diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/ols-load-generator/openshift-ols-load-generator-main.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/ols-load-generator/openshift-ols-load-generator-main.yaml
index 9c4e71e232b0..77ff86962b13 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/ols-load-generator/openshift-ols-load-generator-main.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/ols-load-generator/openshift-ols-load-generator-main.yaml
@@ -1,20 +1,112 @@
 build_root:
   image_stream_tag:
-    name: release
-    namespace: openshift
-    tag: golang-1.21
+    name: ci-tools-build-root
+    namespace: ci
+    tag: latest
+images:
+- dockerfile_path: prow/Dockerfile
+  to: ols-load-generator-ci
+promotion:
+  to:
+  - namespace: ci
+    tag: latest
+releases:
+  latest:
+    candidate:
+      product: ocp
+      stream: nightly
+      version: "4.18"
 resources:
   '*':
-    limits:
-      memory: 4Gi
     requests:
       cpu: 100m
       memory: 200Mi
 tests:
-- as: unit
-  commands: "echo \"no test commands\" \n"
-  container:
-    from: src
+- as: ols-load-test-10workers
+  cron: 0 0 1-7,15-21 * 1
+  steps:
+    allow_skip_on_success: true
+    cluster_profile: aws-perfscale
+    env:
+      BASE_DOMAIN: perfscale.devcluster.openshift.com
+      COMPUTE_NODE_REPLICAS: "3"
+      COMPUTE_NODE_TYPE: m6i.xlarge
+      OLS_TEST_DURATIONS: 5m,10m,20m
+      OLS_TEST_WORKERS: "10"
+      OPENSHIFT_INFRA_NODE_INSTANCE_TYPE: r5.xlarge
+      ZONES_COUNT: "3"
+    test:
+    - ref: ols-load-generator-tests
+    workflow: openshift-qe-installer-aws
+  timeout: 8h0m0s
+- as: ols-load-test-25workers
+  cron: 0 6 1-7,15-21 * 1
+  steps:
+    allow_skip_on_success: true
+    cluster_profile: aws-perfscale
+    env:
+      BASE_DOMAIN: perfscale.devcluster.openshift.com
+      COMPUTE_NODE_REPLICAS: "3"
+      COMPUTE_NODE_TYPE: m6i.xlarge
+      OLS_TEST_DURATIONS: 5m,10m,20m
+      OLS_TEST_WORKERS: "25"
+      OPENSHIFT_INFRA_NODE_INSTANCE_TYPE: r5.xlarge
+      ZONES_COUNT: "3"
+    test:
+    - ref: ols-load-generator-tests
+    workflow: openshift-qe-installer-aws
+  timeout: 8h0m0s
+- as: ols-load-test-50workers
+  cron: 0 12 1-7,15-21 * 1
+  steps:
+    allow_skip_on_success: true
+    cluster_profile: aws-perfscale
+    env:
+      BASE_DOMAIN: perfscale.devcluster.openshift.com
+      COMPUTE_NODE_REPLICAS: "3"
+      COMPUTE_NODE_TYPE: m6i.xlarge
+      OLS_TEST_DURATIONS: 5m,10m,20m
+      OLS_TEST_WORKERS: "50"
+      OPENSHIFT_INFRA_NODE_INSTANCE_TYPE: r5.xlarge
+      ZONES_COUNT: "3"
+    test:
+    - ref: ols-load-generator-tests
+    workflow: openshift-qe-installer-aws
+  timeout: 8h0m0s
+- as: ols-load-test-100workers
+  cron: 0 18 1-7,15-21 * 1
+  steps:
+    allow_skip_on_success: true
+    cluster_profile: aws-perfscale
+    env:
+      BASE_DOMAIN: perfscale.devcluster.openshift.com
+      COMPUTE_NODE_REPLICAS: "3"
+      COMPUTE_NODE_TYPE: m6i.xlarge
+      OLS_TEST_DURATIONS: 5m,10m,20m
+      OLS_TEST_WORKERS: "100"
+      OPENSHIFT_INFRA_NODE_INSTANCE_TYPE: r5.xlarge
+      ZONES_COUNT: "3"
+    test:
+    - ref: ols-load-generator-tests
+    workflow: openshift-qe-installer-aws
+  timeout: 8h0m0s
+- always_run: false
+  as: ols-load-test-1000workers
+  steps:
+    allow_skip_on_success: true
+    cluster_profile: aws-perfscale
+    env:
+      BASE_DOMAIN: perfscale.devcluster.openshift.com
+      COMPUTE_NODE_REPLICAS: "3"
+      COMPUTE_NODE_TYPE: m6i.xlarge
+      OLS_TEST_DURATIONS: 5m
+      OLS_TEST_WORKERS: "1000"
+      OPENSHIFT_INFRA_NODE_INSTANCE_TYPE: r5.xlarge
+      ZONES_COUNT: "3"
+    test:
+    - ref: ols-load-generator-tests
+    workflow: openshift-qe-installer-aws
+  timeout: 8h0m0s
 zz_generated_metadata:
   branch: main
   org: openshift
diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/ols-load-generator/openshift-ols-load-generator-main-periodics.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/ols-load-generator/openshift-ols-load-generator-main-periodics.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ccff13a39df9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/ols-load-generator/openshift-ols-load-generator-main-periodics.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,297 @@
+periodics:
+- agent: kubernetes
+  cluster: build01
+  cron: 0 18 1-7,15-21 * 1
+  decorate: true
+  decoration_config:
+    skip_cloning: true
+    timeout: 8h0m0s
+  extra_refs:
+  - base_ref: main
+    org: openshift
+    repo: ols-load-generator
+  labels:
+    ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud: aws
+    ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud-cluster-profile: aws-perfscale
+    ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
+    job-release: "4.18"
+    pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
+  name: periodic-ci-openshift-ols-load-generator-main-ols-load-test-100workers
+  spec:
+    containers:
+    - args:
+      - --gcs-upload-secret=/secrets/gcs/service-account.json
+      - --image-import-pull-secret=/etc/pull-secret/.dockerconfigjson
+      - --lease-server-credentials-file=/etc/boskos/credentials
+      - --report-credentials-file=/etc/report/credentials
+      - --secret-dir=/secrets/ci-pull-credentials
+      - --target=ols-load-test-100workers
+      command:
+      - ci-operator
+      image: ci-operator:latest
+      imagePullPolicy: Always
+      name: ""
+      resources:
+        requests:
+          cpu: 10m
+      volumeMounts:
+      - mountPath: /etc/boskos
+        name: boskos
+        readOnly: true
+      - mountPath: /secrets/ci-pull-credentials
+        name: ci-pull-credentials
+        readOnly: true
+      - mountPath: /secrets/gcs
+        name: gcs-credentials
+        readOnly: true
+      - mountPath: /secrets/manifest-tool
+        name: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+        readOnly: true
+      - mountPath: /etc/pull-secret
+        name: pull-secret
+        readOnly: true
+      - mountPath: /etc/report
+        name: result-aggregator
+        readOnly: true
+    serviceAccountName: ci-operator
+    volumes:
+    - name: boskos
+      secret:
+        items:
+        - key: credentials
+          path: credentials
+        secretName: boskos-credentials
+    - name: ci-pull-credentials
+      secret:
+        secretName: ci-pull-credentials
+    - name: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+      secret:
+        secretName: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+    - name: pull-secret
+      secret:
+        secretName: registry-pull-credentials
+    - name: result-aggregator
+      secret:
+        secretName: result-aggregator
+- agent: kubernetes
+  cluster: build01
+  cron: 0 0 1-7,15-21 * 1
+  decorate: true
+  decoration_config:
+    skip_cloning: true
+    timeout: 8h0m0s
+  extra_refs:
+  - base_ref: main
+    org: openshift
+    repo: ols-load-generator
+  labels:
+    ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud: aws
+    ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud-cluster-profile: aws-perfscale
+    ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
+    job-release: "4.18"
+    pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
+  name: periodic-ci-openshift-ols-load-generator-main-ols-load-test-10workers
+  spec:
+    containers:
+    - args:
+      - --gcs-upload-secret=/secrets/gcs/service-account.json
+      - --image-import-pull-secret=/etc/pull-secret/.dockerconfigjson
+      - --lease-server-credentials-file=/etc/boskos/credentials
+      - --report-credentials-file=/etc/report/credentials
+      - --secret-dir=/secrets/ci-pull-credentials
+      - --target=ols-load-test-10workers
+      command:
+      - ci-operator
+      image: ci-operator:latest
+      imagePullPolicy: Always
+      name: ""
+      resources:
+        requests:
+          cpu: 10m
+      volumeMounts:
+      - mountPath: /etc/boskos
+        name: boskos
+        readOnly: true
+      - mountPath: /secrets/ci-pull-credentials
+        name: ci-pull-credentials
+        readOnly: true
+      - mountPath: /secrets/gcs
+        name: gcs-credentials
+        readOnly: true
+      - mountPath: /secrets/manifest-tool
+        name: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+        readOnly: true
+      - mountPath: /etc/pull-secret
+        name: pull-secret
+        readOnly: true
+      - mountPath: /etc/report
+        name: result-aggregator
+        readOnly: true
+    serviceAccountName: ci-operator
+    volumes:
+    - name: boskos
+      secret:
+        items:
+        - key: credentials
+          path: credentials
+        secretName: boskos-credentials
+    - name: ci-pull-credentials
+      secret:
+        secretName: ci-pull-credentials
+    - name: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+      secret:
+        secretName: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+    - name: pull-secret
+      secret:
+        secretName: registry-pull-credentials
+    - name: result-aggregator
+      secret:
+        secretName: result-aggregator
+- agent: kubernetes
+  cluster: build01
+  cron: 0 6 1-7,15-21 * 1
+  decorate: true
+  decoration_config:
+    skip_cloning: true
+    timeout: 8h0m0s
+  extra_refs:
+  - base_ref: main
+    org: openshift
+    repo: ols-load-generator
+  labels:
+    ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud: aws
+    ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud-cluster-profile: aws-perfscale
+    ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
+    job-release: "4.18"
+    pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
+  name: periodic-ci-openshift-ols-load-generator-main-ols-load-test-25workers
+  spec:
+    containers:
+    - args:
+      - --gcs-upload-secret=/secrets/gcs/service-account.json
+      - --image-import-pull-secret=/etc/pull-secret/.dockerconfigjson
+      - --lease-server-credentials-file=/etc/boskos/credentials
+      - --report-credentials-file=/etc/report/credentials
+      - --secret-dir=/secrets/ci-pull-credentials
+      - --target=ols-load-test-25workers
+      command:
+      - ci-operator
+      image: ci-operator:latest
+      imagePullPolicy: Always
+      name: ""
+      resources:
+        requests:
+          cpu: 10m
+      volumeMounts:
+      - mountPath: /etc/boskos
+        name: boskos
+        readOnly: true
+      - mountPath: /secrets/ci-pull-credentials
+        name: ci-pull-credentials
+        readOnly: true
+      - mountPath: /secrets/gcs
+        name: gcs-credentials
+        readOnly: true
+      - mountPath: /secrets/manifest-tool
+        name: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+        readOnly: true
+      - mountPath: /etc/pull-secret
+        name: pull-secret
+        readOnly: true
+      - mountPath: /etc/report
+        name: result-aggregator
+        readOnly: true
+    serviceAccountName: ci-operator
+    volumes:
+    - name: boskos
+      secret:
+        items:
+        - key: credentials
+          path: credentials
+        secretName: boskos-credentials
+    - name: ci-pull-credentials
+      secret:
+        secretName: ci-pull-credentials
+    - name: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+      secret:
+        secretName: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+    - name: pull-secret
+      secret:
+        secretName: registry-pull-credentials
+    - name: result-aggregator
+      secret:
+        secretName: result-aggregator
+- agent: kubernetes
+  cluster: build01
+  cron: 0 12 1-7,15-21 * 1
+  decorate: true
+  decoration_config:
+    skip_cloning: true
+    timeout: 8h0m0s
+  extra_refs:
+  - base_ref: main
+    org: openshift
+    repo: ols-load-generator
+  labels:
+    ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud: aws
+    ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud-cluster-profile: aws-perfscale
+    ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
+    job-release: "4.18"
+    pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
+  name: periodic-ci-openshift-ols-load-generator-main-ols-load-test-50workers
+  spec:
+    containers:
+    - args:
+      - --gcs-upload-secret=/secrets/gcs/service-account.json
+      - --image-import-pull-secret=/etc/pull-secret/.dockerconfigjson
+      - --lease-server-credentials-file=/etc/boskos/credentials
+      - --report-credentials-file=/etc/report/credentials
+      - --secret-dir=/secrets/ci-pull-credentials
+      - --target=ols-load-test-50workers
+      command:
+      - ci-operator
+      image: ci-operator:latest
+      imagePullPolicy: Always
+      name: ""
+      resources:
+        requests:
+          cpu: 10m
+      volumeMounts:
+      - mountPath: /etc/boskos
+        name: boskos
+        readOnly: true
+      - mountPath: /secrets/ci-pull-credentials
+        name: ci-pull-credentials
+        readOnly: true
+      - mountPath: /secrets/gcs
+        name: gcs-credentials
+        readOnly: true
+      - mountPath: /secrets/manifest-tool
+        name: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+        readOnly: true
+      - mountPath: /etc/pull-secret
+        name: pull-secret
+        readOnly: true
+      - mountPath: /etc/report
+        name: result-aggregator
+        readOnly: true
+    serviceAccountName: ci-operator
+    volumes:
+    - name: boskos
+      secret:
+        items:
+        - key: credentials
+          path: credentials
+        secretName: boskos-credentials
+    - name: ci-pull-credentials
+      secret:
+        secretName: ci-pull-credentials
+    - name: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+      secret:
+        secretName: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+    - name: pull-secret
+      secret:
+        secretName: registry-pull-credentials
+    - name: result-aggregator
+      secret:
+        secretName: result-aggregator
diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/ols-load-generator/openshift-ols-load-generator-main-postsubmits.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/ols-load-generator/openshift-ols-load-generator-main-postsubmits.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..be36921ea535
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/ols-load-generator/openshift-ols-load-generator-main-postsubmits.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+postsubmits:
+  openshift/ols-load-generator:
+  - agent: kubernetes
+    always_run: true
+    branches:
+    - ^main$
+    cluster: build03
+    decorate: true
+    decoration_config:
+      skip_cloning: true
+    labels:
+      ci-operator.openshift.io/is-promotion: "true"
+      ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
+      job-release: "4.18"
+    max_concurrency: 1
+    name: branch-ci-openshift-ols-load-generator-main-images
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - args:
+        - --gcs-upload-secret=/secrets/gcs/service-account.json
+        - --image-import-pull-secret=/etc/pull-secret/.dockerconfigjson
+        - --image-mirror-push-secret=/etc/push-secret/.dockerconfigjson
+        - --promote
+        - --report-credentials-file=/etc/report/credentials
+        - --target=[images]
+        command:
+        - ci-operator
+        image: ci-operator:latest
+        imagePullPolicy: Always
+        name: ""
+        resources:
+          requests:
+            cpu: 10m
+        volumeMounts:
+        - mountPath: /secrets/gcs
+          name: gcs-credentials
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /secrets/manifest-tool
+          name: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /etc/pull-secret
+          name: pull-secret
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /etc/push-secret
+          name: push-secret
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /etc/report
+          name: result-aggregator
+          readOnly: true
+      serviceAccountName: ci-operator
+      volumes:
+      - name: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+        secret:
+          secretName: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+      - name: pull-secret
+        secret:
+          secretName: registry-pull-credentials
+      - name: push-secret
+        secret:
+          secretName: registry-push-credentials-ci-central
+      - name: result-aggregator
+        secret:
+          secretName: result-aggregator
diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/ols-load-generator/openshift-ols-load-generator-main-presubmits.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/ols-load-generator/openshift-ols-load-generator-main-presubmits.yaml
index 8d22cb448257..6ecb31776dce 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/ols-load-generator/openshift-ols-load-generator-main-presubmits.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/ols-load-generator/openshift-ols-load-generator-main-presubmits.yaml
@@ -6,22 +6,23 @@ presubmits:
     - ^main$
     - ^main-
     cluster: build01
-    context: ci/prow/unit
+    context: ci/prow/images
     decorate: true
     decoration_config:
       skip_cloning: true
     labels:
       ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
+      job-release: "4.18"
       pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
-    name: pull-ci-openshift-ols-load-generator-main-unit
-    rerun_command: /test unit
+    name: pull-ci-openshift-ols-load-generator-main-images
+    rerun_command: /test images
     spec:
       containers:
       - args:
         - --gcs-upload-secret=/secrets/gcs/service-account.json
         - --image-import-pull-secret=/etc/pull-secret/.dockerconfigjson
         - --report-credentials-file=/etc/report/credentials
-        - --target=unit
+        - --target=[images]
         command:
         - ci-operator
         image: ci-operator:latest
@@ -54,4 +55,80 @@ presubmits:
       - name: result-aggregator
         secret:
           secretName: result-aggregator
-    trigger: (?m)^/test( | .* )unit,?($|\s.*)
+    trigger: (?m)^/test( | .* )images,?($|\s.*)
+  - agent: kubernetes
+    always_run: false
+    branches:
+    - ^main$
+    - ^main-
+    cluster: build03
+    context: ci/prow/ols-load-test-1000workers
+    decorate: true
+    decoration_config:
+      skip_cloning: true
+      timeout: 8h0m0s
+    labels:
+      ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud: aws
+      ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud-cluster-profile: aws-perfscale
+      ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
+      job-release: "4.18"
+      pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
+    name: pull-ci-openshift-ols-load-generator-main-ols-load-test-1000workers
+    rerun_command: /test ols-load-test-1000workers
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - args:
+        - --gcs-upload-secret=/secrets/gcs/service-account.json
+        - --image-import-pull-secret=/etc/pull-secret/.dockerconfigjson
+        - --lease-server-credentials-file=/etc/boskos/credentials
+        - --report-credentials-file=/etc/report/credentials
+        - --secret-dir=/secrets/ci-pull-credentials
+        - --target=ols-load-test-1000workers
+        command:
+        - ci-operator
+        image: ci-operator:latest
+        imagePullPolicy: Always
+        name: ""
+        resources:
+          requests:
+            cpu: 10m
+        volumeMounts:
+        - mountPath: /etc/boskos
+          name: boskos
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /secrets/ci-pull-credentials
+          name: ci-pull-credentials
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /secrets/gcs
+          name: gcs-credentials
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /secrets/manifest-tool
+          name: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /etc/pull-secret
+          name: pull-secret
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /etc/report
+          name: result-aggregator
+          readOnly: true
+      serviceAccountName: ci-operator
+      volumes:
+      - name: boskos
+        secret:
+          items:
+          - key: credentials
+            path: credentials
+          secretName: boskos-credentials
+      - name: ci-pull-credentials
+        secret:
+          secretName: ci-pull-credentials
+      - name: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+        secret:
+          secretName: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+      - name: pull-secret
+        secret:
+          secretName: registry-pull-credentials
+      - name: result-aggregator
+        secret:
+          secretName: result-aggregator
+    trigger: (?m)^/test( | .* )(ols-load-test-1000workers|remaining-required),?($|\s.*)
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/ols-load-generator/OWNERS b/ci-operator/step-registry/ols-load-generator/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..add055dc122d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/ols-load-generator/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+approvers:
+  - bparees
+  - tisnik
+  - xrajesh
+  - eparis
+  - raptorsun
+  - vishnuchalla
+reviewers:
+  - bparees
+  - tisnik
+  - xrajesh
+  - eparis
+  - raptorsun
+  - vishnuchalla
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/ols-load-generator/tests/OWNERS b/ci-operator/step-registry/ols-load-generator/tests/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..add055dc122d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/ols-load-generator/tests/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+approvers:
+  - bparees
+  - tisnik
+  - xrajesh
+  - eparis
+  - raptorsun
+  - vishnuchalla
+reviewers:
+  - bparees
+  - tisnik
+  - xrajesh
+  - eparis
+  - raptorsun
+  - vishnuchalla
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/ols-load-generator/tests/ols-load-generator-tests-commands.sh b/ci-operator/step-registry/ols-load-generator/tests/ols-load-generator-tests-commands.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6da323281010
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/ols-load-generator/tests/ols-load-generator-tests-commands.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -o errexit
+set -o nounset
+set -o pipefail
+set -x
+cat /etc/os-release
+oc config view
+oc projects
+pushd /tmp
+
+ES_PASSWORD=$(cat "/secret/password")
+ES_USERNAME=$(cat "/secret/username")
+
+# shellcheck disable=SC2153
+IFS=',' read -ra test_durations <<< "$OLS_TEST_DURATIONS"
+
+for OLS_TEST_DURATION in "${test_durations[@]}"; do
+  # Create namespace and set monitoring labels
+  oc create namespace openshift-lightspeed || true
+  oc label namespaces openshift-lightspeed openshift.io/cluster-monitoring=true --overwrite=true
+
+  # Deploy fake secret
+  oc create secret generic fake-secret \
+    --from-literal=apitoken="fake-api-key" \
+    -n openshift-lightspeed
+
+  # Get the controller manager running
+  git clone https://github.com/openshift/lightspeed-operator.git --branch main --depth 1 || true
+  pushd lightspeed-operator
+  make deploy
+  oc wait --for=condition=Available -n openshift-lightspeed deployment lightspeed-operator-controller-manager --timeout=300s
+  popd
+
+  # Deploy olsconfig with fake values
+  cat <<EOF | oc apply -f - -n openshift-lightspeed
+apiVersion: ols.openshift.io/v1alpha1
+kind: OLSConfig
+metadata:
+  name: cluster
+  namespace: openshift-lightspeed
+spec:
+  llm:
+    providers:
+    - credentialsSecretRef:
+        name: fake-secret
+      models:
+      - name: fake_model
+      name: fake_provider
+      type: fake_provider
+  ols:
+    defaultModel: fake_model
+    defaultProvider: fake_provider
+    enableDeveloperUI: false
+    logLevel: INFO
+    deployment:
+      replicas: 1
+EOF
+
+  # Wait for the app server deployment
+  oc wait --for=condition=Available -n openshift-lightspeed deployment lightspeed-app-server --timeout=300s
+
+  # Deploy service monitor for application metrics
+  cat <<EOF | oc apply -f - -n openshift-lightspeed
+apiVersion: monitoring.coreos.com/v1
+kind: ServiceMonitor
+metadata:
+  name: ols-service-monitor
+  namespace: openshift-lightspeed
+  labels:
+    app: ols
+spec:
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app.kubernetes.io/component: application-server
+      app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: lightspeed-operator
+      app.kubernetes.io/name: lightspeed-service-api
+  endpoints:
+  - port: "8443"
+    path: /metrics
+    interval: 30s
+EOF
+
+  # Wait before the test
+  sleep 30
+
+  # Create a separate namespace for load testing
+  oc create namespace ols-load-test || true
+  oc create secret generic kubeconfig-secret --from-file=kubeconfig=${KUBECONFIG} -n ols-load-test
+
+  # Trigger the load test
+  OLS_TEST_AUTH_TOKEN=$(oc whoami -t)
+  cat <<EOF | oc apply -f -
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Role
+metadata:
+  name: ols-load-generator-serviceaccount
+  namespace: ols-load-test
+rules:
+- apiGroups: ["extensions", "apps", "batch", "security.openshift.io", "policy"]
+  resources: ["deployments", "jobs", "pods", "services", "jobs/status", "podsecuritypolicies", "securitycontextconstraints"]
+  verbs: ["use", "get", "list", "watch", "create", "update", "patch", "delete"]
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: RoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: ols-load-generator-role
+  namespace: ols-load-test
+roleRef:
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  kind: Role
+  name: ols-load-generator-serviceaccount
+subjects:
+- kind: ServiceAccount
+  name: default
+---
+apiVersion: batch/v1
+kind: Job
+metadata:
+  name: ols-load-generator-orchestrator
+  namespace: ols-load-test
+  labels:
+    ols-load-generator-component: orchestrator
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: ols-load-generator
+        image: quay.io/vchalla/ols-load-generator:amd64
+        securityContext:
+          privileged: true
+          env:
+            - name: OLS_TEST_HOST
+              value: "https://lightspeed-app-server.openshift-lightspeed.svc.cluster.local:8443"
+            - name: OLS_TEST_AUTH_TOKEN
+              value: "${OLS_TEST_AUTH_TOKEN}"
+            - name: OLS_TEST_DURATION
+              value: "${OLS_TEST_DURATION}"
+            - name: OLS_TEST_WORKERS
+              value: "${OLS_TEST_WORKERS}"
+            - name: OLS_TEST_PROFILES
+              value: "${OLS_TEST_PROFILES}"
+            - name: KUBECONFIG
+              value: /etc/kubeconfig/kubeconfig
+            - name: OLS_TEST_METRIC_STEP
+              value: "${OLS_TEST_METRIC_STEP}"
+            - name: OLS_TEST_ES_HOST
+              value: 'https://${ES_USERNAME}:${ES_PASSWORD}@search-perfscale-pro-wxrjvmobqs7gsyi3xvxkqmn7am.us-west-2.es.amazonaws.com'
+            - name: OLS_TEST_ES_INDEX
+              value: "${OLS_TEST_ES_INDEX}"
+            - name: OLS_QUERY_ONLY
+              value: "${OLS_QUERY_ONLY}"
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: kubeconfig-volume
+              mountPath: /etc/kubeconfig
+              readOnly: true
+          resources:
+            requests:
+              cpu: "1"
+              memory: "512Mi"
+          imagePullPolicy: Always
+        restartPolicy: Never
+        volumes:
+          - name: kubeconfig-volume
+            secret:
+              secretName: kubeconfig-secret
+    backoffLimit: 0
+EOF
+
+  # Wait for job completion
+  oc wait --for=condition=complete job/ols-load-generator-orchestrator -n ols-load-test --timeout=600s
+
+  # Delete load testing namespace
+  oc delete namespace ols-load-test
+  oc wait --for=delete ns/ols-load-test --timeout=300s
+
+  pushd lightspeed-operator
+  make undeploy
+  popd
+
+  sleep 300
+done
+
+popd
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/ols-load-generator/tests/ols-load-generator-tests-ref.metadata.json b/ci-operator/step-registry/ols-load-generator/tests/ols-load-generator-tests-ref.metadata.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d2ad3b8e2f64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/ols-load-generator/tests/ols-load-generator-tests-ref.metadata.json
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{
+	"path": "ols-load-generator/tests/ols-load-generator-tests-ref.yaml",
+	"owners": {
+		"approvers": [
+			"bparees",
+			"tisnik",
+			"xrajesh",
+			"eparis",
+			"raptorsun",
+			"vishnuchalla"
+		],
+		"reviewers": [
+			"bparees",
+			"tisnik",
+			"xrajesh",
+			"eparis",
+			"raptorsun",
+			"vishnuchalla"
+		]
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/ols-load-generator/tests/ols-load-generator-tests-ref.yaml b/ci-operator/step-registry/ols-load-generator/tests/ols-load-generator-tests-ref.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a44d3f473e63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/ols-load-generator/tests/ols-load-generator-tests-ref.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+ref:
+  as: ols-load-generator-tests
+  from_image:
+    namespace: ci
+    name: ols-load-generator-ci
+    tag: latest
+  cli: latest
+  timeout: 6h
+  commands: ols-load-generator-tests-commands.sh
+  credentials:
+  - namespace: test-credentials
+    name: ocp-perfscale-prod-es-creds
+    mount_path: /secret
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      cpu: 100m
+      memory: 100Mi
+  env:
+  - name: OLS_TEST_WORKERS
+    default: "5"
+    documentation: |-
+      Number of parallel workers for the load test
+  - name: OLS_TEST_DURATIONS
+    default: "1m,5m"
+    documentation: |-
+      Comma separated list of test durations to loop through
+  - name: OLS_TEST_PROFILES
+    default: "assets/profiles/metrics-report.yaml,assets/profiles/metrics-timeseries.yaml"
+    documentation: |-
+      Test profiles the contain list of metrics to be scraped
+  - name: OLS_TEST_METRIC_STEP
+    default: "30"
+    documentation: |-
+      Step size of metrics in seconds
+  - name: OLS_TEST_ES_INDEX
+    default: "ols-load-test-results"
+    documentation: |-
+      Elastic search index to store results
+  - name: OLS_QUERY_ONLY
+    default: "false"
+    documentation: |-
+      Flag to only perform load test on /query api endpoint
+  documentation: >-
+    This step runs the ols load testing workload in the deployed cluster
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