Quality Assurance Senior Test Analyst

Ian Martin Group; Calgary; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ian Martin Group is seeking a Quality Assurance Senior Test Analyst to join a leading banking IT team in Calgary. This role focuses on test strategy, planning, and execution across SAP environments, with emphasis on S/4HANA testing, risk-based approaches, and collaboration with business and technical stakeholders.

You will contribute to automated testing efforts, participate in SIT/FIT/UAT, and maintain Jira-based test tracking while ensuring end-to-end quality and compliance across core

Qualifications

• 5+ years of QA or software development experience on large-scale enterprise systems.
• Banking domain experience and familiarity with financial institution workflows.
• Experience with Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid project delivery methodologies.
• Core experience testing in SAP environments (e.g., TRBK, CRM/AO, PC, Portal/Fiori, FRDP, S/4HANA).
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA testing is strongly preferred.
• Deep experience in test scope breakdown, test case creation, requirement analysis, and E2E data mining.
• Proficiency with automated testing practices and tools is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Define test strategy, planning, effort estimates, and acceptance criteria across initiative phases.
• Analyze functional designs and requirements to ensure full testability and identify cross-system impacts and risks.
• Utilize risk-based testing to develop, modify, and prioritize test execution.
• Design and execute test cases for end-to-end coverage across core banking applications.
• Perform Functional, System, SIT, FIT, UAT, Smoke, and Regression testing, with a focus on SAP environments.
• Conduct E2E data mining and test execution within the SAP Banking ecosystem.
• Support and perform automated testing duties as required by initiative scope.
• Conduct test plan and test specification walkthroughs with project teams and stakeholders.
• Maintain up-to-date test status and Jira tracking; provide transparent status reporting.

Skills

QA Experience

Automation Testing

Test Strategy

Test Planning

SIT/FIT/UAT Testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Tools

SAP

Jira

Tricentis Tosca

qTest

Playwright

Job description

Quality Assurance Senior Test Analyst

• Pay Rate: $62.50/hour, depending on experience
• Contract: Hire Date: 11/9/2026 Position End Date: 3/31/2027
• Location: Calgary, Alberta (preference for Alberta-based candidates but open to anywhere in Canada working remotely MST hours)

They’re expanding their team to meet growing needs, making this a unique opportunity to work with an industry leader. Our Client isa market leading financial institution

Note: The primary pay rate is based on T4 classification; however, we will also consider applications from candidates interested in an INC classification, where applicable.

Description

The Quality Assurance Senior Test Analyst, in this role will be part of a highly engaged, highly technical Quality Assurance team supporting test efforts across a variety of internal IT initiatives. With the ultimate goal of maintaining a Safe, Secure, and Reliable banking system for our customers, you will utilize your multi-year QA and/or developer experience to interact with both non-technical business users and technical system/functional analysts.

You will leverage your analytical mindset and technical expertise to support traditional QA practices while driving technically focused initiatives such as test automation and performance testing. We are looking for a collaborative team player with a growth and inquisitive mindset who is eager to take on new challenges, share knowledge with peers, and have fun along the way!

Responsibilities

• Test Strategy & Planning:
• Collaborate with Senior Test Managers and project teams to define test scope, testing strategies, effort estimates, and acceptance criteria across all initiative phases.
• Analyze functional design documentation and business requirements to ensure full testability, identifying cross-system impacts, dependencies, and risks.
• Utilize a risk-based testing approach to develop, modify, and prioritize test execution.
• Test Execution & Quality Delivery:
• Design and execute constructive and destructive test cases, scripts, and scenarios to ensure thorough end-to-end (E2E) coverage.
• Perform Functional, System, System Integration (SIT), Functional Integration (FIT), User Acceptance (UAT), Smoke, and Regression testing across core banking applications, with a primary focus on SAP environments.
• Conduct E2E data mining and test execution within the SAP Banking ecosystem.
• Support and perform automated testing duties as required by initiative scope.
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement:
• Conduct test plan and test specification walkthroughs with project teams, technical analysts, business stakeholders, and external vendors.
• Participate in daily standups/scrum meetings, providing accurate progress and execution updates.
• Maintain up-to-date user story status and test execution tracking in Jira.
• Provide transparent test execution status reporting to project leaders, internal audit, and key stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive Quality Assurance (QA) or Software Development experience working on large-scale enterprise systems.
• Direct Banking System experience and familiarity with financial institution operational workflows.
• Strong hands-on experience across Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid project delivery methodologies.
• Core experience testing or developing in SAP environments (e.g., TRBK, CRM/AO, PC, Portal/Fiori, FRDP, S/4HANA).
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA testing is strongly preferred.
• Deep experience in test scope breakdown, test case creation, requirement analysis, and E2E data mining.
• Proven background across full test cycles: SIT, FIT, UAT, Smoke, Integration, and Regression testing.
• Technical & Automation Preferences (Nice-to-Have)
• Experience with automated testing practices and frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with test management and automation tools, specifically:
  • Tricentis Tosca(Highly Desirable)
  • qTest(Highly Desirable)
  • Playwright(Highly Desirable)
  • Experience tracking work and managing test artifacts within Jira.
• Soft Skills & Mindset
• Highly analytical and detail-oriented approach to problem-solving.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to bridge non-technical business teams and technical systems teams.
• Growth-oriented, curious, and eager to learn and mentor team members.
• Strong team-first attitude with a passion for building quality software solutions.
• Education and Certifications
• University degree or technical college diploma in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a related technical/quantitative discipline or equivalent experience

Additional Information

A requirement for candidates when they are hired for this role will be to complete a criminal and credit check (including Canadian Credit Risk Score)

We have a dedicated webpage for accommodations where you can learn more about what we offer and request accommodation: https://raise.jobs/accommodations/

We strive to build teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we work in. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including people from traditionally underrepresented groups such as women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as LGBTQ2SI, veterans, and people with visible/nonvisible disabilities.