Jenkins DevOps Engineer

Position: Jenkins_DevOps Engineer
Bengaluru, Karnataka

Role Overview
We are looking for a Legacy Jenkins Engineer who will maintain, optimize, and eventually modernize legacy Jenkins- based CI pipelines for enterprise applications. The role includes managing freestyle and scripted Jenkins jobs, integrating with Git repositories, and contributing to the migration effort toward GitLab CI and YAML-based declarative pipelines. You will be a key contributor in ensuring stability while driving innovation as part of a cross-functional DevOps POD.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and enhance legacy Jenkins pipelines, including Freestyle, Pipeline (Groovy), and multi-branch jobs.
• Maintain scripted job logic and address performance/stability issues across multiple environments.
• Collaborate with SCM and application teams to manage job triggers, SCM polling, build chaining, and post-build actions.
• Support integration with Git, SonarQube, Artifactory, Maven, and uDeploy.
• Lead the migration of legacy Jenkins jobs to modern GitLab CI YAML templates and reusable pipeline modules.
• Create shared libraries for common CI workflows and enforce pipeline standardization.
• Write and maintain Groovy scripts for complex build automation and shared utilities.
• Implement logging, error tracking, and pipeline dashboards for visibility and troubleshooting.
• Ensure CI processes support code quality gates, secure scanning, and audit compliance.
• Work with the uDeploy team for downstream deployment orchestration and rollback strategies.
  

Key Skills

CI Tools: Jenkins (Freestyle, Groovy pipelines), GitLab CI (basic knowledge or migration interest)
Scripting: Groovy, Bash, Shell
SCM & Build: Git, GitLab, Maven, Artifactory, SonarQube
Pipeline Management: Shared libraries, folder structures, scripted condition handling
Monitoring & Debugging: Jenkins logs, Job history analysis, failure pattern identification
Soft Skills: Attention to legacy systems, documentation discipline, steady-state support

experience

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Experience in CI pipeline rationalization/consolidation projects.
• Hands-on experience in GitLab CI migration and template design.
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and basic Kubernetes CI practices.
• Understanding of Retail app release cycles, especially seasonal traffic prep.
• Cross-team collaboration mindset with NOC, DevOps, and SRE teams.