????Urgent call for a Network Engineer and Architect for an 8-12 week contract in Hobart, including site visits in Tasmania.????This role will assess, document, and provide expert recommendations on the current and future-state ICT fibre network infrastructure across four major Tasmanian public hospitals, with a focus on:Policy and standards for site fibre/comms resiliency.Risk identification and redundancy.Physical diversity of fibre pathways.Remediation and implementation planning.Closes COB Friday 13th of June.????Detailed Duties/ActivitiesResilient Network Requirements:Confirm areas requiring resilient network infrastructure, including:Dual fibre backbone (A and B networks)Power protection (UPS with 20-minute runtime where genset is present; 90 minutes where not)Fire-protected rooms where applicableDefine Resilience Zones:Engage stakeholders to identify and confirm areas requiring high network resilience, such as:Major and district hospitalsCommunity and multipurpose centres with inpatient servicesFacilities with safety-critical systems dependent on WAN connectivityFacilitate consensus through governance bodies (e.g. Technical Design Authority)WAN Performance Standards:Define acceptable performance standards for resilient WAN connections in collaboration with stakeholders.Determine appropriate technologies per use case:Dual fibreDual terrestrial (e.g. fibre and copper)Radio-based systems (e.g. 5G/LTE, Starlink, P2P, intra-building point-to-point)Consider technology limitations (e.g. Telstra LTE jitter issues affecting RTLS and duress systems)Site Assessments:Conduct physical and logical assessments of fibre infrastructure from Core Communications Rooms (CCRs) to Edge Communications Rooms (ECRs).Identify presence and adequacy of redundant fibre pathways and physically diverse routes.Assess current infrastructure against best practice for acute hospital environments.Risk Identification:Document key risks and single points of failure in current fibre layouts.Highlight gaps in redundancy, physical separation, and resilience.Strategic Planning:Develop a remediation and implementation plan for each site, including:Recommended upgrades or reconfigurationsPrioritised actions based on risk and criticalityHigh-level cost and effort estimates (where feasible)Integration with Capital Works:Align recommendations with current and planned capital works and Master Planning activities at each site.Provide input to ensure future-state infrastructure is scalable and standards-compliant.Second CCR Considerations:Specifically assess and incorporate the planned second Core Communications Rooms at LGH and NWRH into the overall fibre strategy.Stakeholder Engagement:Liaise with DHHS ICT, hospital engineering teams, and capital works planners.Present findings and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
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