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Andrea Welker Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Engineering Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Villanova University
Avg. Salary $115,988
Avg. Salary $59,228
Growth rate 21%
Growth rate 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.17%
Asian 29.84%
Black or African American 4.54%
Hispanic or Latino 8.30%
Unknown 4.83%
White 52.32%
Genderfemale 21.59%
male 78.41%
Age - 38American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%
Asian 7.00%
Black or African American 14.00%
Hispanic or Latino 19.00%
White 57.00%
Genderfemale 47.00%
male 53.00%
Age - 38Stress level is moderate
7.1 - high
Complexity level is challenging
7 - challenging
Work life balance is good
6.4 - fair
Senior release engineer career paths
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Skills Percentages Jenkins 7.57% Python 7.24% GIT 6.45% Continuous Integration 6.16% Java 5.46% Complete relevant senior release engineer training and internships
Accountants spend an average of 3-6 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New senior release engineers learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a senior release engineer based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real senior release engineer resumes.Research senior release engineer duties and responsibilities
- Upgrade Jenkins and manage build projects and plugins.
- Manage RF servers and performing network troubleshooting and preventative maintenance on network elements.
- Monitor SCCM platform health and mitigate issues as needed.
- Customize and create new TFS work items and new TFS work item queries.
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Generally, it takes 2-4 years to become a senior release engineer. The most common roles before becoming a senior release engineer include build-release engineer, release engineer team lead and software engineer.Prepare your senior release engineer resume
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Average senior release engineer salary
The average senior release engineer salary in the United States is $115,988 per year or $56 per hour. Senior release engineer salaries range between $87,000 and $152,000 per year.
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Senior release engineer reviews
I have always been a very organized person and have worked in customer service my entire life, first as a mechanical engineer and then in the fitness industry. As a build engineer/release engineer/DevOps engineer, I get to work between the people writing the code and the people using the code, which is the perfect balance for me. :-)
It's difficult to explain to my friends what I actually do. Even my wife isn't completely clear on where my responsibility begins and ends...
Nothing not doing my job
very little
Updated January 8, 2025
