Senior Cloud Engineer

About the role

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) is a leading provider of local news and services, reaching over 100 million people monthly across multiple platforms. This role is based in Knoxville, TN.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps
• Support and evolve infrastructure-as-code practices using Terraform
• Optimize cloud resource management and orchestration across AWS and Azure environments
• Enable observability and monitoring through tools like New Relic and custom dashboards
• Collaborate closely with engineering teams to integrate CI/CD, monitoring, and security into development workflows
• Ensure high availability, performance, and scalability of our cloud-native and microservice-based architecture
• Automate routine tasks to reduce manual effort and increase reliability in development, testing, and deployment
• Provide guidance and best practices on containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)

Requirements

• 3+ years in DevOps, Platform Engineering, or related roles
• Experience with CI/CD automation using GitHub Actions and/or Azure DevOps
• Proficient in infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform)
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes in production environments
• Familiar with logging, metrics, and distributed tracing platforms (e.g., New Relic, CloudWatch)
• Hands-on experience managing cloud-native environments (AWS and/or Azure)
• Knowledge of secure DevOps practices and identity/access management
• Comfortable working in cross-functional teams and supporting developers directly
• Passion for automation, developer productivity, and continuous delivery

Qualities for Success

• Highly collaborative and service-oriented
• Curious and continuous learner
• Strong attention to detail and operational excellence
• Thrives in fast-paced, hybrid working environments
• Aligned with Tegna’s principles: outcome-focused, ownership-driven, and improvement-minded

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, fertility, surrogacy, adoption assistance, disability, life insurance, and 401(k) matching
• PTO and paid holidays
• Access to virtual doctor’s appointments and therapy sessions through Teladoc and Spring Health

Equal Opportunity Employer

TEGNA Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to 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.

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