Jenkins Certified Engineer (JCE)

The Jenkins Certified Engineer (JCE) certification validates skills in using Jenkins for continuous integration and continuous delivery. Offered by CloudBees, it tests your ability to configure, manage, and build CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, making it essential for DevOps engineers and automation architects.

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What is the Jenkins Certified Engineer (JCE)?

Who Should Take This Course?

DevOps engineers building CI/CD pipelines
Build and release engineers managing Jenkins infrastructure
Software developers automating testing and deployment workflows
Platform engineers supporting engineering teams
QA engineers integrating automated testing into pipelines
Cloud engineers automating deployment workflows

What You Will Learn in the JCE Course

A comprehensive curriculum covering all exam objectives with hands-on labs and real-world practice.

Jenkins Fundamentals and Installation

Set up and configure Jenkins for CI/CD automation.

Jenkins architecture and installation on Linux/Docker
Jenkins home directory and configuration
Plugin management and essential plugin ecosystem
Security setup: authentication and authorization

Jenkins Pipeline

Write declarative and scripted Jenkins pipelines.

Declarative Pipeline syntax and stages
Scripted Pipeline with Groovy
Pipeline as Code with Jenkinsfile
Shared libraries and reusable pipeline components

Build Triggers and Integrations

Configure automated builds and third-party integrations.

SCM triggers: Git webhooks and polling
GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket integrations
Build parameterization and upstream/downstream jobs
Notification integrations: Slack, email, Jira

Distributed Builds and Agents

Scale Jenkins with distributed build infrastructure.

Master/agent architecture and node management
Docker and Kubernetes-based dynamic agents
Executor management and build throttling
Cloud agent configurations (AWS EC2, Azure VMs)

Testing and Reporting

Integrate testing and reporting into Jenkins pipelines.

JUnit, TestNG, and test result publishing
Code coverage integration (JaCoCo, Cobertura)
SonarQube static code analysis integration
Artifact archiving and fingerprinting

Course Prerequisites

Pre-requisites training is free when you purchase the course from ProSupport

Basic understanding of CI/CD concepts
Familiarity with Git and version control workflows
Basic Linux command-line skills
Experience with at least one programming or scripting language

Exam Information

Everything you need to know about the JCE certification exam.

Exam Component	Details
Exam Name	Jenkins Certified Engineer
Exam Code	JCE
Exam Type	Multiple Choice
Total Questions	60
Passing Score	66%
Exam Duration	90 minutes
Language	English
Exam Provider	CloudBees / PSI Online
Exam Focus	CI/CD pipeline design, Jenkins configuration, plugins, and distributed builds
Exam Registration	CloudBees Education Portal (education.cloudbees.com)
Retake Policy	14 days between attempts
Certification Validity	2 years