Skip to main content
Featured: Women in Tech Global Conference 2026 Virtual-first
  • Membership
    • Overview
    • Professional Membership
    • Founding Membership
    • Executive Women in Tech (eWIT)
    • Global Ambassador
    • Circles
  • Log in
Thu, 07/31/2025 - 23:58

Popular
Demand!

🔥 Get 2-for-1 WTGC2026 Tickets! Limited Time Offer!

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Home
Toggle menu
  • Women in Tech Global Conference 2025
    • Why Attend
    • Tracks & Topics
    • Chief in Tech Summit
    • AI & Key Tech Summit
    • Startup & Innovation Summit
    • Career Growth Summit
    • Global Impact Summit
    • Community Partners
    • Tickets
    • Sponsor
    • Schedule
  • Global Awards
    • Overview
    • 2023 Winners
    • 2022 Nominations
    • 2023 Nominations
    • 2024 Nominations
    • 2023 Finalists
    • Nominate
    • Categories
    • Jury
  • 100 Women in Tech
  • Career & Jobs
    • Job Search
    • Companies
    • Mentoring Program
    • Post Jobs & Promote
    • Create Career Profile
    • Job Post Plans
  • Events
  • About
    • About us
      • Get Involved
      • Newsletter Signup
      • Press Room & Assets
      • Advisory Board
      • Contact
    • Important Resources
      • Women in Technology Statistics
      • Women in Tech Mentorship Statistics
      • Barriers to Leadership Report 2025
      • Women in Tech Mentoring Guide
      • Women in Tech Empowerment Guide
      • Women in Tech and DEIB Calendar
      • Chief in Tech Book
      • 50+ Interview Questions and Answers
    • Network Membership
      • Global Ambassadors
      • Founding Membership
      • C-Level Executive Network (EWIT)
      • Female Founder Fellowship
      • Members Pledge
      • Partners
    • Events
      • Women in Tech Global Conference 2026
        • 2026 Sponsor Opportunities
      • Women in Tech Events
  • Resources
    • Announcements
    • Community & Network
    • Community Articles
    • Employer Resources
    • Feature Stories
    • Guides, Tutorials & Advice
    • Interviews & Testimonials
    • Opinion Pieces
    • Professional Growth
    • Reviews, Lists and Comparisons
    • Surveys & Statistics
    • Trends & Events
    • Video Library
  1. Women In Tech Jobs
  2. Skills
  3. Jenkins

Jenkins

Jenkins is an open-source automation server that enables developers around the world to reliably build, test, and deploy their software. With the ability to handle tasks from building and testing your project to delivering final deployments, Jenkins brings a wealth of benefits to companies through its chief principle of continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD).

A firm understanding of Jenkins can guarantee software delivery consistency and agility. As the concept of DevOps becomes indispensable to software development, Jenkins' relevance and importance have only grown. Suitable candidates with Jenkins' proficiency can understand how to automate different stages of a development pipeline, reduce integration problems, and thereby allow for more rapid delivery of solutions, enabling companies to innovate at a turbulent pace.

Mastering Jenkins calls for certain foundational skills. Fundamentally, it's vital to have a grasp on software development principles. Familiarity with version control and repositories like Git, basic programming knowledge, especially in Java and other languages like Python or Ruby, are necessary due to Jenkins' Java-based structure and the need to occasionally write scripts for more complex automation jobs.

Furthermore, understanding build tools like Maven, Gradle or Ant is also beneficial because Jenkins often interacts with these tools as part of a wider CI/CD stack. A good understanding of cloud and container technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS or Azure can significantly assist you in gearing Jenkins to align with the latest cloud-native trends and best practices.

Candidates with a strong foundation in Linux or other Unix-like operating systems will also find it easier to use Jenkins, which is often deployed on such machines. Familiarity with networking concepts is another helpful attribute.

Above all, given Jenkins' core role in automation, a mindset oriented towards process automation is also crucial for anyone wanting to master it. This includes a general understanding of the software development lifecycle, testing, and agility in problem-solving. Despite its power, Jenkins also requires patient fine-tuning and learning, so willingness to spend time on understanding core principles will serve you well.

While the aforementioned points seem like a lot, remember that learning Jenkins is a journey. Each step acquired in understanding will bring you closer to mastering this powerful tool, and thereby becoming a valuable asset to any team engaged in software development.

Don't miss out on the latest Women in Tech events, updates and news!

Stay in the loop by subscribing to our newsletter.

Powered By​​​​​​​

Women in Tech
Coding Girls

Women in Tech Network

About Women Tech
Career & Hiring
Membership
Women in Tech Statistics

Women in Tech Conference

Why Attend
Tickets
Sponsor
Contact

Tech Women Impact Globally 

Women in Tech New York
Women in Tech London
Women in Tech DC
Women in Tech Berlin

Women in Tech Barcelona
Women in Tech Toronto
Women in Tech San Francisco
All Women in Tech Countries

Privacy - Imprint  -  Sitemap - Terms & Conditions

Follow us

  • facebook
  • linkedin
  • instagram
  • twitter
  • youtube
sfy39587stp18