diff --git a/.changeset/heavy-coats-sniff.md b/.changeset/heavy-coats-sniff.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c503ec0dec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/heavy-coats-sniff.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-jenkins-backend': minor
+---
+
+**BREAKING**: Both `createRouter` and `DefaultJenkinsInfoProvider.fromConfig` now require the `discovery` service to be forwarded from the plugin environment. This is part of the migration to support new auth services.
+
+The `JenkinsInfoProvider` interface has been updated to receive `credentials` of the type `BackstageCredentials` rather than a token.
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/plugins/jenkins.ts b/packages/backend/src/plugins/jenkins.ts
index d62200b0ac..7d47ee338d 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/plugins/jenkins.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/plugins/jenkins.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ export default async function createPlugin(
     jenkinsInfoProvider: DefaultJenkinsInfoProvider.fromConfig({
       catalog,
       config: env.config,
+      discovery: env.discovery,
     }),
+    discovery: env.discovery,
   });
 }
diff --git a/plugins/jenkins-backend/api-report.md b/plugins/jenkins-backend/api-report.md
index 28dafa70bf..e1cd04d8ec 100644
--- a/plugins/jenkins-backend/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/jenkins-backend/api-report.md
@@ -3,11 +3,15 @@
 > Do not edit this file. It is a report generated by [API Extractor](https://api-extractor.com/).
 
 ```ts
+import { AuthService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { BackendFeature } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
+import { BackstageCredentials } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { CatalogApi } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
 import { CompoundEntityRef } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
+import { DiscoveryService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import express from 'express';
+import { HttpAuthService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { Logger } from 'winston';
 import { PermissionAuthorizer } from '@backstage/plugin-permission-common';
 import { PermissionEvaluator } from '@backstage/plugin-permission-common';
@@ -21,12 +25,14 @@ export class DefaultJenkinsInfoProvider implements JenkinsInfoProvider {
   static fromConfig(options: {
     config: Config;
     catalog: CatalogApi;
+    discovery: DiscoveryService;
+    auth?: AuthService;
   }): DefaultJenkinsInfoProvider;
   // (undocumented)
   getInstance(opt: {
     entityRef: CompoundEntityRef;
     jobFullName?: string;
-    backstageToken?: string;
+    credentials?: BackstageCredentials;
   }): Promise<JenkinsInfo>;
   // (undocumented)
   static readonly NEW_JENKINS_ANNOTATION = 'jenkins.io/job-full-name';
@@ -61,7 +67,7 @@ export interface JenkinsInfoProvider {
   getInstance(options: {
     entityRef: CompoundEntityRef;
     jobFullName?: string;
-    backstageToken?: string;
+    credentials?: BackstageCredentials;
   }): Promise<JenkinsInfo>;
 }
 
@@ -86,6 +92,12 @@ export default jenkinsPlugin;
 
 // @public (undocumented)
 export interface RouterOptions {
+  // (undocumented)
+  auth?: AuthService;
+  // (undocumented)
+  discovery: DiscoveryService;
+  // (undocumented)
+  httpAuth?: HttpAuthService;
   // (undocumented)
   jenkinsInfoProvider: JenkinsInfoProvider;
   // (undocumented)
diff --git a/plugins/jenkins-backend/package.json b/plugins/jenkins-backend/package.json
index 069e4f7ae8..eaf8218a01 100644
--- a/plugins/jenkins-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/jenkins-backend/package.json
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
     "yn": "^4.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^",
     "@types/jenkins": "^1.0.0",
     "@types/supertest": "^2.0.8"
diff --git a/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/plugin.ts b/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/plugin.ts
index 8da26d62aa..c02fc3e189 100644
--- a/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/plugin.ts
@@ -38,12 +38,24 @@ export const jenkinsPlugin = createBackendPlugin({
         httpRouter: coreServices.httpRouter,
         config: coreServices.rootConfig,
         catalogClient: catalogServiceRef,
+        discovery: coreServices.discovery,
+        auth: coreServices.auth,
       },
-      async init({ logger, permissions, httpRouter, config, catalogClient }) {
+      async init({
+        logger,
+        permissions,
+        httpRouter,
+        config,
+        catalogClient,
+        discovery,
+        auth,
+      }) {
         const winstonLogger = loggerToWinstonLogger(logger);
         const jenkinsInfoProvider = DefaultJenkinsInfoProvider.fromConfig({
+          auth,
           config,
           catalog: catalogClient,
+          discovery,
         });
         httpRouter.use(
           await createRouter({
@@ -56,6 +68,8 @@ export const jenkinsPlugin = createBackendPlugin({
              * Info provider to be able to get all necessary information for the APIs
              */
             jenkinsInfoProvider,
+            discovery,
+            auth,
           }),
         );
       },
diff --git a/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/run.ts b/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/run.ts
index 0a3ed2b7f0..95ff18a510 100644
--- a/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/run.ts
+++ b/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/run.ts
@@ -17,12 +17,14 @@
 import { getRootLogger } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 import yn from 'yn';
 import { startStandaloneServer } from './service/standaloneServer';
+import { ConfigReader } from '@backstage/config';
 
 const port = process.env.PLUGIN_PORT ? Number(process.env.PLUGIN_PORT) : 7007;
 const enableCors = yn(process.env.PLUGIN_CORS, { default: false });
 const logger = getRootLogger();
+const config = new ConfigReader({});
 
-startStandaloneServer({ port, enableCors, logger }).catch(err => {
+startStandaloneServer({ config, port, enableCors, logger }).catch(err => {
   logger.error(err);
   process.exit(1);
 });
diff --git a/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/service/jenkinsApi.test.ts b/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/service/jenkinsApi.test.ts
index 8e80de34a3..2d4fb1d62e 100644
--- a/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/service/jenkinsApi.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/service/jenkinsApi.test.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { JenkinsInfo } from './jenkinsInfoProvider';
 import { JenkinsBuild, JenkinsProject } from '../types';
 import { AuthorizeResult } from '@backstage/plugin-permission-common';
 import fetch, { Response } from 'node-fetch';
+import { mockServices } from '@backstage/backend-test-utils';
 
 jest.mock('jenkins');
 jest.mock('node-fetch');
@@ -716,6 +717,8 @@ describe('JenkinsApi', () => {
     );
   });
   describe('rebuildProject', () => {
+    const auth = mockServices.auth();
+
     it('successfully rebuilds', async () => {
       mockFetch.mockResolvedValueOnce({ status: 200 } as Response);
       const status = await jenkinsApi.rebuildProject(
@@ -723,6 +726,7 @@ describe('JenkinsApi', () => {
         jobFullName,
         buildNumber,
         resourceRef,
+        { credentials: await auth.getOwnServiceCredentials() },
       );
       expect(status).toEqual(200);
     });
@@ -733,6 +737,7 @@ describe('JenkinsApi', () => {
         jobFullName,
         buildNumber,
         resourceRef,
+        { credentials: await auth.getOwnServiceCredentials() },
       );
       expect(status).toEqual(401);
     });
@@ -750,6 +755,7 @@ describe('JenkinsApi', () => {
         jobFullName,
         buildNumber,
         resourceRef,
+        { credentials: await auth.getOwnServiceCredentials() },
       );
       expect(status).toEqual(401);
     });
diff --git a/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/service/jenkinsApi.ts b/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/service/jenkinsApi.ts
index 2cf432343f..9171670743 100644
--- a/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/service/jenkinsApi.ts
+++ b/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/service/jenkinsApi.ts
@@ -23,12 +23,13 @@ import type {
   JenkinsProject,
   ScmDetails,
 } from '../types';
-import {
-  AuthorizeResult,
-  PermissionEvaluator,
-} from '@backstage/plugin-permission-common';
+import { AuthorizeResult } from '@backstage/plugin-permission-common';
 import { jenkinsExecutePermission } from '@backstage/plugin-jenkins-common';
 import fetch, { HeaderInit } from 'node-fetch';
+import {
+  BackstageCredentials,
+  PermissionsService,
+} from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 
 export class JenkinsApiImpl {
   private static readonly lastBuildTreeSpec = `lastBuild[
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ export class JenkinsApiImpl {
                    inQueue,
                    builds[*]`;
 
-  constructor(private readonly permissionApi?: PermissionEvaluator) {}
+  constructor(private readonly permissionApi?: PermissionsService) {}
 
   /**
    * Get a list of projects for the given JenkinsInfo.
@@ -160,12 +161,12 @@ export class JenkinsApiImpl {
     jobFullName: string,
     buildNumber: number,
     resourceRef: string,
-    options?: { token?: string },
+    options: { credentials: BackstageCredentials },
   ): Promise<number> {
     if (this.permissionApi) {
       const response = await this.permissionApi.authorize(
         [{ permission: jenkinsExecutePermission, resourceRef }],
-        { token: options?.token },
+        { credentials: options.credentials },
       );
       // permission api returns always at least one item, we need to check only one result since we do not expect any additional results
       const { result } = response[0];
diff --git a/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/service/jenkinsInfoProvider.test.ts b/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/service/jenkinsInfoProvider.test.ts
index 626e5b0a5a..6be3ec572c 100644
--- a/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/service/jenkinsInfoProvider.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/service/jenkinsInfoProvider.test.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {
   JenkinsConfig,
   JenkinsInfo,
 } from './jenkinsInfoProvider';
+import { mockServices } from '@backstage/backend-test-utils';
 
 describe('JenkinsConfig', () => {
   it('Reads simple config and annotation', async () => {
@@ -184,6 +185,8 @@ describe('DefaultJenkinsInfoProvider', () => {
     return DefaultJenkinsInfoProvider.fromConfig({
       config,
       catalog: mockCatalog,
+      discovery: mockServices.discovery(),
+      auth: mockServices.auth(),
     });
   }
 
@@ -191,9 +194,10 @@ describe('DefaultJenkinsInfoProvider', () => {
     const provider = configureProvider({ jenkins: {} }, undefined);
     await expect(provider.getInstance({ entityRef })).rejects.toThrow();
 
-    expect(mockCatalog.getEntityByRef).toHaveBeenCalledWith(entityRef, {
-      backstageToken: undefined,
-    });
+    expect(mockCatalog.getEntityByRef).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      entityRef,
+      undefined,
+    );
   });
 
   it('Reads simple config and annotation', async () => {
@@ -218,9 +222,10 @@ describe('DefaultJenkinsInfoProvider', () => {
     );
     const info: JenkinsInfo = await provider.getInstance({ entityRef });
 
-    expect(mockCatalog.getEntityByRef).toHaveBeenCalledWith(entityRef, {
-      backstageToken: undefined,
-    });
+    expect(mockCatalog.getEntityByRef).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      entityRef,
+      undefined,
+    );
     expect(info).toStrictEqual({
       baseUrl: 'https://jenkins.example.com',
       crumbIssuer: undefined,
@@ -257,9 +262,10 @@ describe('DefaultJenkinsInfoProvider', () => {
     );
     const info: JenkinsInfo = await provider.getInstance({ entityRef });
 
-    expect(mockCatalog.getEntityByRef).toHaveBeenCalledWith(entityRef, {
-      backstageToken: undefined,
-    });
+    expect(mockCatalog.getEntityByRef).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      entityRef,
+      undefined,
+    );
     expect(info).toMatchObject({
       baseUrl: 'https://jenkins.example.com',
       jobFullName: 'teamA/artistLookup-build',
@@ -296,9 +302,10 @@ describe('DefaultJenkinsInfoProvider', () => {
     );
     const info: JenkinsInfo = await provider.getInstance({ entityRef });
 
-    expect(mockCatalog.getEntityByRef).toHaveBeenCalledWith(entityRef, {
-      backstageToken: undefined,
-    });
+    expect(mockCatalog.getEntityByRef).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      entityRef,
+      undefined,
+    );
     expect(info).toMatchObject({
       baseUrl: 'https://jenkins.example.com',
       jobFullName: 'teamA/artistLookup-build',
@@ -335,9 +342,10 @@ describe('DefaultJenkinsInfoProvider', () => {
     );
     const info: JenkinsInfo = await provider.getInstance({ entityRef });
 
-    expect(mockCatalog.getEntityByRef).toHaveBeenCalledWith(entityRef, {
-      backstageToken: undefined,
-    });
+    expect(mockCatalog.getEntityByRef).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      entityRef,
+      undefined,
+    );
     expect(info).toMatchObject({
       baseUrl: 'https://jenkins-other.example.com',
       jobFullName: 'teamA/artistLookup-build',
@@ -363,9 +371,10 @@ describe('DefaultJenkinsInfoProvider', () => {
     );
     const info: JenkinsInfo = await provider.getInstance({ entityRef });
 
-    expect(mockCatalog.getEntityByRef).toHaveBeenCalledWith(entityRef, {
-      backstageToken: undefined,
-    });
+    expect(mockCatalog.getEntityByRef).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      entityRef,
+      undefined,
+    );
     expect(info).toMatchObject({
       baseUrl: 'https://jenkins.example.com',
       jobFullName: 'teamA/artistLookup-build',
@@ -391,9 +400,10 @@ describe('DefaultJenkinsInfoProvider', () => {
     );
     const info: JenkinsInfo = await provider.getInstance({ entityRef });
 
-    expect(mockCatalog.getEntityByRef).toHaveBeenCalledWith(entityRef, {
-      backstageToken: undefined,
-    });
+    expect(mockCatalog.getEntityByRef).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      entityRef,
+      undefined,
+    );
     expect(info).toMatchObject({
       baseUrl: 'https://jenkins.example.com',
       jobFullName: 'teamA/artistLookup-build',
@@ -424,9 +434,10 @@ describe('DefaultJenkinsInfoProvider', () => {
     );
     const info: JenkinsInfo = await provider.getInstance({ entityRef });
 
-    expect(mockCatalog.getEntityByRef).toHaveBeenCalledWith(entityRef, {
-      backstageToken: undefined,
-    });
+    expect(mockCatalog.getEntityByRef).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      entityRef,
+      undefined,
+    );
     expect(info).toMatchObject({
       baseUrl: 'https://jenkins-other.example.com',
       jobFullName: 'teamA/artistLookup-build',
diff --git a/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/service/jenkinsInfoProvider.ts b/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/service/jenkinsInfoProvider.ts
index c4b4ef58dd..0feb91d68e 100644
--- a/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/service/jenkinsInfoProvider.ts
+++ b/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/service/jenkinsInfoProvider.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+import { createLegacyAuthAdapters } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+import {
+  AuthService,
+  BackstageCredentials,
+  DiscoveryService,
+} from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { CatalogApi } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
 import {
   Entity,
@@ -34,7 +40,7 @@ export interface JenkinsInfoProvider {
      */
     jobFullName?: string;
 
-    backstageToken?: string;
+    credentials?: BackstageCredentials;
   }): Promise<JenkinsInfo>;
 }
 
@@ -183,27 +189,37 @@ export class DefaultJenkinsInfoProvider implements JenkinsInfoProvider {
   private constructor(
     private readonly config: JenkinsConfig,
     private readonly catalog: CatalogApi,
+    private readonly auth: AuthService,
   ) {}
 
   static fromConfig(options: {
     config: Config;
     catalog: CatalogApi;
+    discovery: DiscoveryService;
+    auth?: AuthService;
   }): DefaultJenkinsInfoProvider {
+    const { auth } = createLegacyAuthAdapters(options);
     return new DefaultJenkinsInfoProvider(
       JenkinsConfig.fromConfig(options.config),
       options.catalog,
+      auth,
     );
   }
 
   async getInstance(opt: {
     entityRef: CompoundEntityRef;
     jobFullName?: string;
-    backstageToken?: string;
+    credentials?: BackstageCredentials;
   }): Promise<JenkinsInfo> {
     // load entity
-    const entity = await this.catalog.getEntityByRef(opt.entityRef, {
-      token: opt.backstageToken,
-    });
+    const entity = await this.catalog.getEntityByRef(
+      opt.entityRef,
+      opt.credentials &&
+        (await this.auth.getPluginRequestToken({
+          onBehalfOf: opt.credentials,
+          targetPluginId: 'catalog',
+        })),
+    );
     if (!entity) {
       throw new Error(
         `Couldn't find entity with name: ${stringifyEntityRef(opt.entityRef)}`,
diff --git a/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/service/router.ts b/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/service/router.ts
index 06a04d8266..bda9686efb 100644
--- a/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/service/router.ts
+++ b/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/service/router.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { errorHandler } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+import {
+  createLegacyAuthAdapters,
+  errorHandler,
+} from '@backstage/backend-common';
 import express from 'express';
 import Router from 'express-promise-router';
 import { Logger } from 'winston';
@@ -25,17 +28,24 @@ import {
   PermissionEvaluator,
   toPermissionEvaluator,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-permission-common';
-import { getBearerTokenFromAuthorizationHeader } from '@backstage/plugin-auth-node';
 import { stringifyEntityRef } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { stringifyError } from '@backstage/errors';
 import { createPermissionIntegrationRouter } from '@backstage/plugin-permission-node';
 import { jenkinsPermissions } from '@backstage/plugin-jenkins-common';
+import {
+  AuthService,
+  DiscoveryService,
+  HttpAuthService,
+} from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 
 /** @public */
 export interface RouterOptions {
   logger: Logger;
   jenkinsInfoProvider: JenkinsInfoProvider;
   permissions?: PermissionEvaluator | PermissionAuthorizer;
+  discovery: DiscoveryService;
+  auth?: AuthService;
+  httpAuth?: HttpAuthService;
 }
 
 /** @public */
@@ -56,6 +66,8 @@ export async function createRouter(
       : undefined;
   }
 
+  const { httpAuth } = createLegacyAuthAdapters(options);
+
   const jenkinsApi = new JenkinsApiImpl(permissionEvaluator);
 
   const router = Router();
@@ -70,9 +82,6 @@ export async function createRouter(
     '/v1/entity/:namespace/:kind/:name/projects',
     async (request, response) => {
       const { namespace, kind, name } = request.params;
-      const token = getBearerTokenFromAuthorizationHeader(
-        request.header('authorization'),
-      );
       const branch = request.query.branch;
       let branches: string[] | undefined;
 
@@ -96,7 +105,7 @@ export async function createRouter(
           namespace,
           name,
         },
-        backstageToken: token,
+        credentials: await httpAuth.credentials(request),
       });
 
       try {
@@ -123,9 +132,6 @@ export async function createRouter(
   router.get(
     '/v1/entity/:namespace/:kind/:name/job/:jobFullName/:buildNumber',
     async (request, response) => {
-      const token = getBearerTokenFromAuthorizationHeader(
-        request.header('authorization'),
-      );
       const { namespace, kind, name, jobFullName, buildNumber } =
         request.params;
 
@@ -136,7 +142,7 @@ export async function createRouter(
           name,
         },
         jobFullName,
-        backstageToken: token,
+        credentials: await httpAuth.credentials(request),
       });
 
       const build = await jenkinsApi.getBuild(
@@ -154,9 +160,6 @@ export async function createRouter(
   router.get(
     '/v1/entity/:namespace/:kind/:name/job/:jobFullName',
     async (request, response) => {
-      const token = getBearerTokenFromAuthorizationHeader(
-        request.header('authorization'),
-      );
       const { namespace, kind, name, jobFullName } = request.params;
 
       const jenkinsInfo = await jenkinsInfoProvider.getInstance({
@@ -166,7 +169,7 @@ export async function createRouter(
           name,
         },
         jobFullName,
-        backstageToken: token,
+        credentials: await httpAuth.credentials(request),
       });
 
       const build = await jenkinsApi.getJobBuilds(jenkinsInfo, jobFullName);
@@ -182,9 +185,6 @@ export async function createRouter(
     async (request, response) => {
       const { namespace, kind, name, jobFullName, buildNumber } =
         request.params;
-      const token = getBearerTokenFromAuthorizationHeader(
-        request.header('authorization'),
-      );
       const jenkinsInfo = await jenkinsInfoProvider.getInstance({
         entityRef: {
           kind,
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ export async function createRouter(
           name,
         },
         jobFullName,
-        backstageToken: token,
+        credentials: await httpAuth.credentials(request),
       });
 
       const resourceRef = stringifyEntityRef({ kind, namespace, name });
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ export async function createRouter(
         parseInt(buildNumber, 10),
         resourceRef,
         {
-          token,
+          credentials: await httpAuth.credentials(request),
         },
       );
       response.json({}).status(status);
diff --git a/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/service/standaloneServer.ts b/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/service/standaloneServer.ts
index f89f235667..ab77bb6573 100644
--- a/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/service/standaloneServer.ts
+++ b/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/service/standaloneServer.ts
@@ -14,17 +14,19 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { createServiceBuilder } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+import { HostDiscovery, createServiceBuilder } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 import { Server } from 'http';
 import { Logger } from 'winston';
 import { createRouter } from './router';
 import { CompoundEntityRef } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { JenkinsInfo } from './jenkinsInfoProvider';
+import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 
 export interface ServerOptions {
   port: number;
   enableCors: boolean;
   logger: Logger;
+  config: Config;
 }
 
 export async function startStandaloneServer(
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ export async function startStandaloneServer(
         return { baseUrl: 'https://example.com/', jobFullName: 'build-foo' };
       },
     },
+    discovery: HostDiscovery.fromConfig(options.config),
   });
 
   let service = createServiceBuilder(module)
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 83f14f8ca5..c2b9797393 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7054,6 +7054,7 @@ __metadata:
   dependencies:
     "@backstage/backend-common": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/catalog-client": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/catalog-model": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^"