[oblio]

Then this should be a life saver for this scenario: https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/Job+DSL+Plugin

Jenkins has a ton of issues but with a bit of careful plugin selection it provides a ton of bang for your buck.

[ecnahc515]

The new integrated DSL to replace that plugin is going to be great. Unfortunately, managing jenkins plugins themselves via config management/orchestration is still surprisingly difficult.

[abayer]

fwiw, this is very much on the roadmap - https://issues.jenkins-ci.org/browse/JENKINS-31094 - don't know when it'll land, but it will be done. =)