PeopleSoft Upgrade Specialist – Secure Cloud & Defence

Showtime Consulting Pty Ltd; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Showtime Consulting Pty Ltd in Sydney is seeking an experienced PeopleSoft System Administrator to support a major upgrade from PeopleSoft 8.59 to 8.62. You will plan, configure, and maintain the PeopleSoft environment across upgrade phases, ensuring availability, security, and governance while coordinating with infra, db, networks, and cloud teams.

The role involves building and supporting Development, Test, QA, UAT, and Production environments; implementing backup, recovery, and rollback

Qualifications

• Experience as a PeopleSoft System Administrator in enterprise environments.
• Upgrading PeopleSoft from 8.59 to 8.62 experience.
• Knowledge of PeopleSoft tools, app servers, web servers, and middleware including Oracle WebLogic.
• Experience administering Oracle and/or SQL Server databases.
• Strong Linux/Unix and/or Windows Server administration.
• Backup, recovery, business continuity, and DR practices.
• Proven troubleshooting across infra and app layers.
• Strong documentation and stakeholder communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Participate in upgrade planning, scope definition, impact assessments, and implementation activities for the PeopleSoft 8.59 to 8.62 upgrade.
• Review architecture, integrations, customisations, and infrastructure readiness to identify risks and dependencies.
• Build, configure, and support Development, Test, QA, UAT, and Production environments.
• Install, configure, and maintain PeopleSoft tools, app/web servers, middleware, and supporting infrastructure.
• Develop and execute backup, restore, recovery, and rollback strategies to support upgrade activities and minimise risk.
• Manage PeopleSoft security, including user profiles, permissions, roles, and access controls.
• Monitor and optimise system performance during upgrade execution, testing cycles, and production deployment.
• Coordinate with infrastructure, database, networking, and cloud teams to align upgrade activities with schedules and change management.
• Support testing activities and post go-live monitoring and stabilization.
• Maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and upgrade artefacts.

Skills

PeopleSoft Admin

WebLogic

Oracle / SQL Server

Linux/Windows admin

Backup & DR

Troubleshooting

Security governance

Documentation

Cloud/Hybrid infra

ITIL(Change/Release)

Tools

Oracle WebLogic

Oracle DB

SQL Server

Job description

Showtime Consulting Pty Ltd in Sydney is seeking an experienced PeopleSoft System Administrator to support a major upgrade from PeopleSoft 8.59 to 8.62. You will plan, configure, and maintain the PeopleSoft environment across upgrade phases, ensuring availability, security, and governance while coordinating with infra, db, networks, and cloud teams.

The role involves building and supporting Development, Test, QA, UAT, and Production environments; implementing backup, recovery, and rollback