Lead, Applications Support & Maintenance Specialist – Finance

Are you an experienced enterprise applications specialist with strong finance systems expertise? Do you enjoy solving complex application issues, improving critical platforms and partnering with stakeholders to deliver reliable technology services?

Solve by Talent is partnering with the University of Sydney to recruit a Lead, Applications Support & Maintenance Specialist – Finance to provide technical leadership, support and continuous improvement across the University’s enterprise finance applications.

This is an chance to work with the critical finance platform in a large and complex ICT environment, combining hands-on application support with strategic advice, enhancements and ongoing improvement.

Why join the University of Sydney?

Join one of Australia’s leading universities at a pivotal point of change, where technology is evolving to better support student learning, empower teaching excellence, and enable research delivery at global scale.

ICT is central to delivering the University’s academic mission. Working across faculties, disciplines, and research communities, you will shape the platforms, services, and partnerships that enable student success, strengthen teaching, and accelerate research impact.

This work spans both the critical services that keep the University running every day and the ongoing improvement of systems and experiences.

With strong investment and clear direction, you’ll operate in a large and complex environment where your contribution has visible, meaningful impact across the University.

You’ll collaborate across academic and professional communities to help shape a more connected and capable University, supporting teaching excellence, research impact, and student success.

The Opportunity

As the Lead, Applications Support & Maintenance Specialist – Finance, you will provide in-depth support and maintenance across enterprise finance applications, with a strong focus on the University’s finance systems. Reporting to the Manager, Finance Platforms, you will act as a technical subject matter expert across application lifecycle support, incident resolution, releases, upgrades and continuous improvement.

Working closely with Finance, ICT teams and external vendors, you will manage complex application issues, advise on solutions and help ensure platforms remain stable, current and aligned with evolving business requirements.





This role is ideal for an experienced enterprise applications professional who combines strong technical capability with sound judgement, customer focus and the confidence to engage stakeholders from operational teams through to senior leaders.

What you’ll do

- Provide day-to-day support and maintenance for enterprise finance applications across production and non-production environments.
- Investigate and resolve incidents, identify root causes, manage escalations and coordinate major incident activity as required.
- Coordinate application patches, upgrades, testing, implementation and release management in line with change management processes.
- Act as a technical subject matter expert, providing advice across solution design, integrations, customisation and application lifecycle management.
- Partner with Finance, ICT teams and vendors to resolve issues, manage stakeholder expectations and deliver effective service outcomes.
- Monitor application performance, integrity and availability, and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Contribute to standards, knowledge management and cross-skilling while mentoring team members and supporting new or transitioned applications.

What we’re looking for

- Strong technical experience with PeopleTools Application Designer and associated technologies of Application Engine, SQR, BI Publisher and nVision.
- Technical experience with complex integrations using PeopleSoft Integration Broker.
- Strong knowledge of PeopleSoft Financials across the core modules including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Purchasing, Billing, Accounts Receivable and Asset Management.
- Integration knowledge with other industry applications such as Workday, SAP Ariba, Xetta and Concur.
- Significant experience supporting and maintaining enterprise finance systems and applications in a large, complex environment.
- Strong technical capability across finance applications, application servers, web servers and databases, with good SQL knowledge.
- Expert knowledge of application lifecycle support, including incident management, upgrades, patches, release management and change management.




- Demonstrated experience analysing complex issues, identifying root causes and delivering practical technology solutions.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work effectively across ICT, business teams, senior leaders and vendors.
- Tertiary qualifications in Information Technology or a relevant field, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

What’s in it for you?

At the University of Sydney, we support our staff with a range of benefits designed to enhance your career, wellbeing and work–life balance, including:

- 17% superannuation to support your financial future
- Extremely generous parental leave entitlements.
- Competitive salary with salary packaging options
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
- Career development and learning opportunities
- Health and wellbeing programs including Fitness Passport
- Access to a vibrant, globally recognised university community

How to apply

If you’re an experienced enterprise applications specialist looking to take ownership of critical finance platforms and contribute to meaningful technology outcomes in a world-class university environment, we would love to hear from you.

Apply now to join the University of Sydney.

Accessibility and inclusion The University of Sydney is committed to creating an inclusive recruitment experience for all candidates. If you require adjustments or additional support at any stage of the recruitment process, we encourage you to let us know.

This may include adjustments to the interview format, additional time, breaks, accessible interview locations, receiving materials in advance, or any other practical support that will help you participate comfortably.

Pre-employment checks

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role required pre-employment or background checks in terms satisfactory to the University. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment.

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this employment to be eligible to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.

Contact [email protected] for further information.

📌 Lead, Applications Support & Maintenance Specialist (Finance) (Sydney)
🏢 University Of Sydney
📍 Sydney