Senior Administrator (Jenkins)

Overview

On Site
$120,000 - $140,000
Full Time

Skills

Senior Administrator
Jenkins
CI/CD environments
Linux system administration
AWS
Azure

Job Details

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced and proactive Jenkins Platform Administrator AND Senior Administrator (2 roles) to manage and maintain a large-scale Jenkins environment supporting over 100 concurrent projects and jobs. In this role, you will take ownership of the stability, scalability, and performance of our CI/CD infrastructure, ensuring high availability and efficiency for our development teams.

This position requires hands-on expertise with Jenkins at the enterprise level, with a focus on system health, performance tuning, and operational excellence. Future responsibilities will expand to include cloud integration (AWS or Azure), making this a high-impact, growth-oriented opportunity for the right candidate.

Key Responsibilities

  • Administer and maintain a robust Jenkins environment supporting 100+ active jobs and pipelines
  • Monitor and optimize system performance, ensuring platform health and uptime
  • Perform regular upgrades, plugin management, and security patching
  • Troubleshoot and resolve build failures, performance issues, and job errors
  • Implement backup and recovery procedures for Jenkins configuration and job history
  • Collaborate with DevOps teams to enhance CI/CD workflows and automation practices
  • Provide usage guidance, best practices, and technical support to engineering teams
  • Contribute to long-term planning for integration with cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure)
  • Participate in capacity planning and scalability improvements

Required Skills and Qualifications

  • 3+ years of hands-on experience managing Jenkins in a high-volume enterprise environment
  • Proven ability to maintain large-scale Jenkins platforms with 100+ jobs/projects
  • Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills in CI/CD environments
  • Proficiency with Linux system administration and shell scripting
  • Experience managing Jenkins plugins, nodes, and agents
  • Understanding of Git and source code management integrations with Jenkins
  • Experience with infrastructure monitoring and performance tuning

Nice to Have

  • Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes and containerized CI/CD workflows
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible)
  • Scripting in Groovy, Python, or Bash for automation tasks
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