Jenkins Administrator/ Architect

Genius Business Solutions Inc. (GBSI) is a globally recognized IT services leader with 20+ years serving Fortune 500 organizations across automotive, manufacturing, retail, and pharmaceutical industries. Headquartered in Moline, IL, GBSI supports clients and consultants throughout the US, Canada, Europe, and India.

About the role

We are seeking a skilled Jenkins Administrator to design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines in distributed environments. The role involves plugin management, upgrades, troubleshooting, and ensuring seamless integration with test frameworks. Candidates should bring strong expertise in Jenkins architecture, cloud migration, and security best practices while collaborating with Dev/QA teams to maintain pipeline stability.

Responsibilities

• Design and set up Jenkins architecture (master/agent or distributed setup)
• Install, configure, and upgrade Jenkins across environments (on-prem ↔ cloud)
• Manage Jenkins plugins, dependencies, and version compatibility
• Configure and maintain CI/CD pipelines and job orchestration
• Ensure seamless integration with test automation frameworks (e.g., Cucumber)
• Perform environment migrations, upgrades, and performance tuning
• Troubleshoot build failures, plugin issues, and system bottlenecks
• Implement security best practices (RBAC, credentials, access control, backups)
• Work closely with Dev/QA teams to ensure pipeline stability (no major script development required)

Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience in Jenkins administration and architecture design
• Experience in Jenkins installation, upgrade, and migration (on-prem to cloud)
• Deep understanding of plugin ecosystem, pipeline management, and distributed builds
• Familiarity with CI/CD concepts, Git, and build tools (Maven/Gradle)
• Exposure to test integration frameworks (Cucumber preferred)
• Basic scripting knowledge (Groovy/Shell) for configuration

Skills

• Jenkins administration and architecture design
• CI/CD concepts, Git, and build tools (Maven/Gradle)
• Cucumber & Groovy/Shell