IS Quality Assurance Analyst (Financial Services)

Location: 100% remote on a dynamic working arrangement; current Canadian work authorization is required. The position is associated with the Toronto office.

Salary: CAD 65,000–81,000 total annual cash compensation, including base salary and target discretionary bonus.

Company

hirify.global provides investment portfolios and services to Canadian individual and institutional investors.

What you will do

• Analyze business and technical requirements with Business Analysts, Developers, Project Managers, Scrum Masters, and business stakeholders.
• Estimate testing effort and deliver QA activities according to project timelines.
• Create high-level test plans and detailed functional test cases that trace requirements to tests.
• Execute manual tests for planned production software and data changes, including production incident fixes, and identify defects.
• Prepare and securely archive test evidence, lead walkthroughs, and report weekly test status.
• Evaluate test results and recommend whether applications are ready for production implementation.

Requirements

• 1–2 years of experience in Quality Assurance, Software Testing, Quality Control, or a related IT role.
• Financial Services or Mutual Fund Industry experience is required.
• Knowledge of standard QA practices and measures.
• Post-secondary education in Computer Science or a related technical subject, or equivalent relevant work experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, analytical thinking, open-mindedness, and a curious, investigative mindset.

Nice to have

• Foundational programming knowledge in Java or a similar object-oriented language.
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt testing practices across web-based and digital/marketing technology platforms.
• Knowledge of automation tools and frameworks.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements and a diverse, inclusive, people-centric environment.
• RRSP contributions after six months, with no employee matching required.
• Employer-paid health benefits from the first day, including up to CAD 6,000 annually for mental health services and therapy.
• Parental leave top-up to 100% of salary for 25 weeks and up to CAD 650 for home office equipment.
• Generous time off, including two paid volunteer days annually, plus professional development courses, tuition reimbursement, and designation-completion rewards.
• Applications may be supported by AI-enabled sourcing and screening tools, with final hiring decisions reviewed by recruiters.

Hiring process

• Only selected applicants will be contacted for an interview; no telephone inquiries or agency submissions are accepted.
• Accommodation is available during the application process upon request.