Head of Technology

About TEGNA

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) serves local communities across the U.S. through trustworthy journalism engaging content and tools that help people navigate their daily lives. Through customized marketing solutions we help businesses grow and thrive. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets TEGNA reaches approximately 100 million people every month across the web mobile apps streaming and linear television. For more information visitTEGNA.

As a key member of the TEGNA Stream Center manager team the Head of Technology and Operations is a leadership position responsible for process development documentation and support for TEGNAs SpokeHub server and workstation platform. Managing a team of four IT and Engineering specialists and working with Operational team members key vendors and local TEGNA Engineering teams this position will recommend architect and implement toolsets and services to ensure the health security and optimal performance of the entire TEGNA Stream Center (Charlotte Hub). This includes the TEGNA Hub Data Centers on premise infrastructure as well as Spoke infrastructure.

This position will be responsible for documenting changes and managing capital upgrades to ensure technology is deployed and maintained with minimal impact to the Hub business center. This position will work effectively with other IT teams corporate departments business units consultants and service providers to ensure smooth operation of TEGNAs Broadcast platforms within the Charlotte Hub environment. Candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing solutions to enhance the TSC viability including but not limited to patch application Crispin Mapper rule changes PRTG implementation IP hardware upgrades. Candidate should also have familiarity with multicast environments video routers PTA servers automation and server patching.

Responsibilities:

• Proactively ensure that TEGNA maintains a healthy and secure server and workstation environment.
• Manage and execute special projects.
• Coach mentor and manage IT and Engineering staff.
• Resolve problems and document resolutions.
• Architect and implement toolsets and build workflows to drive automation.
• React to changes positively handle other essential tasks as assigned and productively challenge the status quo as appropriate.
• Provide oncall and afterhours support through an oncall rotation.

Requirements:

• College degree or higher (combination of education and relevant experience may be substituted).
• 5 years technology experience including at least 2 years of demonstrated experience with server and automation orchestration technical management and IP monitoring.
• Demonstrated strong leadership skills with a focus on coaching mentoring and managing a technical team.
• Experience with automation such as Crispin.
• Knowledge of broadcast software applications such as Crispin Harmonic and Evertz.
• Scripting languages including PowerShell.
• Ability to prioritize multiple complex tasks/projects and follow through to completion independently or as part of a team.
• As a member of a service organization ability to effectively communicate technical topics to various levels of internal customers and outside business partners. Interact with customers with empathy and in a mature and pleasant manner.
• Must be able to work onsite at our Charlotte NC facility with flexibility to support a 24x7x365 operation.

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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 parttime 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 parttime and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1 80 of their pay on a pretax basis to TEGNAs 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 doctors 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:

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