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About TEGNA

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 than100 million people monthly across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. Together, we are building a sustainable future for local news.

We are looking for a highly skilled and detail-oriented DevOps Streaming Engineer to join our team. This role is critical to delivering high-quality, scalable, and reliable live and on-demand video experiences to millions of users across our digital platforms. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with AWS Media Service products and a deep understanding of streaming protocols, monitoring tools, and CDN optimization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and support live and on-demand video workflows using AWS services, including MediaLive, MediaTailor, and MediaConvert.
• Manage and optimize video delivery via Amazon CloudFront and other CDN platforms.
• Monitor video stream performance and availability, troubleshoot issues in real-time, and ensure adherence to SLAs.
• Maintain and optimize HLS packaging workflows for adaptive bitrate streaming.
• Collaborate with DevOps, backend, and product teams to integrate video delivery into multi-platform applications.
• Build and maintain infrastructure and automation tools to improve deployment, monitoring, and reliability.
• Ensure video pipeline scalability, redundancy, and compliance with evolving technical standards.
• Contribute to documentation, operational runbooks, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in video streaming engineering or a related field.
• Hands-on experience with AWS Media Services, including MediaLive, MediaTailor, and MediaConvert.
• Proficiency with video streaming protocols and formats, particularly HLS. Experience with MPEG-DASH or CMAF considered a plus.
• Understanding of CDN technologies, preferably with CloudFront.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools for video workflows (e.g., New Relic, CloudWatch, custom dashboards).
• Familiarity with video codecs, DRM, ad insertion workflows, and video quality metrics.
• Experience working with scripting or automation tools (Bash, Terraform, etc.).
• Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment.

Qualities for Success:

• Proactive and accountable, with a commitment to system reliability and user experience.
• Comfortable operating in fast-paced, high-availability environments.
• Strong communication skills and a willingness to collaborate across engineering, operations, and product teams.
• Passion for media technology and continuous learning.

Why Join Us?

At TEGNA, you'll be part of a team that powers next-generation media experiences. You'll work on high-impact systems that support live events, breaking news, and on-demand storytelling across web, mobile, and CTV platforms. Join us to help shape the future of streaming technology for millions of users.

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 Spring Health.

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 [email protected]

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