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.

Lead Engineer, Identity Governance and Administration - IAMHow does the role impact the organization?Raymond James Ltd. (Canada) is embarking on a multi-year digital transformation to migrate its core back‐office, advisor, and client platforms to a modernized SaaS wealth management solution.

To support this initiative, we are hiring a Senior‐Lead Engineer – Identity & Access Management (IAM/IGA) to champion enterprise IAM standards in Canada and join our global IAM team.

This is a high‐impact hands‐on role that blends architecture, engineering, governance, and enterprise alignment in a large‐scale platform modernization program.

What will your role be responsible for?

Serve as the Canadian IAM technical lead for the wealth platform transformation program.

Partner with Enterprise IAM teams to align Raymond James Canada to global IAM and IGA standards.

Act as primary liaison between Raymond James Canada Technology, Enterprise IAM Engineering, and FNZ solution architecture teams.

Lead design and implementation of:

Enterprise SSO (OIDC, OAuth2.0, SAML) & Customer Identity (CIAM) Solutions

Identity Governance & Administration (IGA) integrations

Federation and token lifecycle management

Role‐based access and entitlement models

Access certification and attestation controls

Define and implement joiner/mover/leaver workflows and automated provisioning/de‐provisioning processes.

Oversee authentication architecture across:

FNZ SaaS platform

Advisor applications (front/middle/back office)

Client web and mobile applications

Third‐party vendor integrations

Ensure IAM logging, monitoring, and audit evidence meet regulatory and compliance requirements.

Participate in Disaster Recovery (DR) planning and IAM failover testing.

Provide architecture documentation, integration guidance,



and technical leadership across business and technology stakeholders.

What can you expect from us?Our most important investment is in people. Upon eligibility, Raymond James Ltd offers flexible workstyles and a competitive compensation and benefits package. Our benefits range from Health Advantages, 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?Required Technical skillsets:

10+ years of experience in Identity & Access Management engineering.

8+ years of experience in a senior or lead technical IAM engineering role.

Strong expertise in:

Enterprise federation, SSO and CIAM orchestration platforms (e.G. Ping DaVinci, PingOne, API‐first frameworks)

OpenID Connect, SAML, and token lifecycle management.

Mobile authentication (Passkeys, biometric enrollment, push MFA), secure SDKs, and PKI

IGA platforms (e.G., SailPoint, Saviynt, or equivalent)

Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID in hybrid identity environments

Role hierarchy and entitlement modeling

Access provisioning, de‐provisioning, and certification frameworks

API security authentication and token management

Experience delivering IAM solutions in hybrid (on‐prem + cloud + SaaS) environments.

Financial Services industry experience preferred.

Additional Notes:

Strong preference for candidates located in or able to work from the RJ Vancouver office.

Hybrid workstyle 50% in‐office requirement.

Must demonstrate strong communication, stakeholder engagement, and cross‐border collaboration skills.

Experience working within large, multi‐vendor enterprise programs is highly desirable.

Education:

Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS or related degree is required.

Prefer candidates with one or more certifications in relevant technologies (e.G., CISSP, CISM, Microsoft Identity certifications, IGA platform certifications).

Salary Range: $180,000-200,000 annually, in addition to competitive performance bonuses/incentives. Actual

📌 Lead Engineer, Identity Governance And Administration (Vancouver)
🏢 Raymond James
📍 Vancouver