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TEGNA About TEGNA: TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) helps people thrive in their local communities by providing 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. We are transforming how media is delivered, consumed, and personalized across mobile, web, connected TV, and streaming platforms. We are looking for an experienced
Solutions Architect
to guide the technical direction of our cloud-native microservice architecture, streaming platform integrations, and modular front-end frameworks that support millions of users across the TEGNA digital product portfolio. This is a highly visible, cross-functional role that collaborates with engineering leadership, product teams, DevOps, and development teams to establish architectural patterns that balance scalability, velocity, security, and maintainability across multiple platforms and product lines. You will help design core systems powering our content management platform, personalization engines, video infrastructure, micro-frontends, and multi-platform native applications. Responsibilities Own the high-level architecture and design for cloud-native applications and platforms across TEGNA’s digital product lines. Lead design sessions with engineering, product, and leadership to define scalable, resilient, and maintainable solutions that serve both short-term delivery needs and long-term platform strategy. Define API-first service designs that support clear separation of concerns between front-end, back-end, and third-party integrations. Guide teams in modernizing legacy systems into scalable, event-driven microservices. Provide leadership on modular, micro-frontend patterns using scalable UI technologies. Collaborate with DevOps on CI/CD and observability strategy. Ensure security best practices are embedded into architectural design. Mentor senior engineers, driving technical excellence across the organization. Stay current with emerging cloud, streaming, and architectural trends to evolve platform capabilities. Requirements 5+ years of progressive software engineering experience, with 2+ years in architecture roles. Strong understanding of cloud-native application design, microservices, and distributed system patterns. Experience designing highly available, scalable REST APIs and event-driven architectures. Hands-on experience with modern front-end architectures. Deep understanding of identity management, authentication flows, and secure authorization models. Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills across engineering, product, and business stakeholders. Experience balancing fast delivery timelines with long-term technical strategy and platform stability. Prior experience working in media, streaming, or subscription SaaS platforms is a plus. Passion for mentoring engineers, sharing knowledge, and elevating team technical maturity. Benefits TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. Benefits include medical plans, dental and vision coverage, fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance, disability and life insurance; a 401(k) program with company match; Telehealth and mental health resources; Paid Time Off and holidays. Some jobs may be covered by a collective bargaining agreement, affecting eligibility for certain benefits. EEO Statement TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates 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, and other protected characteristics. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law. If you need an accommodation to submit your application, please email askhr@tegna.com Recruiting Fraud Alert To all candidates: your personal information and online safety are important to us. Only TEGNA Recruiters or Hiring Managers will reach out regarding consideration of your application. Communications will originate from a tegna.com or affiliate station domain. Recruiters will never request payments or sensitive information. Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Full-time Job function Engineering and Information Technology Industries Broadcast Media Production and Distribution Location: Tysons Corner, VA
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Solution Architect
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TEGNA About TEGNA: TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) helps people thrive in their local communities by providing 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. We are transforming how media is delivered, consumed, and personalized across mobile, web, connected TV, and streaming platforms. We are looking for an experienced
Solutions Architect
to guide the technical direction of our cloud-native microservice architecture, streaming platform integrations, and modular front-end frameworks that support millions of users across the TEGNA digital product portfolio. This is a highly visible, cross-functional role that collaborates with engineering leadership, product teams, DevOps, and development teams to establish architectural patterns that balance scalability, velocity, security, and maintainability across multiple platforms and product lines. You will help design core systems powering our content management platform, personalization engines, video infrastructure, micro-frontends, and multi-platform native applications. Responsibilities Own the high-level architecture and design for cloud-native applications and platforms across TEGNA’s digital product lines. Lead design sessions with engineering, product, and leadership to define scalable, resilient, and maintainable solutions that serve both short-term delivery needs and long-term platform strategy. Define API-first service designs that support clear separation of concerns between front-end, back-end, and third-party integrations. Guide teams in modernizing legacy systems into scalable, event-driven microservices. Provide leadership on modular, micro-frontend patterns using scalable UI technologies. Collaborate with DevOps on CI/CD and observability strategy. Ensure security best practices are embedded into architectural design. Mentor senior engineers, driving technical excellence across the organization. Stay current with emerging cloud, streaming, and architectural trends to evolve platform capabilities. Requirements 5+ years of progressive software engineering experience, with 2+ years in architecture roles. Strong understanding of cloud-native application design, microservices, and distributed system patterns. Experience designing highly available, scalable REST APIs and event-driven architectures. Hands-on experience with modern front-end architectures. Deep understanding of identity management, authentication flows, and secure authorization models. Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills across engineering, product, and business stakeholders. Experience balancing fast delivery timelines with long-term technical strategy and platform stability. Prior experience working in media, streaming, or subscription SaaS platforms is a plus. Passion for mentoring engineers, sharing knowledge, and elevating team technical maturity. Benefits TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. Benefits include medical plans, dental and vision coverage, fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance, disability and life insurance; a 401(k) program with company match; Telehealth and mental health resources; Paid Time Off and holidays. Some jobs may be covered by a collective bargaining agreement, affecting eligibility for certain benefits. EEO Statement TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates 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, and other protected characteristics. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law. If you need an accommodation to submit your application, please email askhr@tegna.com Recruiting Fraud Alert To all candidates: your personal information and online safety are important to us. Only TEGNA Recruiters or Hiring Managers will reach out regarding consideration of your application. Communications will originate from a tegna.com or affiliate station domain. Recruiters will never request payments or sensitive information. Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Full-time Job function Engineering and Information Technology Industries Broadcast Media Production and Distribution Location: Tysons Corner, VA
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