diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.fleet-server-tests.yaml b/.buildkite/pipeline.fleet-server-tests.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..832d7f783
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.fleet-server-tests.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# This pipeline serves as the entry point for your service's quality gates definitions. When
+# properly configured, it will be invoked automatically as part of the automated
+# promotion process once a new version was rolled out in one of the various cloud stages.
+#
+# The updated environment is provided via ENVIRONMENT variable. The seedling
+# step will branch and execute pipeline snippets at the following location:
+# .buildkite/pipeline.tests-qa.yaml
+# .buildkite/pipeline.tests-staging.yaml
+# .buildkite/pipeline.tests-production.yaml
+#
+# Docs: https://docs.elastic.dev/serverless/qualitygates
+
+env:
+  ENVIRONMENT: ${ENVIRONMENT?}
+  TEAM_CHANNEL: "#fleet-cloud-services"
+
+steps:
+  - label: ":pipeline::grey_question::seedling: Trigger service tests for ${ENVIRONMENT}"
+    command: "make -C /agent run-environment-tests"
+    agents:
+      image: "docker.elastic.co/ci-agent-images/quality-gate-seedling:0.0.2"
+
+notify:
+  - slack: "${TEAM_CHANNEL}"
+    if: build.branch == "main" && build.state == "failed"
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diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.service-tests.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline.service-tests.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index f1d454a8b..000000000
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline.service-tests.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-env:
-  ENVIRONMENT: ${ENVIRONMENT}
-
-steps:
-  - label: ":grey_question: Trigger Tests for ${ENVIRONMENT}"
-    command: |
-      TEST_PIPELINE=.buildkite/pipeline.test-${ENVIRONMENT}.yml
-      if test -f "$TEST_PIPELINE"; then
-          cat <<- YAML | buildkite-agent pipeline upload
-          steps:
-          - label: ":pipeline: Upload Test Pipeline"
-            command: buildkite-agent pipeline upload "$TEST_PIPELINE"
-      YAML
-      else
-          echo "No pipeline was defined at $TEST_PIPELINE. There is nothing to do here..."
-      fi
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.test-dev.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline.test-dev.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6fccd3ee3..000000000
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline.test-dev.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-steps:
-  - group: "Run tests"
-    key: "tests"
-    steps:
-      - label: "E2E Test"
-        key: "e2e-test"
-        command: ".buildkite/scripts/e2e_test.sh"
-        agents:
-          provider: "gcp"
-        depends_on:
-          - step: "unit-test"
-            allow_failure: false
-          - step: "int-test"
-            allow_failure: false
-
-notify:
-  - slack: "#fleet-cloud-services"
-    if: build.state == "failed"
-
-env:
-  SETUP_GVM_VERSION: 'v0.5.0'
-  DOCKER_COMPOSE_VERSION: '1.25.5'
-  DOCKER_REGISTRY: "docker.elastic.co"
-  DOCKER_IMAGE: "${DOCKER_REGISTRY}/observability-ci/temp-fleet-server" # needs to rename after tests
-  DOCKER_IMAGE_SHA_TAG: "temp-${BUILDKITE_COMMIT}" # needs to rename after tests
-  DOCKER_IMAGE_LATEST_TAG: "temp-latest" # needs to rename after tests
-  DOCKER_IMAGE_GIT_TAG: "temp-${BUILDKITE_BRANCH}" # needs to rename after tests
-  GO_AGENT_IMAGE: "golang:1.20.3"
-  TERRAFORM_VERSION: '1.4.6'
-  JOB_GCS_BUCKET: 'fleet-ci-artifacts'
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diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.test-qa.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline.test-qa.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6fccd3ee3..000000000
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline.test-qa.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-steps:
-  - group: "Run tests"
-    key: "tests"
-    steps:
-      - label: "E2E Test"
-        key: "e2e-test"
-        command: ".buildkite/scripts/e2e_test.sh"
-        agents:
-          provider: "gcp"
-        depends_on:
-          - step: "unit-test"
-            allow_failure: false
-          - step: "int-test"
-            allow_failure: false
-
-notify:
-  - slack: "#fleet-cloud-services"
-    if: build.state == "failed"
-
-env:
-  SETUP_GVM_VERSION: 'v0.5.0'
-  DOCKER_COMPOSE_VERSION: '1.25.5'
-  DOCKER_REGISTRY: "docker.elastic.co"
-  DOCKER_IMAGE: "${DOCKER_REGISTRY}/observability-ci/temp-fleet-server" # needs to rename after tests
-  DOCKER_IMAGE_SHA_TAG: "temp-${BUILDKITE_COMMIT}" # needs to rename after tests
-  DOCKER_IMAGE_LATEST_TAG: "temp-latest" # needs to rename after tests
-  DOCKER_IMAGE_GIT_TAG: "temp-${BUILDKITE_BRANCH}" # needs to rename after tests
-  GO_AGENT_IMAGE: "golang:1.20.3"
-  TERRAFORM_VERSION: '1.4.6'
-  JOB_GCS_BUCKET: 'fleet-ci-artifacts'
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diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.tests-qa.yaml b/.buildkite/pipeline.tests-qa.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe777dc5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.tests-qa.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# These pipeline steps constitute the quality gate for your service within the QA environment.
+# Incorporate any necessary additional logic to validate the service's integrity. A failure in
+# this pipeline build will prevent further progression to the subsequent stage.
+
+steps:
+  - label: ":rocket: Run Smoke tests"
+    trigger: "fleet-smoke-tests"
+    build:
+      message: "${BUILDKITE_MESSAGE}"
+      env:
+        ENVIRONMENT: ${ENVIRONMENT}
+
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.tests-staging.yaml b/.buildkite/pipeline.tests-staging.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c794a285a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.tests-staging.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# These pipeline steps constitute the quality gate for your service within the Staging environment.
+# Incorporate any necessary additional logic to validate the service's integrity. A failure in
+# this pipeline build will prevent further progression to the subsequent stage.
+
+steps:
+  - label: ":rocket: Run Smoke tests"
+    trigger: "fleet-smoke-tests"
+    build:
+      message: "${BUILDKITE_MESSAGE}"
+      env:
+        ENVIRONMENT: ${ENVIRONMENT}
diff --git a/catalog-info.yaml b/catalog-info.yaml
index 3d302a074..b66e8f172 100644
--- a/catalog-info.yaml
+++ b/catalog-info.yaml
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ metadata:
   description: Pipeline tests the service integration in a specific environment
   links:
     - title: Pipeline
-      url: https://buildkite.com/elastic/fleet-server
+      url: https://buildkite.com/elastic/fleet-server-tests
 spec:
   type: buildkite-pipeline
   owner: group:fleet
@@ -128,12 +128,13 @@ spec:
       description: fleet-server environment tests
     spec:
       repository: elastic/fleet-server
-      pipeline_file: .buildkite/pipeline.service-tests.yml
+      pipeline_file: .buildkite/pipeline.service-tests.yaml
       branch_configuration: "main"
       provider_settings:
         build_pull_requests: false
+        trigger_mode: none
       teams:
-        cloud-k8s-region:
+        ingest-fp:
           access_level: MANAGE_BUILD_AND_READ
         cloud-tooling:
           access_level: MANAGE_BUILD_AND_READ