Senior Cloud Engineer

TEGNA, Inc.; Knoxville (TN); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health insurance

401(k) with match

Paid Time Off

Free virtual doctor's appointments

Job summary

TEGNA, Inc. is looking for a skilled Cloud Engineer based in Knoxville, TN, to join their technology team. This hybrid role involves designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, optimizing cloud resources, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance development workflows.

The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of experience in DevOps, expertise in CI/CD automation with tools such as GitHub Actions, and proficiency in AWS and Azure cloud environments. Comprehensive benefits including healthcare and a generous PTO policy are offered.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines.
• Support infrastructure-as-code practices using Terraform.
• Optimize cloud resource management across AWS and Azure.
• Enable observability through tools like New Relic.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate CI/CD.
• Ensure high availability and scalability of applications.
• Automate routine tasks to increase reliability.
• Provide guidance on containerization and orchestration.

Skills

DevOps

CI/CD Automation

Infrastructure as Code

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

Tools

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

New Relic

CloudWatch

Job description

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) 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 the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. Together, we are building a sustainable future for local news.

Cloud Engineer

Hybrid (Knoxville, TN)

Tegna is seeking a skilled and forward‑thinking Cloud Engineer to join our growing technology team. As a cloud‑native, and microservices‑driven engineering organization, Cloud engineering plays a critical role in enabling velocity, reliability, and scale. In this role, you’ll collaborate across development, QA, and platform teams to streamline CI/CD processes, infrastructure management, observability, and developer experience.

This position is ideal for someone who thrives on automation, performance, and continuous improvement — and who wants to help shape the future of how media technology is delivered.

Key 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)
• Cloud: AWS & Azure (cloud‑native, PaaS and serverless‑first)
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform

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:

TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part‑time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.

Our 401(k) program offers full, part‑time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre‑tax basis to TEGNA’s 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.

Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, all employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor’s appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through SpringHealth.

TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.

* Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.

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. If you are in need of an accommodation in order to submit your application, please email [e-mail]

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