diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 7eea9b0..0c3acfa 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -29,6 +29,20 @@ do not manage them.
 Role Variables
 --------------
 
+.. code-block:: yaml
+
+    # Name of the user to be used.
+    # Default: root
+    jenkins_job_builder_user_name: root
+
+    # Name of the group to be used.
+    # Default: root
+    jenkins_job_builder_user_group: root
+
+    # Path of home directory to be used.
+    # Default: /var/lib/jenkins_job_builder
+    jenkins_job_builder_user_home: /var/lib/jenkins_job_builder
+
 Dependencies
 ------------
 
diff --git a/defaults/main.yaml b/defaults/main.yaml
index 30c1a84..9769b26 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 ---
+# tasks/config.yaml
+jenkins_job_builder_user_name: root
+jenkins_job_builder_user_group: "{{ jenkins_job_builder_user_name }}"
+jenkins_job_builder_user_home: /var/lib/jenkins_job_builder
+
 # tasks/install.yaml
 jenkins_job_builder_git_dest: /opt/ansible-role-jenkins-job-builder/git/openstack-infra/jenkins-job-builder
 jenkins_job_builder_git_uri: https://git.openstack.org/openstack-infra/jenkins-job-builder
diff --git a/tasks/config.yaml b/tasks/config.yaml
index ca41d99..9e51ebf 100644
--- a/tasks/config.yaml
+++ b/tasks/config.yaml
@@ -12,3 +12,11 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 ---
+- name: Create required directories.
+  file:
+    group: "{{ jenkins_job_builder_user_group }}"
+    owner: "{{ jenkins_job_builder_user_name }}"
+    path: "{{ item }}"
+    state: directory
+  with_items:
+    - "{{ jenkins_job_builder_user_home }}"
diff --git a/tests/test.yaml b/tests/test.yaml
index 5fa16b8..98be0ec 100644
--- a/tests/test.yaml
+++ b/tests/test.yaml
@@ -25,3 +25,18 @@
 
   roles:
     - "{{ rolename }}"
+
+  post_tasks:
+    - name: Register jenkins_job_builder_user_home.
+      stat:
+        path: /var/lib/jenkins_job_builder
+      register: jenkins_job_builder_user_home_stat
+
+    - name: Assert jenkins_job_builder_user_home tests.
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - jenkins_job_builder_user_home_stat.stat.exists
+          - jenkins_job_builder_user_home_stat.stat.isdir
+          - jenkins_job_builder_user_home_stat.stat.pw_name == 'root'
+          - jenkins_job_builder_user_home_stat.stat.gr_name == 'root'
+          - jenkins_job_builder_user_home_stat.stat.mode == '0755'