TEGNA Inc. helps people thrive in their local communities by providing the trusted local news and services that matter most. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches more than 100 million people monthly across web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television, while also maintaining a strong global presence in India with offices in Bangalore and Chennai that support technology, product, and business operations initiatives. Together, we are building a sustainable future for local news.

Senior DevOps Engineer

About TEGNA

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) helps people thrive in their local communities by providing trusted local news and services. With 64 television stations across 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches more than 100 million people monthly across digital, mobile, streaming, and television platforms. We are focused on innovation, technology excellence, and building scalable solutions that create meaningful impact.

Position Overview

TEGNA is looking for a highly skilled Senior DevOps Engineer with strong expertise in AWS, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure as Code to design, automate, and manage scalable cloud infrastructure.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience operating Kubernetes workloads in production, building CI/CD pipelines, and implementing monitoring and security best practices. This role requires deep technical expertise, strong troubleshooting skills, and the ability to work in fast-paced, distributed environments.

You will play a key role in ensuring platform reliability, automation maturity, and production stability across cloud-native microservices systems.

What You’ll Do

Design and manage cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (AWS CDK, CloudFormation, Terraform).
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Jenkins to enable automated and reliable deployments.
Deploy, manage, and scale Kubernetes clusters in production.
Implement containerization strategies using Docker and manage microservices-based architectures.
Set up and maintain monitoring and observability solutions using Open Telemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, and Kubernetes-native monitoring tools.
Design and manage API traffic handling using REST, gRPC, Protocol Buffers, API Gateway, and load-balancing strategies.
Ensure infrastructure and application security best practices including OWASP compliance, static code analysis, and container security.
Troubleshoot performance issues, outages, and scaling challenges in production environments.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including engineering, data, and security teams.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.
5+ years of experience in DevOps / Cloud Engineering roles.
Extensive hands-on experience with AWS services in production environments.
Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (AWS CDK, CloudFormation, Terraform).
Deep expertise in Kubernetes administration and production operations.
Strong experience with Docker and cloud-native microservices architecture.
Hands-on experience building CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and/or Jenkins.
Proficiency in at least one scripting/programming language: Python, Go, or Shell scripting.
Experience with RDBMS and NoSQL databases (e.g., Postgres, MongoDB).
Strong Linux fundamentals and system-level troubleshooting skills.
Understanding of infrastructure and application security best practices.

Nice to Have

Experience with AWS data services such as DMS, Glue, Athena, or Redshift.
Experience working in start-up or high-growth environments.
Experience collaborating with distributed / remote teams.
Exposure to advanced observability, performance tuning, or cost optimization strategies.

Why TEGNA?

At TEGNA, we’re not just building systems, we’re redefining the media industry through technology. You'll join a team committed to transparency, shared understanding, and building high-impact platforms with speed and stability. As a DevOps Engineer, you’ll be at the heart of enabling our engineering teams to deliver at scale.

Join us to shape the infrastructure behind great digital experiences and drive meaningful impact for millions of users!

EEO Statement

TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law.

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