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TEGNA Inc.

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QA Automation Engineer

The QA Automation Engineer will design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and execute automated test suites for various applications. They will also collaborate with teams to improve test coverage and release confidence.

Knoxville, Tennessee, United StatesonsiteFULL_TIME

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About the role

What will you do at TEGNA Inc.?

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 looking for a QA Automation Engineer to join our development team. A

successful candidate will collaborate closely with developers and product teams

to design, implement, and maintain automated test solutions that ensure

high-quality software delivery. This role will help advance our quality strategy

by increasing automated test coverage, improving CI/CD reliability, and reducing

reliance on manual testing.

This position will play a key role in defining automation standards, frameworks,

and best practices across teams while continuously improving our overall quality

processes.

Responsibilities

  • * Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks for functional,
  • regression, integration, and performance testing.
  • * Create and execute automated test suites for web, mobile, and OTT
  • applications.
  • * Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and ensure reliable,
  • repeatable test execution.
  • * Analyze test failures, identify root causes, and partner with developers to
  • resolve defects efficiently.
  • * Review requirements and technical designs to provide early feedback on
  • testability and automation feasibility.
  • * Maintain and enhance existing test automation, ensuring scalability and
  • maintainability.
  • * Establish automation best practices, standards, and documentation.
  • * Collaborate with manual QA, developers, DevOps, and product teams to improve
  • overall test coverage and release confidence.
  • * Continuously evaluate and adopt new automation tools and technologies.

Requirements

  • * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
  • * 5+ years of experience designing, developing, and maintaining test automation
  • solutions.
  • * Strong experience with test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium,
  • Playwright, Cypress, Appium, or similar).
  • * Proficiency in one or more programming languages commonly used for automation
  • (e.g., Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python).
  • * Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub
  • Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar).
  • * Solid understanding of software development lifecycle and test strategies.
  • * Strong debugging skills with the ability to identify root causes of complex
  • test and environment issues.
  • * Experience with automated API testing.
  • * Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • * Passion for quality engineering and continuous improvement.
  • 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] [[email protected]]
  • 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
  • [https://www.tegna.com/privacy-notice-for-california-job-candidates/]
  • SMS Messaging Privacy Policy
  • [https://www.tegna.com/sms-messaging-privacy-policy]

Which skills does this role require?

QA AutomationTest Automation FrameworksSeleniumPlaywrightCypressAppiumJavaJavaScriptTypeScriptPythonCI/CD PipelinesDebuggingAPI TestingCommunication SkillsQuality EngineeringContinuous ImprovementTest AutomationCI/CDSoftware Development LifecycleTest StrategiesAutomation StandardsQuality ProcessesVirtual Doctor AppointmentsTherapy SessionsHealth Insurance401kPaid Time OffDisability InsuranceLife InsuranceDental CoverageVision CoverageCollaborationRoot Cause AnalysisTest Suites

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