Application Support Specialist

Talenza; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 148,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working

Contract extension potential

Collaborative team culture

Job summary

Talenza is seeking an experienced Applications Specialist to join the technology team on an initial daily-rate contract. You will hands-on support and enhance a portfolio of critical business systems within a complex enterprise environment.

You will coordinate upgrades, testing and change activities, support reporting and integrations, manage user access and governance, and collaborate with stakeholders to drive process improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting enterprise applications, ERP or SaaS-based systems.
• Ability to manage releases, upgrades, incidents and change processes.
• Knowledge of integrations, reporting, security and access management.

Responsibilities

• Provide administration, support and ongoing enhancement of enterprise applications.
• Coordinate application upgrades, testing, releases and change activities.
• Support reporting, integrations, workflows and data management initiatives.
• Manage user access, security controls and application governance requirements.
• Work with business stakeholders to identify process improvements and optimisation.
• Engage with external vendors and support partners to ensure service delivery.

Skills

Enterprise apps

Stakeholder engagement

System upgrades

Change management

Issue analysis

Job description

A leading organisation is seeking an experienced Applications Specialist to join their technology team on an initial daily-rate contract.

This is an excellent opportunity for a hands‑on applications professional to support and enhance a portfolio of critical business systems within a complex enterprise environment. Working across technology, business and vendor teams, you will play a key role in maintaining platform performance, supporting system upgrades, driving continuous improvement and delivering business‑focused outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide administration, support and ongoing enhancement of enterprise applications.
• Coordinate application upgrades, testing, releases and change activities.
• Support reporting, integrations, workflows and data management initiatives.
• Manage user access, security controls and application governance requirements.
• Work closely with business stakeholders to identify opportunities for process improvement and optimisation.
• Engage with external vendors and support partners to ensure effective service delivery.

Skills & Experience

• Demonstrated experience supporting enterprise applications, ERP platforms or SaaS‑based business systems.
• Experience managing system releases, upgrades, incidents and change processes.
• Knowledge of integrations, reporting, security and access management.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and business partnering skills.
• Proven ability to analyse issues, improve processes and deliver practical technology outcomes.

What's on Offer

• Competitive daily rate.
• Flexible hybrid working arrangements.
• Opportunity to work on business‑critical systems and transformation initiatives.
• Initial contract with strong extension potential.
• Collaborative and supportive team culture.