NAB Leadership Foundation
Sr. Data Engineer, Consumer
NAB Leadership Foundation, Tysons Corner, Virginia, United States
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 than 100 million people monthly across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. Together, we are building a sustainable future for local news. Senior Data Engineer, Consumer
We are hiring a Senior Data Engineer, Consumer to join our team! This is a hands-on technical leader responsible for the design, development and optimization of our enterprise-grade customer data platform (CDP). This role is critical in designing the foundational systems that leverage large-scale, real-time consumer data to power analytics, personalization / recommendation, and marketing activation. This position requires close collaboration with data science, product and marketing teams. Key Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and reliable data pipelines for ingesting, processing, and transforming large volumes of consumer data (Batch and Streaming). Own and evolve the consumer data model and architecture, ensuring performance, quality, and extensibility. Design and implement robust, scalable data models (dimensional, relational, graph) within our Snowflake data warehouse to support analytics and activation use cases. Collaborate with Data Science teams to implement recommendation systems, supporting machine learning models with efficient data pipelines and infrastructure. Design and implement identity resolution frameworks to create unified consumer profiles across multiple data sources and touchpoints. Work with cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) and modern data stack tools (e.g., Airflow, dbt, Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks). Lead the evaluation of emerging technologies and propose scalable solutions to enhance platform capabilities. Establish and champion best practices for software engineering, data engineering, and system design within the team. Ensure the platform's scalability, reliability, performance, security, and cost-efficiency are architected from the ground up. Mentor and provide deep technical guidance to a high-performing team of data and platform specialists located globally. Required Skills
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a similar field (combination of education and relevant experience may be substituted). 10+ years of progressive experience in designing, building, and managing large-scale data platforms and distributed systems. Deep technical understanding and hands-on architectural experience with data warehousing solutions (Snowflake), data lake architectures, and big data technologies (Spark). Proven expertise in advanced data modeling, real-time data processing using technologies like Kafka or Kinesis, and event-driven architecture. Expert-level proficiency in programming languages (Python, Scala) and SQL. Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and building CI/CD pipelines for data infrastructure. Strong understanding of identity resolution methodologies and privacy-enhancing technologies. Desired Skills
Master's degree. Experience with specific CDP platforms (RudderStack) and the broader MarTech stack (Braze, Kochava, Amplitude). Experience within the OTT media, streaming platforms, and viewer behavior analytics domains. Relevant Certifications in cloud platforms (AWS, Snowflake). #LI-MS1 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 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 to you regarding consideration of your application or background. Communications with TEGNA employees will either come from a TEGNA email address with a domain of tegna.com or one of our affiliate station domains. Recruiters or Hiring Managers will never request payments, ask for financial account information or sensitive information such as social security numbers. Privacy Notice for California Residents
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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. Senior Data Engineer, Consumer
We are hiring a Senior Data Engineer, Consumer to join our team! This is a hands-on technical leader responsible for the design, development and optimization of our enterprise-grade customer data platform (CDP). This role is critical in designing the foundational systems that leverage large-scale, real-time consumer data to power analytics, personalization / recommendation, and marketing activation. This position requires close collaboration with data science, product and marketing teams. Key Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and reliable data pipelines for ingesting, processing, and transforming large volumes of consumer data (Batch and Streaming). Own and evolve the consumer data model and architecture, ensuring performance, quality, and extensibility. Design and implement robust, scalable data models (dimensional, relational, graph) within our Snowflake data warehouse to support analytics and activation use cases. Collaborate with Data Science teams to implement recommendation systems, supporting machine learning models with efficient data pipelines and infrastructure. Design and implement identity resolution frameworks to create unified consumer profiles across multiple data sources and touchpoints. Work with cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) and modern data stack tools (e.g., Airflow, dbt, Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks). Lead the evaluation of emerging technologies and propose scalable solutions to enhance platform capabilities. Establish and champion best practices for software engineering, data engineering, and system design within the team. Ensure the platform's scalability, reliability, performance, security, and cost-efficiency are architected from the ground up. Mentor and provide deep technical guidance to a high-performing team of data and platform specialists located globally. Required Skills
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a similar field (combination of education and relevant experience may be substituted). 10+ years of progressive experience in designing, building, and managing large-scale data platforms and distributed systems. Deep technical understanding and hands-on architectural experience with data warehousing solutions (Snowflake), data lake architectures, and big data technologies (Spark). Proven expertise in advanced data modeling, real-time data processing using technologies like Kafka or Kinesis, and event-driven architecture. Expert-level proficiency in programming languages (Python, Scala) and SQL. Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and building CI/CD pipelines for data infrastructure. Strong understanding of identity resolution methodologies and privacy-enhancing technologies. Desired Skills
Master's degree. Experience with specific CDP platforms (RudderStack) and the broader MarTech stack (Braze, Kochava, Amplitude). Experience within the OTT media, streaming platforms, and viewer behavior analytics domains. Relevant Certifications in cloud platforms (AWS, Snowflake). #LI-MS1 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 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 to you regarding consideration of your application or background. Communications with TEGNA employees will either come from a TEGNA email address with a domain of tegna.com or one of our affiliate station domains. Recruiters or Hiring Managers will never request payments, ask for financial account information or sensitive information such as social security numbers. Privacy Notice for California Residents
SMS Messaging Privacy Policy
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