprehensive test deliverables, including:
- Test strategies and test plans
- Detailed test cases and test scripts
- Test data requirements
- Traceability matrices
- Test execution reports and defect metrics
- Execute manual testing across multiple test phases, including system, integration, regression, and user acceptance testing support.
- Proactively identify testing risks, dependencies, and environment issues, and communicate impacts clearly to stakeholders.
- Lead defect triage, ensuring defects are clearly documented, prioritized, and tracked through resolution.
- Work closely with development teams to clarify issues, validate fixes, and ensure re-testing is completed effectively.
- Champion a quality-first mindset across project teams and stakeholders.
- Contribute to the design and implementation of an enterprise automation test strategy for selected applications.
- Identify suitable candidates for automation and define automation coverage goals.
- Develop, execute, and maintain automated test scripts, ensuring alignment with overall QA standards and best practices
- Collaborate with architecture, development, and DevOps teams to integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines where applicable
- Liaise regularly with offshore QA resources, acting as a local point of escalation and guidance on behalf of the QA Manager
- Review offshore test artifacts for quality, completeness, and alignment with program standards
- Provide clear direction, knowledge transfer, and ongoing feedback to ensure consistent delivery and outcomes.
What can you expect from us?
Our most important investment is in people. Upon eligibility, Raymond James Ltd offers flexible workstyles, a competitive compensation and benefits package. Our benefits range from Health Benefits, RRSP Matching Program, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, Volunteer Days, Discretionary Bonuses, Tuition Reimbursement and many more! We also support internal promotion and community involvement.
What do we expect from you?
- 7+ years of progressive experience in Quality Assurance / Software Testing, with at least 3 years in a senior or lead-level role.
- Proven experience supporting large-scale, complex programs, ideally involving core systems or major platform transformations.
- Strong background in manual testing methodologies and defect management practices.
- Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks and tools (e.g. Selenium, Katalon, or similar).
- Experience coordinating or leading offshore or distributed QA teams.
- Exposure to financial services, banking, or other regulated industries with high reliability and data integrity requirements.
- Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and testing within Agile and/or hybrid delivery models.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate technical findings into clear business impacts.
- Experience with Broadridge Dataphile and/or FNZ platforms is preferred.
- Experience with Jira and Confluence for defect management and status reporting.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and test automation integration.
- ISTQB or similar QA certification
We encourage our associates at all levels to:
- Grow professionally and inspire others to do the same
- Work with and through others to achieve desired outcomes
- Make prompt, pragmatic choices and act with the client in mind
- Take ownership and hold themselves and others accountable for delivering results that matter
- Contribute to the continuous evolution of the firm
Salary Range: $90,000.00 - $105,000.00 annually, in addition to competitive performance bonuses/incentives.
Actual compensation will be determined based on skills, experience, internal equity, and other job requirements.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
At Raymond James – we honor, value, respect the uniqueness, experiences, and backgrounds of all of our Associates. When associates bring their best authentic self, our organization, clients and communities thrive, it is part of our people-first culture. The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs.
Here at Raymond James we demonstrate our commitment to ensuring equal opportunities for all candidates. To request accommodations, candidates are instructed to contact Human Resources via email at recruitment@raymondjames.ca. By reaching out to this email address, candidates can communicate their specific requirements and discuss the necessary accommodations they may need to participate fully in the recruitment process.
We may use automated or AI-enabled tools to support parts of our recruitment and screening process, including screening, assessing or selecting applicants where applicable. These tools help us review applications efficiently, but they do not replace human decision-making.
Job Technology
Primary Location CA-BC-Vancouver-Vancouver
Other Locations Canada
Organization IT
Schedule Full-time
Not the right fit? Search for QA Analyst jobs in Vancouver, BC
About Raymond James
Founded in 1962 and a public company since 1983, Raymond James Financial, Inc. is a Florida-based diversified holding company providing financial services to individuals, corporations and municipalities through its subsidiary companies engaged primarily in investment and financial planning, in addition to capital markets and asset management. The firm's stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (RJF).
Through its three broker/dealer subsidiaries, Raymond James Financial has approximately 8,700 financial advisors throughout the United States, Canada and overseas. Total client assets are $1.26 trillion (as of 10/25/2023).
Raymond James has been recognized nationally for its community support and corporate philanthropy. The company has been ranked as one of the best in the country in customer service, as a great place to work and as a national leader in support of the arts.