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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 than 100 million people monthly across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. Together, we are building a sustainable future for local news. TEGNA is seeking an experienced
Sr. Data Engineer
to architect and build the data foundation powering AI-driven sales automation. You will own end-to-end data systems that enable intelligent prospect scoring, enrichment, routing, and conversion optimization—directly impacting revenue growth across our sales organization. This role requires deep AWS expertise, strong architectural vision, and the ability to bridge technical execution with business strategy. It will require collaboration with cross-functional teams like Sales, Marketing, Revenue Operations, Data Science, and Platform Engineering to provide technical expertise while meeting business and enterprise needs. Responsibilities
Architecture & Ownership Own end-to-end data architecture and pipeline design supporting AI-driven lead scoring, enrichment, routing, and conversion optimization across the sales funnel Coordinate and articulate architecture best practices; propose solutions that balance innovation, security, and operational excellence Partner with AI Product Lead and Salesforce Lead to define data contracts, SLAs, and integration patterns between data platform, AI services, and CRM systems Gather business and functional requirements; translate them into robust, scalable, operable solutions with flexible data architectures Delivery & Operations Design and build scalable, secure ELT/ETL pipelines across first- and third-party sources (web, ad platforms, MAP, CRM, SDR tools, enrichment providers) Implement real-time and batch data ingestion using best practices in data modeling and modern cloud/big data tools Create analytics-ready models and build dashboards for stakeholders Design and maintain auditable, reproducible environments across dev/stage/prod Leadership & Collaboration Mentor junior engineers; set standards for code quality, reviews, documentation, and secure-by-design implementations Proactively identify, troubleshoot, and resolve strategic issues that may impair technical or business goals Communicate complex technical topics to sales, marketing, and executive stakeholders; translate business goals into reliable data and ML systems Work closely with InfoSec and Tegna infrastructure teams to ensure compliance, security, and alignment with enterprise standards Requirements Deep experience designing and managing modern data stacks on AWS (Azure/GCP experience a plus) Hands-on expertise with:
Storage/Compute: S3, Lake Formation, Glue, Athena, Redshift, Aurora, Snowflake, or BigQuery Orchestration: AWS Step Functions, Glue Workflows, Airflow, Dagster, or Prefect Streaming: Kinesis, Kafka/MSK, or Pub/Sub for near-real-time lead events Serverless/Event-Driven: Lambda or Cloud Functions
Data Engineering Excellence
Proven ability to implement data ingestion routines (real-time and batch) using best practices in ETL/ELT and data modeling Experience building maintainable, auditable, and reproducible data environments Strong understanding of API-first interfaces and data products with clear versioning and separation of concerns
Experience productionizing ML workflows with robust MLOps practices:
Feature stores, model training/registry/deployment A/B testing and champion-challenger setups Drift detection, retraining strategies Lineage and reproducibility
Infrastructure as Code & DevOps
Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for reproducible environments across stages Experience enforcing GitOps workflows and CI/CD pipelines Commitment to secure-by-design principles and operational excellence
Soft Skills
Ability to own, coordinate, and articulate architectural decisions to technical and non-technical audiences Strong collaboration skills; comfortable working across InfoSec, infrastructure, product, and business teams Strategic mindset with ability to balance immediate needs and long-term scalability Preferred Qualifications
Experience integrating with Salesforce or similar CRM platforms Background in sales tech stack (MAP, SDR tools, enrichment providers) Prior work in media, advertising, or B2B sales environments Benefits
TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. Benefits include two medical plan options through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance; and a 401(k) with company match and vesting details as described in the original posting. All employees and eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor visits with Teladoc and 12 free annual therapy sessions with Spring Health. TEGNA also provides Paid Time Off (PTO) and nine paid holidays per year. Some jobs may be covered by a collective bargaining agreement, which may affect 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, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities. 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 come from a tegna.com domain. Recruiters will never request payments or sensitive information.
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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. TEGNA is seeking an experienced
Sr. Data Engineer
to architect and build the data foundation powering AI-driven sales automation. You will own end-to-end data systems that enable intelligent prospect scoring, enrichment, routing, and conversion optimization—directly impacting revenue growth across our sales organization. This role requires deep AWS expertise, strong architectural vision, and the ability to bridge technical execution with business strategy. It will require collaboration with cross-functional teams like Sales, Marketing, Revenue Operations, Data Science, and Platform Engineering to provide technical expertise while meeting business and enterprise needs. Responsibilities
Architecture & Ownership Own end-to-end data architecture and pipeline design supporting AI-driven lead scoring, enrichment, routing, and conversion optimization across the sales funnel Coordinate and articulate architecture best practices; propose solutions that balance innovation, security, and operational excellence Partner with AI Product Lead and Salesforce Lead to define data contracts, SLAs, and integration patterns between data platform, AI services, and CRM systems Gather business and functional requirements; translate them into robust, scalable, operable solutions with flexible data architectures Delivery & Operations Design and build scalable, secure ELT/ETL pipelines across first- and third-party sources (web, ad platforms, MAP, CRM, SDR tools, enrichment providers) Implement real-time and batch data ingestion using best practices in data modeling and modern cloud/big data tools Create analytics-ready models and build dashboards for stakeholders Design and maintain auditable, reproducible environments across dev/stage/prod Leadership & Collaboration Mentor junior engineers; set standards for code quality, reviews, documentation, and secure-by-design implementations Proactively identify, troubleshoot, and resolve strategic issues that may impair technical or business goals Communicate complex technical topics to sales, marketing, and executive stakeholders; translate business goals into reliable data and ML systems Work closely with InfoSec and Tegna infrastructure teams to ensure compliance, security, and alignment with enterprise standards Requirements Deep experience designing and managing modern data stacks on AWS (Azure/GCP experience a plus) Hands-on expertise with:
Storage/Compute: S3, Lake Formation, Glue, Athena, Redshift, Aurora, Snowflake, or BigQuery Orchestration: AWS Step Functions, Glue Workflows, Airflow, Dagster, or Prefect Streaming: Kinesis, Kafka/MSK, or Pub/Sub for near-real-time lead events Serverless/Event-Driven: Lambda or Cloud Functions
Data Engineering Excellence
Proven ability to implement data ingestion routines (real-time and batch) using best practices in ETL/ELT and data modeling Experience building maintainable, auditable, and reproducible data environments Strong understanding of API-first interfaces and data products with clear versioning and separation of concerns
Experience productionizing ML workflows with robust MLOps practices:
Feature stores, model training/registry/deployment A/B testing and champion-challenger setups Drift detection, retraining strategies Lineage and reproducibility
Infrastructure as Code & DevOps
Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for reproducible environments across stages Experience enforcing GitOps workflows and CI/CD pipelines Commitment to secure-by-design principles and operational excellence
Soft Skills
Ability to own, coordinate, and articulate architectural decisions to technical and non-technical audiences Strong collaboration skills; comfortable working across InfoSec, infrastructure, product, and business teams Strategic mindset with ability to balance immediate needs and long-term scalability Preferred Qualifications
Experience integrating with Salesforce or similar CRM platforms Background in sales tech stack (MAP, SDR tools, enrichment providers) Prior work in media, advertising, or B2B sales environments Benefits
TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. Benefits include two medical plan options through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance; and a 401(k) with company match and vesting details as described in the original posting. All employees and eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor visits with Teladoc and 12 free annual therapy sessions with Spring Health. TEGNA also provides Paid Time Off (PTO) and nine paid holidays per year. Some jobs may be covered by a collective bargaining agreement, which may affect 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, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities. 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 come from a tegna.com domain. Recruiters will never request payments or sensitive information.
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