diff --git a/.github/actions/e2e/install-karpenter/action.yaml b/.github/actions/e2e/install-karpenter/action.yaml
index dec40174c4e3..4fde8855eba8 100644
--- a/.github/actions/e2e/install-karpenter/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/e2e/install-karpenter/action.yaml
@@ -36,18 +36,13 @@ runs:
       kubectl create ns karpenter || true
       kubectl label ns karpenter scrape=enabled --overwrite=true
       kubectl label ns karpenter pod-security.kubernetes.io/enforce=restricted --overwrite=true
-  - name: login to ecr via docker
-    uses: docker/login-action@v3
-    with:
-      registry: ${{ inputs.ecr_account_id }}.dkr.ecr.${{ inputs.ecr_region }}.amazonaws.com
-      logout: true
   - name: install-karpenter
     shell: bash
     run: |
       aws eks update-kubeconfig --name "${{ inputs.cluster_name }}"
-        helm upgrade --install karpenter oci://${{ inputs.ecr_account_id }}.dkr.ecr.${{ inputs.ecr_region }}.amazonaws.com/karpenter/snapshot/karpenter \
+        helm upgrade --install karpenter oci://public.ecr.aws/karpenter/karpenter \
         -n karpenter \
-        --version "v0-$(git rev-parse HEAD)" \
+        --version "v0.31.1" \
         --set serviceAccount.annotations."eks\.amazonaws\.com/role-arn"="arn:aws:iam::${{ inputs.account_id }}:role/karpenter-irsa-${{ inputs.cluster_name }}" \
         --set settings.clusterName="${{ inputs.cluster_name }}" \
         --set settings.aws.defaultInstanceProfile="KarpenterNodeInstanceProfile-${{ inputs.cluster_name }}" \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-sock-trigger.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e-sock-trigger.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..86d341432087
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-sock-trigger.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+name: E2ESoakTrigger
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 */3 * * *'
+  workflow_run:
+    workflows: [ApprovalComment]
+    types: [completed]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      region:
+        required: true
+        default: 'us-east-1'
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - "us-east-1"
+          - "us-west-2"
+      cleanup:
+        required: true
+        default: true
+        type: boolean
+permissions:
+    id-token: write # aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4.0.1
+    statuses: write # ./.github/actions/commit-status/start
+jobs:
+  reslove_cluster:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      CREATE_CLUSTER: ${{ steps.create_cluster.outputs.CREATE_CLUSTER }}
+      PREEXISTING: ${{ steps.create_cluster.outputs.PREEXISTING }}
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        ref: ${{ inputs.git_ref }}
+    - name: configure aws credentials
+      uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4.0.1
+      with:
+       role-to-assume: arn:aws:iam::${{ vars.ACCOUNT_ID }}:role/${{ vars.ROLE_NAME }}
+       aws-region: ${{ inputs.region || 'us-east-1' }}
+       role-duration-seconds: 21600
+    - uses: ./.github/actions/e2e/install-eksctl
+      with:
+        version: v0.163.0
+    - id: create_cluster
+      run: |
+       export PREEXISTING=$(eksctl get cluster -o json | jq '.[].Name' | grep soak)
+       echo "Found existing cluster name \"$PREEXISTING\""
+       if [[ $PREEXISTING != '' ]]; then 
+           echo Here1
+           echo PREEXISTING=$PREEXISTING >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+           echo CREATE_CLUSTER=false >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+       else
+           echo Here2
+           echo CREATE_CLUSTER=true >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+       fi
+  sock:
+    needs: [reslove_cluster]
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+    with:
+      suite: Integration
+      region: ${{ inputs.region || 'us-east-1' }}
+      workflow_trigger: "soak"
+      create_cluster: ${{ needs.reslove_cluster.outputs.CREATE_CLUSTER }}
+      preexisiting_cluster: ${{needs.reslove_cluster.outputs.PREEXISTING || '' }}
+      # Default to true unless using a workflow_dispatch
+      cleanup: false
+    secrets:
+      SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index d2dee5362735..68684cd70ba0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ on:
         required: true
       workflow_trigger:
         type: string
+      preexisiting_cluster:
+        type: string
+      create_cluster:
+        type: string
     secrets:
       SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL:
         required: true
@@ -100,15 +104,23 @@ jobs:
           aws-region: ${{ inputs.region }}
           role-duration-seconds: 21600
       - name: add jitter on cluster creation
+        if: always() && inputs.create_cluster
         run: |
           # Creating jitter so that we can stagger cluster creation to avoid throttling
           sleep $(( $RANDOM % 300 + 1 ))
       - id: generate-cluster-name
+        name: generate-cluster-name
+        if: always() && inputs.create_cluster
         run: |
-          CLUSTER_NAME=$(echo ${{ inputs.suite }}-$RANDOM$RANDOM | awk '{print tolower($0)}' | tr / -)
+          if [[ ${{ inputs.workflow_trigger }} == 'soak' ]]; then 
+            CLUSTER_NAME=$(echo ${{ inputs.workflow_trigger }}-$RANDOM$RANDOM | awk '{print tolower($0)}' | tr / -)
+          else 
+            CLUSTER_NAME=$(echo ${{ inputs.suite }}-$RANDOM$RANDOM | awk '{print tolower($0)}' | tr / -)
+          fi 
           echo "Using cluster name \"$CLUSTER_NAME\""
           echo CLUSTER_NAME=$CLUSTER_NAME >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      - name: create eks cluster '${{ steps.generate-cluster-name.outputs.CLUSTER_NAME }}'
+      - name: create eks cluster '${{ steps.generate-cluster-name.outputs.CLUSTER_NAME || inputs.preexisiting_cluster }}'
+        if: always() && inputs.create_cluster
         uses: ./.github/actions/e2e/create-cluster
         with:
           account_id: ${{ vars.ACCOUNT_ID }}
@@ -120,6 +132,7 @@ jobs:
           ip_family: ${{ contains(inputs.suite, 'IPv6') && 'IPv6' || 'IPv4' }} # Set the value to IPv6 if IPv6 suite, else IPv4
           git_ref: ${{ inputs.git_ref }}
       - name: install prometheus
+        if: always() && inputs.create_cluster
         uses: ./.github/actions/e2e/install-prometheus
         with:
           account_id: ${{ vars.ACCOUNT_ID }}
@@ -129,6 +142,7 @@ jobs:
           workspace_id: ${{ vars.WORKSPACE_ID }}
           git_ref: ${{ inputs.git_ref }}
       - name: install karpenter
+        if: always() && inputs.create_cluster
         uses: ./.github/actions/e2e/install-karpenter
         with:
           account_id: ${{ vars.ACCOUNT_ID }}
@@ -140,10 +154,10 @@ jobs:
           git_ref: ${{ inputs.git_ref }}
       - name: run the ${{ inputs.suite }} test suite
         run: |
-          aws eks update-kubeconfig --name ${{ steps.generate-cluster-name.outputs.CLUSTER_NAME }}
+          aws eks update-kubeconfig --name ${{ steps.generate-cluster-name.outputs.CLUSTER_NAME || inputs.preexisiting_cluster }}
           TEST_SUITE="${{ inputs.suite }}" ENABLE_METRICS=${{ inputs.enable_metrics }} METRICS_REGION=${{ vars.TIMESTREAM_REGION }} GIT_REF="$(git rev-parse HEAD)" \
-            CLUSTER_NAME="${{ steps.generate-cluster-name.outputs.CLUSTER_NAME }}" CLUSTER_ENDPOINT="$(aws eks describe-cluster --name ${{ steps.generate-cluster-name.outputs.CLUSTER_NAME }} --query "cluster.endpoint" --output text)" \
-            INTERRUPTION_QUEUE="${{ steps.generate-cluster-name.outputs.CLUSTER_NAME }}" make e2etests
+            CLUSTER_NAME="${{ steps.generate-cluster-name.outputs.CLUSTER_NAME || inputs.preexisiting_cluster }}" CLUSTER_ENDPOINT="$(aws eks describe-cluster --name ${{ steps.generate-cluster-name.outputs.CLUSTER_NAME || inputs.preexisiting_cluster }} --query "cluster.endpoint" --output text)" \
+            INTERRUPTION_QUEUE="${{ steps.generate-cluster-name.outputs.CLUSTER_NAME || inputs.preexisiting_cluster }}" make e2etests
       - name: notify slack of success or failure
         uses: ./.github/actions/e2e/slack/notify
         if: (success() || failure()) && github.event_name != 'workflow_run' && inputs.workflow_trigger != 'versionCompatibility'
diff --git a/test/cloudformation/iam_cloudformation.yaml b/test/cloudformation/iam_cloudformation.yaml
index 5d47f3f6cc13..3f73ff365c0e 100644
--- a/test/cloudformation/iam_cloudformation.yaml
+++ b/test/cloudformation/iam_cloudformation.yaml
@@ -249,6 +249,21 @@ Resources:
           - Effect: Allow
             Action: timestream:DescribeEndpoints
             Resource: "*"
+  GithubActionsPolicySecond:
+    Type: AWS::IAM::ManagedPolicy
+    Properties:
+      ManagedPolicyName: GithubActionsPolicySecond
+      PolicyDocument:
+        Version: '2012-10-17'
+        Statement:
+          - Effect: Allow
+            Action:
+              - eks:ListClusters
+            Resource: !Sub "arn:${AWS::Partition}:eks:*:${AWS::AccountId}:cluster/*"
+            Condition:
+              StringEquals:
+                aws:RequestedRegion: 
+                  Ref: Regions
   # GithubActionsPermissionsBoundary includes all permissions needed for all designated roles provisioned by the GithubActions
   # CI task. This includes the cluster ServiceRoles that are generated by EKSCTL and all roles generated with IRSA to interface from the
   # cluster into AWS services through IAM.
@@ -366,6 +381,7 @@ Resources:
       RoleName: GithubActionsRole
       ManagedPolicyArns:
         - !Ref GithubActionsPolicy
+        - !Ref GithubActionsPolicySecond
         - !Ref GithubActionsPermissionsBoundary
       MaxSessionDuration: 21600 # 6 hours is the max session for GHA
       AssumeRolePolicyDocument: