Senior Application IT Developer (Remote)

[Industry: Financial Services | Type: Full-time | Level: Mid-Senior level] Company DescriptionVericast is the financial institution (FI) performance partner. They provide primary legacy platform support (COBOL on HP3000) that keeps high-volume file, print, and PDF production running reliably, while supporting Vericast’s transition away from HP3000 by answering process/COBOL job questions for migration teams and, where skills align, assisting with related ETL/Python-based migration development.Key Duties/ResponsibilitiesDelivers personal tasks on time and leads the delivery of tasks for natural workgroup — 5%Applies excellent modeling principles and practices — 5%Participates on initiatives, with deliverables and meets quality standards, on time — 5%Leads initiatives, with deliverables and meets quality standards, on time — 5%Develops Applications / Reports / Systems — 5%Estimates component/application level work efforts — 5%Creates Application and System Design Documents — 5%Creates RFI/RFP requests / responses for vendor product evaluations — 5%Experience in multiple SDLC methodologies — 5%Technically proficient in application/component; may act as internal consultant — 5%Responsible for fulfilling end-user requests — 5%Good communication and facilitation skills — 5%Provides on-call support as required — 5%Good business acumen — 5%Periodically operates under deadlines and may be subject to extreme workloads — 5%Works with supervision, minimal supervision, or without supervision — 5%QualificationsEDUCATIONBachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.Experience4+ years with Bachelor’s degree or 10+ years work experience; hands-on COBOL/HP3000 experience supporting file-based, high-volume production environments strongly preferred.Knowledge/Skills/AbilitiesRequired Technical Skills:Strong COBOL programming expertise on HP3000.Experience with HP3000 IMAGE databases.Proficiency with Robelle tools (SuperTool, Qedit, MPEX).Solid JCL knowledge for batch processing, automation, and production workflows.Experience using ad hoc query tools for data analysis and validation.Working knowledge of POSIX/Apache in HP3000 or hybrid environments.Proven support of print production and file-based processing workflows; familiarity with banking/retail/marketing campaign contexts.Awareness of postal software/tools (e.g., BCC, Code1) and postal compliance/reporting.Desired / Plus SkillsExperience with ETL tools or data integration frameworks (designing mappings, orchestration, job monitoring).Python for data parsing, transformation, reconciliation, and automation; familiarity with packaging and logging for production use.