diff --git a/.buildkite/ftr_configs.yml b/.buildkite/ftr_configs.yml
index e12d7110d12ad..4930707980a70 100644
--- a/.buildkite/ftr_configs.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/ftr_configs.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ disabled:
 
   # Elastic Synthetics configs
   - x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/config.ts
-  - x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics_run.ts
+  - x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/synthetics_run.ts
+  - x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/synthetics_run.ts
   - x-pack/plugins/ux/e2e/synthetics_run.ts
   - x-pack/plugins/exploratory_view/e2e/synthetics_run.ts
 
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/exploratory_view_plugin.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/exploratory_view_plugin.yml
index ec4442b501a09..0f572a98cefb3 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/exploratory_view_plugin.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/exploratory_view_plugin.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ steps:
     agents:
       queue: n2-4-spot
     depends_on: build
-    timeout_in_minutes: 120
+    timeout_in_minutes: 60
     artifact_paths:
       - 'x-pack/plugins/exploratory_view/e2e/.journeys/**/*'
     retry:
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/synthetics_plugin.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/synthetics_plugin.yml
index a091dbf3682c6..bfa3caa62f177 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/synthetics_plugin.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/synthetics_plugin.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ steps:
     agents:
       queue: n2-4-spot
     depends_on: build
-    timeout_in_minutes: 120
+    timeout_in_minutes: 60
     artifact_paths:
       - 'x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/.journeys/**/*'
     retry:
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/uptime_plugin.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/uptime_plugin.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..cbd1c417fc852
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/uptime_plugin.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+steps:
+  - command: .buildkite/scripts/steps/functional/uptime_plugin.sh
+    label: 'Uptime @elastic/synthetics Tests'
+    agents:
+      queue: n2-4-spot
+    depends_on: build
+    timeout_in_minutes: 60
+    artifact_paths:
+      - 'x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/.journeys/**/*'
+    retry:
+      automatic:
+        - exit_status: '-1'
+          limit: 3
+        - exit_status: '*'
+          limit: 1
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/ux_plugin_e2e.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/ux_plugin_e2e.yml
index 129baff36e6ef..7542373c0f437 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/ux_plugin_e2e.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/ux_plugin_e2e.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ steps:
     agents:
       queue: n2-4-spot
     depends_on: build
-    timeout_in_minutes: 120
+    timeout_in_minutes: 60
     artifact_paths:
       - 'x-pack/plugins/ux/e2e/.journeys/**/*'
     retry:
diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/pipelines/pull_request/pipeline.ts b/.buildkite/scripts/pipelines/pull_request/pipeline.ts
index fb89575ad31df..263eae4ab4052 100644
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/pipelines/pull_request/pipeline.ts
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/pipelines/pull_request/pipeline.ts
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ const uploadPipeline = (pipelineContent: string | object) => {
       ])
     ) {
       pipeline.push(getPipeline('.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/synthetics_plugin.yml'));
+      pipeline.push(getPipeline('.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/uptime_plugin.yml'));
     }
 
     if (await doAnyChangesMatch([/^x-pack\/plugins\/ux/, /^x-pack\/plugins\/exploratory_view/])) {
diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/steps/functional/uptime_plugin.sh b/.buildkite/scripts/steps/functional/uptime_plugin.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000..aba449dfdbba4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/steps/functional/uptime_plugin.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source .buildkite/scripts/common/util.sh
+
+.buildkite/scripts/bootstrap.sh
+.buildkite/scripts/download_build_artifacts.sh
+
+export JOB=kibana-uptime-plugin
+
+echo "--- Uptime plugin @elastic/synthetics Tests"
+
+cd "$XPACK_DIR"
+
+node plugins/synthetics/scripts/uptime_e2e.js --kibana-install-dir "$KIBANA_BUILD_LOCATION" ${GREP:+--grep \"${GREP}\"}
diff --git a/packages/kbn-ts-projects/ts_projects.ts b/packages/kbn-ts-projects/ts_projects.ts
index 9eea1e2227ba5..94f485773b485 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-ts-projects/ts_projects.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-ts-projects/ts_projects.ts
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ export const TS_PROJECTS = TsProject.loadAll({
     // type check is explicitly disabled in this project for now
     '.buildkite/tsconfig.json',
 
-    'x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/tsconfig.json',
-    'x-pack/plugins/ux/e2e/tsconfig.json',
-    'x-pack/plugins/exploratory_view/e2e/tsconfig.json',
     'x-pack/plugins/threat_intelligence/cypress/tsconfig.json',
   ],
 });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/exploratory_view/e2e/tsconfig.json b/x-pack/plugins/exploratory_view/e2e/tsconfig.json
index df3428e1aa0bf..881ab4db9046c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/exploratory_view/e2e/tsconfig.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/exploratory_view/e2e/tsconfig.json
@@ -6,4 +6,9 @@
     "outDir": "target/types",
     "types": [ "node"],
   },
+  "kbn_references": [
+    "@kbn/test",
+    "@kbn/apm-plugin",
+    "@kbn/es-archiver",
+  ],
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/exploratory_view/public/components/shared/exploratory_view/obsv_exploratory_view.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/exploratory_view/public/components/shared/exploratory_view/obsv_exploratory_view.tsx
index 99112e46eece8..795f6aaaf45a1 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/exploratory_view/public/components/shared/exploratory_view/obsv_exploratory_view.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/exploratory_view/public/components/shared/exploratory_view/obsv_exploratory_view.tsx
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ export const dataTypes: Array<{ id: AppDataType; label: string }> = [
     id: DataTypes.SYNTHETICS,
     label: DataTypesLabels[DataTypes.SYNTHETICS],
   },
+  {
+    id: DataTypes.UPTIME,
+    label: DataTypesLabels[DataTypes.UPTIME],
+  },
   {
     id: DataTypes.UX,
     label: DataTypesLabels[DataTypes.UX],
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/README.md b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/README.md
index fa20275af977f..9a7617cd3d055 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/README.md
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/README.md
@@ -10,6 +10,23 @@ with an example run command when it finishes.
 
 ### Run the tests
 
-From this directory, `~/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e`, you can now run `node ../../../../scripts/functional_test_runner --config synthetics_run.ts`.
+From the same directory you can now run `node node e2e.js --runner`.
+
+In addition to the usual flags like `--grep`, you can also specify `--no-headless` in order to view your tests as you debug/develop.
+
+
+## Uptime App Tests
+
+These tests rely on the Kibana functional test runner. There is a Kibana config in this directory, and a dedicated
+script for standing up the test server.
+
+### Start the server
+
+From `~/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/scripts`, run `node uptime_e2e.js --server`. Wait for the server to startup. It will provide you
+with an example run command when it finishes.
+
+### Run the tests
+
+From the same directory you can now run `node node uptime_e2e.js --runner`.
 
 In addition to the usual flags like `--grep`, you can also specify `--no-headless` in order to view your tests as you debug/develop.
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/config.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/config.ts
index 458fbd4c2dccd..4e76ef26cef6e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/config.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/config.ts
@@ -7,14 +7,11 @@
 
 import { FtrConfigProviderContext } from '@kbn/test';
 import { CA_CERT_PATH } from '@kbn/dev-utils';
-import { argv } from './helpers/parse_args_params';
 import { readKibanaConfig } from './tasks/read_kibana_config';
 const MANIFEST_KEY = 'xpack.uptime.service.manifestUrl';
 const SERVICE_PASSWORD = 'xpack.uptime.service.password';
 const SERVICE_USERNAME = 'xpack.uptime.service.username';
 
-const { watch } = argv;
-
 async function config({ readConfigFile }: FtrConfigProviderContext) {
   const kibanaCommonTestsConfig = await readConfigFile(
     require.resolve('../../../../test/common/config.js')
@@ -44,7 +41,7 @@ async function config({ readConfigFile }: FtrConfigProviderContext) {
 
     kbnTestServer: {
       ...xpackFunctionalTestsConfig.get('kbnTestServer'),
-      sourceArgs: watch
+      sourceArgs: process.env.WATCH_ENABLED
         ? []
         : [...xpackFunctionalTestsConfig.get('kbnTestServer.sourceArgs'), '--no-watch'],
       serverArgs: [
@@ -54,7 +51,7 @@ async function config({ readConfigFile }: FtrConfigProviderContext) {
         '--csp.warnLegacyBrowsers=false',
         // define custom kibana server args here
         `--elasticsearch.ssl.certificateAuthorities=${CA_CERT_PATH}`,
-        `--elasticsearch.ignoreVersionMismatch=${process.env.CI ? 'false' : 'true'}`,
+        // `--elasticsearch.ignoreVersionMismatch=${process.env.CI ? 'false' : 'true'}`,
         `--elasticsearch.username=kibana_system`,
         `--elasticsearch.password=changeme`,
         '--xpack.reporting.enabled=false',
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/helpers/parse_args_params.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/helpers/parse_args_params.ts
index 41100ba2ec295..a69cae912dfee 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/helpers/parse_args_params.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/helpers/parse_args_params.ts
@@ -18,11 +18,6 @@ const { argv } = yargs(process.argv.slice(2))
     type: 'boolean',
     description: 'Pause on error',
   })
-  .option('watch', {
-    default: false,
-    type: 'boolean',
-    description: 'Runs the server in watch mode, restarting on changes',
-  })
   .option('grep', {
     default: undefined,
     type: 'string',
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/add_monitor.journey.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/add_monitor.journey.ts
similarity index 98%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/add_monitor.journey.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/add_monitor.journey.ts
index 38f0399243ec5..e18b5cac11e2f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/add_monitor.journey.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/add_monitor.journey.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
 import { journey, step, expect, Page } from '@elastic/synthetics';
 import { recordVideo } from '../../helpers/record_video';
 import { FormMonitorType } from '../../../common/runtime_types';
-import { syntheticsAppPageProvider } from '../../page_objects/synthetics/synthetics_app';
+import { syntheticsAppPageProvider } from '../page_objects/synthetics_app';
 
 const customLocation = process.env.SYNTHETICS_TEST_LOCATION;
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/alert_rules/default_status_alert.journey.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/alert_rules/default_status_alert.journey.ts
similarity index 98%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/alert_rules/default_status_alert.journey.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/alert_rules/default_status_alert.journey.ts
index 2373b9712a753..72d9c63808914 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/alert_rules/default_status_alert.journey.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/alert_rules/default_status_alert.journey.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { RetryService } from '@kbn/ftr-common-functional-services';
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
 import { recordVideo } from '../../../helpers/record_video';
 import { getReasonMessage } from '../../../../server/legacy_uptime/lib/alerts/status_check';
-import { syntheticsAppPageProvider } from '../../../page_objects/synthetics/synthetics_app';
+import { syntheticsAppPageProvider } from '../../page_objects/synthetics_app';
 import { SyntheticsServices } from '../services/synthetics_services';
 
 journey(`DefaultStatusAlert`, async ({ page, params }) => {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/alert_rules/sample_docs/sample_docs.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/alert_rules/sample_docs/sample_docs.ts
similarity index 57%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/alert_rules/sample_docs/sample_docs.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/alert_rules/sample_docs/sample_docs.ts
index 21b7bd301214c..cdb1917d3026a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/alert_rules/sample_docs/sample_docs.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/alert_rules/sample_docs/sample_docs.ts
@@ -258,159 +258,3 @@ export const firstDownHit = ({
     dataset: 'http',
   },
 });
-
-const sampleHits = {
-  took: 1,
-  timed_out: false,
-  _shards: {
-    total: 1,
-    successful: 1,
-    skipped: 0,
-    failed: 0,
-  },
-  hits: {
-    total: {
-      value: 3,
-      relation: 'eq',
-    },
-    max_score: null,
-    hits: [
-      firstUpHit,
-      {
-        _index: '.ds-synthetics-http-default-2022.12.18-000001',
-        _id: 'TfCjJIUB1hhCUz-n3bWY',
-        _score: null,
-        _ignored: ['http.response.body.content'],
-        _source: firstDownHit,
-        sort: [1671356989976],
-      },
-      {
-        _index: '.ds-synthetics-http-default-2022.12.18-000001',
-        _id: 'fPCiJIUB1hhCUz-nVbMK',
-        _score: null,
-        _source: {
-          summary: {
-            up: 1,
-            down: 0,
-          },
-          tcp: {
-            rtt: {
-              connect: {
-                us: 26843,
-              },
-            },
-          },
-          agent: {
-            name: 'docker-fleet-server',
-            id: 'dd39a87d-a1e5-45a1-8dd9-e78d6a1391c6',
-            ephemeral_id: '264bb432-93f6-4aa6-a14d-266c53b9e7c7',
-            type: 'heartbeat',
-            version: '8.7.0',
-          },
-          resolve: {
-            rtt: {
-              us: 18153,
-            },
-            ip: '142.250.181.196',
-          },
-          elastic_agent: {
-            id: 'dd39a87d-a1e5-45a1-8dd9-e78d6a1391c6',
-            version: '8.7.0',
-            snapshot: true,
-          },
-          monitor: {
-            duration: {
-              us: 179022,
-            },
-            ip: '142.250.181.196',
-            origin: 'ui',
-            name: 'Test Monitor',
-            id: 'b9d9e146-746f-427f-bbf5-6e786b5b4e73',
-            timespan: {
-              lt: '2022-12-18T09:51:09.403Z',
-              gte: '2022-12-18T09:48:09.403Z',
-            },
-            check_group: '144186b2-7eb9-11ed-8949-0242ac120006',
-            fleet_managed: true,
-            type: 'http',
-            status: 'up',
-          },
-          url: {
-            scheme: 'https',
-            port: 443,
-            domain: 'www.google.com',
-            full: 'https://www.google.com',
-          },
-          observer: {
-            geo: {
-              name: 'Test private location',
-            },
-            name: 'Test private location',
-          },
-          '@timestamp': '2022-12-18T09:48:09.224Z',
-          ecs: {
-            version: '8.0.0',
-          },
-          config_id: 'b9d9e146-746f-427f-bbf5-6e786b5b4e73',
-          data_stream: {
-            namespace: 'default',
-            type: 'synthetics',
-            dataset: 'http',
-          },
-          tls: {
-            cipher: 'TLS-AES-128-GCM-SHA256',
-            certificate_not_valid_before: '2022-11-28T08:19:01.000Z',
-            established: true,
-            server: {
-              x509: {
-                not_after: '2023-02-20T08:19:00.000Z',
-                subject: {
-                  distinguished_name: 'CN=www.google.com',
-                  common_name: 'www.google.com',
-                },
-                not_before: '2022-11-28T08:19:01.000Z',
-                public_key_curve: 'P-256',
-                public_key_algorithm: 'ECDSA',
-                signature_algorithm: 'SHA256-RSA',
-                serial_number: '173037077033925240295268439311466214245',
-                issuer: {
-                  distinguished_name: 'CN=GTS CA 1C3,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US',
-                  common_name: 'GTS CA 1C3',
-                },
-              },
-              hash: {
-                sha1: 'ea1b44061b864526c45619230b3299117d11bf4e',
-                sha256: 'a5686448de09cc82b9cdad1e96357f919552ab14244da7948dd412ec0fc37d2b',
-              },
-            },
-            rtt: {
-              handshake: {
-                us: 34230,
-              },
-            },
-            version: '1.3',
-            certificate_not_valid_after: '2023-02-20T08:19:00.000Z',
-            version_protocol: 'tls',
-          },
-          state: {
-            duration_ms: 0,
-            checks: 1,
-            ends: null,
-            started_at: '2022-12-18T09:48:15.335017193Z',
-            id: 'Test private location-18524a25067-0',
-            up: 1,
-            down: 0,
-            flap_history: [],
-            status: 'up',
-          },
-          event: {
-            agent_id_status: 'verified',
-            ingested: '2022-12-18T09:48:16Z',
-            dataset: 'http',
-          },
-        },
-        sort: [1671356889224],
-      },
-    ],
-  },
-};
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/alerting_default.journey.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/alerting_default.journey.ts
similarity index 98%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/alerting_default.journey.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/alerting_default.journey.ts
index dc52772898174..96e91f81ff9fa 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/alerting_default.journey.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/alerting_default.journey.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
  */
 
 import { journey, step, expect, before, after } from '@elastic/synthetics';
-import { byTestId } from '../../helpers/utils';
 import { recordVideo } from '../../helpers/record_video';
-import { syntheticsAppPageProvider } from '../../page_objects/synthetics/synthetics_app';
+import { byTestId } from '../../helpers/utils';
+import { syntheticsAppPageProvider } from '../page_objects/synthetics_app';
 import { cleanSettings } from './services/settings';
 
 journey('AlertingDefaults', async ({ page, params }) => {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/data_retention.journey.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/data_retention.journey.ts
similarity index 97%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/data_retention.journey.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/data_retention.journey.ts
index bbbf6a7e48aa9..9487fb62ccf95 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/data_retention.journey.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/data_retention.journey.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 
 import { journey, step, expect, Page } from '@elastic/synthetics';
 import { RetryService } from '@kbn/ftr-common-functional-services';
-import { byTestId, assertText } from '../../helpers/utils';
 import { recordVideo } from '../../helpers/record_video';
-import { syntheticsAppPageProvider } from '../../page_objects/synthetics/synthetics_app';
+import { syntheticsAppPageProvider } from '../page_objects/synthetics_app';
+import { byTestId, assertText } from '../../helpers/utils';
 
 let page1: Page;
 journey(`DataRetentionPage`, async ({ page, params }) => {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/detail_flyout.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/detail_flyout.ts
similarity index 95%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/detail_flyout.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/detail_flyout.ts
index 2cd8c018e4032..4204e68099042 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/detail_flyout.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/detail_flyout.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 import { expect, journey, step } from '@elastic/synthetics';
 import { recordVideo } from '../../helpers/record_video';
-import { syntheticsAppPageProvider } from '../../page_objects/synthetics/synthetics_app';
+import { syntheticsAppPageProvider } from '../page_objects/synthetics_app';
 
 journey('TestMonitorDetailFlyout', async ({ page, params }) => {
   recordVideo(page);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/getting_started.journey.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/getting_started.journey.ts
similarity index 95%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/getting_started.journey.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/getting_started.journey.ts
index c52b2b5f1aa48..abb66db15d601 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/getting_started.journey.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/getting_started.journey.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 import { journey, step, expect, before, Page } from '@elastic/synthetics';
 import { recordVideo } from '../../helpers/record_video';
-import { syntheticsAppPageProvider } from '../../page_objects/synthetics/synthetics_app';
+import { syntheticsAppPageProvider } from '../page_objects/synthetics_app';
 import { cleanTestMonitors } from './services/add_monitor';
 
 journey(`Getting Started Page`, async ({ page, params }: { page: Page; params: any }) => {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/global_parameters.journey.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/global_parameters.journey.ts
similarity index 97%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/global_parameters.journey.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/global_parameters.journey.ts
index 8af902caf07db..d5581e51b1833 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/global_parameters.journey.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/global_parameters.journey.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { journey, step, before, after, expect } from '@elastic/synthetics';
 import { byTestId } from '../../helpers/utils';
 import { recordVideo } from '../../helpers/record_video';
 import { cleanTestParams } from './services/add_monitor';
-import { syntheticsAppPageProvider } from '../../page_objects/synthetics/synthetics_app';
+import { syntheticsAppPageProvider } from '../page_objects/synthetics_app';
 
 journey(`GlobalParameters`, async ({ page, params }) => {
   recordVideo(page);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/index.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/index.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/index.ts
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/management_list.journey.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/management_list.journey.ts
similarity index 98%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/management_list.journey.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/management_list.journey.ts
index d4110ca7508c3..04339190d7065 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/management_list.journey.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/management_list.journey.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
   cleanTestMonitors,
   enableMonitorManagedViaApi,
 } from './services/add_monitor';
-import { syntheticsAppPageProvider } from '../../page_objects/synthetics/synthetics_app';
+import { syntheticsAppPageProvider } from '../page_objects/synthetics_app';
 
 journey(`MonitorManagementList`, async ({ page, params }) => {
   recordVideo(page);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/monitor_details_page/monitor_summary.journey.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/monitor_details_page/monitor_summary.journey.ts
similarity index 96%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/monitor_details_page/monitor_summary.journey.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/monitor_details_page/monitor_summary.journey.ts
index b450bd7983ff7..94228e8c1404d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/monitor_details_page/monitor_summary.journey.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/monitor_details_page/monitor_summary.journey.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { byTestId } from '@kbn/ux-plugin/e2e/journeys/utils';
 import { RetryService } from '@kbn/ftr-common-functional-services';
 import moment from 'moment';
 import { recordVideo } from '../../../helpers/record_video';
-import { syntheticsAppPageProvider } from '../../../page_objects/synthetics/synthetics_app';
+import { syntheticsAppPageProvider } from '../../page_objects/synthetics_app';
 import { SyntheticsServices } from '../services/synthetics_services';
 
 journey(`MonitorSummaryTab`, async ({ page, params }) => {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/monitor_selector.journey.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/monitor_selector.journey.ts
similarity index 96%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/monitor_selector.journey.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/monitor_selector.journey.ts
index fe4a36ba6e9ba..35e4a8996d5b3 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/monitor_selector.journey.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/monitor_selector.journey.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
   cleanTestMonitors,
   enableMonitorManagedViaApi,
 } from './services/add_monitor';
-import { syntheticsAppPageProvider } from '../../page_objects/synthetics/synthetics_app';
+import { syntheticsAppPageProvider } from '../page_objects/synthetics_app';
 
 journey(`MonitorSelector`, async ({ page, params }) => {
   recordVideo(page);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/overview_scrolling.journey.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/overview_scrolling.journey.ts
similarity index 96%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/overview_scrolling.journey.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/overview_scrolling.journey.ts
index 29aeb474212c5..2936c33d8c44c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/overview_scrolling.journey.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/overview_scrolling.journey.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
   cleanTestMonitors,
   enableMonitorManagedViaApi,
 } from './services/add_monitor';
-import { syntheticsAppPageProvider } from '../../page_objects/synthetics/synthetics_app';
+import { syntheticsAppPageProvider } from '../page_objects/synthetics_app';
 
 journey('OverviewScrolling', async ({ page, params }) => {
   recordVideo(page);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/overview_search.journey.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/overview_search.journey.ts
similarity index 98%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/overview_search.journey.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/overview_search.journey.ts
index 49bacee80380e..a1729fca0faa3 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/overview_search.journey.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/overview_search.journey.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
   cleanTestMonitors,
   enableMonitorManagedViaApi,
 } from './services/add_monitor';
-import { syntheticsAppPageProvider } from '../../page_objects/synthetics/synthetics_app';
+import { syntheticsAppPageProvider } from '../page_objects/synthetics_app';
 
 journey('Overview Search', async ({ page, params }) => {
   recordVideo(page);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/overview_sorting.journey.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/overview_sorting.journey.ts
similarity index 98%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/overview_sorting.journey.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/overview_sorting.journey.ts
index 45c63fb389ab2..018df450628ef 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/overview_sorting.journey.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/overview_sorting.journey.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
   cleanTestMonitors,
   enableMonitorManagedViaApi,
 } from './services/add_monitor';
-import { syntheticsAppPageProvider } from '../../page_objects/synthetics/synthetics_app';
+import { syntheticsAppPageProvider } from '../page_objects/synthetics_app';
 
 journey('OverviewSorting', async ({ page, params }) => {
   recordVideo(page);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/private_locations.journey.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/private_locations.journey.ts
similarity index 98%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/private_locations.journey.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/private_locations.journey.ts
index a3ab5804db62c..970569b16307c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/private_locations.journey.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/private_locations.journey.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
   cleanTestMonitors,
   getPrivateLocations,
 } from './services/add_monitor';
-import { syntheticsAppPageProvider } from '../../page_objects/synthetics/synthetics_app';
+import { syntheticsAppPageProvider } from '../page_objects/synthetics_app';
 
 journey(`PrivateLocationsSettings`, async ({ page, params }) => {
   recordVideo(page);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/project_api_keys.journey.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/project_api_keys.journey.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/project_api_keys.journey.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/project_api_keys.journey.ts
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/project_monitor_read_only.journey.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/project_monitor_read_only.journey.ts
similarity index 97%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/project_monitor_read_only.journey.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/project_monitor_read_only.journey.ts
index d11ec61c39f8c..01d78fe21b5f3 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/project_monitor_read_only.journey.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/project_monitor_read_only.journey.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { SyntheticsServices } from './services/synthetics_services';
 import { recordVideo } from '../../helpers/record_video';
 import { cleanTestMonitors, enableMonitorManagedViaApi } from './services/add_monitor';
 import { addTestMonitorProject } from './services/add_monitor_project';
-import { syntheticsAppPageProvider } from '../../page_objects/synthetics/synthetics_app';
+import { syntheticsAppPageProvider } from '../page_objects/synthetics_app';
 import { SyntheticsMonitor } from '../../../common/runtime_types';
 
 journey('ProjectMonitorReadOnly', async ({ page, params }) => {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/services/add_monitor.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/services/add_monitor.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/services/add_monitor.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/services/add_monitor.ts
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/services/add_monitor_project.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/services/add_monitor_project.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/services/add_monitor_project.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/services/add_monitor_project.ts
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/services/data/browser_docs.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/services/data/browser_docs.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/services/data/browser_docs.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/services/data/browser_docs.ts
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/services/data/sample_docs.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/services/data/sample_docs.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/services/data/sample_docs.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/services/data/sample_docs.ts
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/services/settings.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/services/settings.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/services/settings.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/services/settings.ts
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/services/synthetics_services.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/services/synthetics_services.ts
similarity index 98%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/services/synthetics_services.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/services/synthetics_services.ts
index 8852a93a7952a..c29e1f7b5d7bc 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/services/synthetics_services.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/services/synthetics_services.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export class SyntheticsServices {
 
   async getMonitor(monitorId: string): Promise<SyntheticsMonitor | null> {
     try {
-      const { data } = await this.requester.request<{ attributes: SyntheticsMonitor }>({
+      const { data } = await this.requester.request({
         description: 'get monitor by id',
         path: API_URLS.GET_SYNTHETICS_MONITOR.replace('{monitorId}', monitorId),
         query: {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export class SyntheticsServices {
         },
         method: 'GET',
       });
-      return data?.attributes;
+      return (data as { attributes: SyntheticsMonitor })?.attributes;
     } catch (e) {
       // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
       console.log(e);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/step_details.journey.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/step_details.journey.ts
similarity index 94%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/step_details.journey.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/step_details.journey.ts
index c11515d0a44da..5d4c677b21718 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/step_details.journey.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/step_details.journey.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 import { journey, step, before, after } from '@elastic/synthetics';
 import { recordVideo } from '../../helpers/record_video';
-import { syntheticsAppPageProvider } from '../../page_objects/synthetics/synthetics_app';
+import { syntheticsAppPageProvider } from '../page_objects/synthetics_app';
 import { SyntheticsServices } from './services/synthetics_services';
 
 journey(`StepDetailsPage`, async ({ page, params }) => {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/test_now_mode.journey.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/test_now_mode.journey.ts
similarity index 98%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/test_now_mode.journey.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/test_now_mode.journey.ts
index 846f36f45542d..3c99b173f781f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/test_now_mode.journey.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/test_now_mode.journey.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 
 import { journey, step, before, after, expect } from '@elastic/synthetics';
 import { RetryService } from '@kbn/ftr-common-functional-services';
-import { byTestId } from '../../helpers/utils';
 import { recordVideo } from '../../helpers/record_video';
-import { syntheticsAppPageProvider } from '../../page_objects/synthetics/synthetics_app';
+import { byTestId } from '../../helpers/utils';
+import { syntheticsAppPageProvider } from '../page_objects/synthetics_app';
 import { SyntheticsServices } from './services/synthetics_services';
 
 journey(`TestNowMode`, async ({ page, params }) => {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/test_run_details.journey.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/test_run_details.journey.ts
similarity index 96%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/test_run_details.journey.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/test_run_details.journey.ts
index 5db5a55a4759d..433583a8ce3c8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/synthetics/test_run_details.journey.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/journeys/test_run_details.journey.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
  */
 
 import { journey, step, before, after } from '@elastic/synthetics';
-import { byTestId } from '../../helpers/utils';
 import { recordVideo } from '../../helpers/record_video';
-import { syntheticsAppPageProvider } from '../../page_objects/synthetics/synthetics_app';
+import { byTestId } from '../../helpers/utils';
+import { syntheticsAppPageProvider } from '../page_objects/synthetics_app';
 import { SyntheticsServices } from './services/synthetics_services';
 
 journey(`TestRunDetailsPage`, async ({ page, params }) => {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/page_objects/synthetics/synthetics_app.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/page_objects/synthetics_app.tsx
similarity index 98%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/page_objects/synthetics/synthetics_app.tsx
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/page_objects/synthetics_app.tsx
index db5aeb25356b9..ebcd900c4c210 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/page_objects/synthetics/synthetics_app.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/page_objects/synthetics_app.tsx
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
  */
 import { expect, Page } from '@elastic/synthetics';
 import { FormMonitorType } from '../../../common/runtime_types/monitor_management';
-import { loginPageProvider } from '../login';
-import { utilsPageProvider } from '../utils';
+import { loginPageProvider } from '../../page_objects/login';
+import { utilsPageProvider } from '../../page_objects/utils';
 
 const SIXTY_SEC_TIMEOUT = {
   timeout: 60 * 1000,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/synthetics_run.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/synthetics_run.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..3624c03c5f1f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics/synthetics_run.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+import { FtrConfigProviderContext } from '@kbn/test';
+import path from 'path';
+import { argv } from '../helpers/parse_args_params';
+import { SyntheticsRunner } from '../helpers/synthetics_runner';
+
+const { headless, grep, bail: pauseOnError } = argv;
+
+async function runE2ETests({ readConfigFile }: FtrConfigProviderContext) {
+  const kibanaConfig = await readConfigFile(require.resolve('../config.ts'));
+  return {
+    ...kibanaConfig.getAll(),
+    testRunner: async ({ getService }: any) => {
+      const syntheticsRunner = new SyntheticsRunner(getService, {
+        headless,
+        match: grep,
+        pauseOnError,
+      });
+
+      await syntheticsRunner.setup();
+      const fixturesDir = path.join(__dirname, '../fixtures/es_archiver/');
+
+      await syntheticsRunner.loadTestData(fixturesDir, [
+        'synthetics_data',
+        'full_heartbeat',
+        'browser',
+      ]);
+
+      await syntheticsRunner.loadTestFiles(async () => {
+        require('./journeys');
+      });
+
+      await syntheticsRunner.run();
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line import/no-default-export
+export default runE2ETests;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/tasks/import_monitors.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/tasks/import_monitors.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index f7143ee5b89e8..0000000000000
--- a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/tasks/import_monitors.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,83 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
- * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
- * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
- * 2.0.
- */
-
-import axios from 'axios';
-
-export const importMonitors = async ({
-  kibanaUrl,
-  username,
-  password,
-}: {
-  kibanaUrl: string;
-  username?: string;
-  password?: string;
-}) => {
-  // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-  console.log('Loading sample monitors');
-
-  const jsonData = {
-    type: 'browser',
-    enabled: true,
-    schedule: { unit: 'm', number: '10' },
-    'service.name': '',
-    tags: [],
-    timeout: null,
-    name: 'Browser monitor',
-    locations: [{ id: 'us_central', isServiceManaged: true }],
-    namespace: 'default',
-    origin: 'ui',
-    journey_id: '',
-    project_id: '',
-    playwright_options: '',
-    __ui: {
-      script_source: { is_generated_script: false, file_name: '' },
-      is_tls_enabled: false,
-    },
-    params: '',
-    'url.port': null,
-    'source.inline.script':
-      "const username = 'diawar.khan.shewani+conduit@gmail.com';\nconst password = 'aNL2sTGRbNYauc8';\n// Goto https://demo.realworld.io/ and sign up for username and password\n\nconst articleTitle = 'Artile No. ' + Math.ceil(Math.random() * 1000);\n\nstep(\"Goto home page\", async () => {\n  await page.goto('https://demo.realworld.io/');\n});\n\nstep(\"Goto login page\", async () => {\n  await page.click('text=Sign in');\n});\n\nstep(\"Enter login credentials\", async () => {\n  await page.fill('[placeholder=\"Email\"]', username);\n  await page.fill('[placeholder=\"Password\"]', password);\n});\n\nstep(\"Sign in\", async () => {\n  await page.click('button[type=submit]');\n});\n\nstep(\"Create article\", async () => {\n  const articleSubject = 'Test article subject';\n  const articleBody = 'This ariticle is created with **synthetics** for purely testing purposes.';\n\n  await page.click('text=New Article');\n  await page.fill('[placeholder=\"Article Title\"]', articleTitle);\n  await page.fill('[placeholder=\"What\\'s this article about?\"]', articleSubject);\n  await page.fill('textarea', articleBody);\n});\n\nstep(\"Publish article\", async () => {\n  await page.click('text=Publish Article');\n  await page.waitForNavigation();\n\n  // Fail about 30% of random times\n  const passFailText = Math.random() * 10 > 7 ? 'non-existent-text' : articleTitle ;\n  await page.waitForSelector('text=' + articleTitle);\n});\n\nstep(\"Post 1st comment\", async() => {\n  const firstCommentText = 'First comment!';\n  await page.fill('[placeholder=\"Write a comment...\"]', firstCommentText);\n  await page.click('text=Post Comment');\n  await page.waitForSelector('text=' + firstCommentText);\n});",
-    'source.project.content': '',
-    urls: '',
-    screenshots: 'on',
-    synthetics_args: [],
-    'filter_journeys.match': '',
-    'filter_journeys.tags': [],
-    ignore_https_errors: false,
-    throttling: {
-      id: 'custom',
-      label: 'Custom',
-      value: {
-        download: '5',
-        upload: '3',
-        latency: '20',
-      },
-    },
-  };
-
-  const id = '1c215bd0-f580-11ec-89e5-694db461b7a5';
-
-  try {
-    axios
-      .request({
-        method: 'post',
-        url: kibanaUrl + '/internal/uptime/service/monitors?id=' + id,
-        auth: { username: username ?? 'elastic', password: password ?? 'changeme' },
-        headers: { 'kbn-xsrf': 'true' },
-        data: jsonData,
-      })
-      .then(({ data }) => {
-        if (data.id === id) {
-          // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-          console.info('Successfully imported 1 monitor');
-        }
-      });
-  } catch (e) {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-    console.error(e);
-  }
-};
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/tasks/uptime_monitor.ndjson b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/tasks/uptime_monitor.ndjson
deleted file mode 100644
index 818bbfcefd579..0000000000000
--- a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/tasks/uptime_monitor.ndjson
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-{"attributes":{"__ui":{"is_tls_enabled":false},"check.request.method":"GET","check.response.status":[],"enabled":true,"locations":[{"geo":{"lat":41.25,"lon":-95.86},"id":"us_central","label":"US Central","url":"https://us-central.synthetics.elastic.dev"}],"max_redirects":"0","name":"Test Monitor","proxy_url":"","response.include_body":"on_error","response.include_headers":true,"schedule":{"number":"3","unit":"m"},"service.name":"","tags":[],"timeout":"16","type":"http","urls":"https://www.google.com", "secrets": "{}"},"coreMigrationVersion":"8.1.0","id":"832b9980-7fba-11ec-b360-25a79ce3f496","references":[],"sort":[1643319958480,20371],"type":"synthetics-monitor","updated_at":"2022-01-27T21:45:58.480Z","version":"WzExOTg3ODYsMl0="}
-{"excludedObjects":[],"excludedObjectsCount":0,"exportedCount":2,"missingRefCount":0,"missingReferences":[]}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/tsconfig.json b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/tsconfig.json
index df3428e1aa0bf..c00c388ec86e0 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/tsconfig.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,9 +1,20 @@
 {
   "extends": "../../../../tsconfig.base.json",
   "exclude": ["tmp", "target/**/*"],
-  "include": ["./**/*"],
+  "include": ["**/*"],
   "compilerOptions": {
     "outDir": "target/types",
     "types": [ "node"],
+    "isolatedModules": false,
   },
+  "kbn_references": [
+    { "path": "../../../test/tsconfig.json" },
+    { "path": "../../../../test/tsconfig.json" },
+    "@kbn/test",
+    "@kbn/dev-utils",
+    "@kbn/ux-plugin/e2e",
+    "@kbn/ftr-common-functional-services",
+    "@kbn/apm-plugin",
+    "@kbn/es-archiver",
+  ]
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/uptime/alerts/default_email_settings.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/journeys/alerts/default_email_settings.ts
similarity index 90%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/uptime/alerts/default_email_settings.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/journeys/alerts/default_email_settings.ts
index 17a6ee07aa1c7..2865084aa29e8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/uptime/alerts/default_email_settings.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/journeys/alerts/default_email_settings.ts
@@ -5,23 +5,16 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
-/*
- * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
- * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
- * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
- * 2.0.
- */
-
 import { journey, step, before } from '@elastic/synthetics';
-
 import {
   assertNotText,
-  byTestId,
   assertText,
+  byTestId,
   waitForLoadingToFinish,
 } from '../../../helpers/utils';
 import { recordVideo } from '../../../helpers/record_video';
-import { settingsPageProvider } from '../../../page_objects/uptime/settings';
+
+import { settingsPageProvider } from '../../page_objects/settings';
 
 journey('DefaultEmailSettings', async ({ page, params }) => {
   recordVideo(page);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/uptime/alerts/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/journeys/alerts/index.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/uptime/alerts/index.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/journeys/alerts/index.ts
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/uptime/alerts/status_alert_flyouts_in_alerting_app.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/journeys/alerts/status_alert_flyouts_in_alerting_app.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/uptime/alerts/status_alert_flyouts_in_alerting_app.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/journeys/alerts/status_alert_flyouts_in_alerting_app.ts
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/uptime/alerts/tls_alert_flyouts_in_alerting_app.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/journeys/alerts/tls_alert_flyouts_in_alerting_app.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/uptime/alerts/tls_alert_flyouts_in_alerting_app.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/journeys/alerts/tls_alert_flyouts_in_alerting_app.ts
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/uptime/data_view_permissions.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/journeys/data_view_permissions.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/uptime/data_view_permissions.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/journeys/data_view_permissions.ts
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/uptime/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/journeys/index.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/uptime/index.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/journeys/index.ts
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/uptime/locations/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/journeys/locations/index.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/uptime/locations/index.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/journeys/locations/index.ts
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/uptime/locations/locations.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/journeys/locations/locations.ts
similarity index 96%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/uptime/locations/locations.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/journeys/locations/locations.ts
index fc307f10d0c00..afb5ebf0c04a1 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/uptime/locations/locations.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/journeys/locations/locations.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 import { journey, step, before, Page } from '@elastic/synthetics';
 import { recordVideo } from '../../../helpers/record_video';
 import { makeChecksWithStatus } from '../../../helpers/make_checks';
-import { monitorDetailsPageProvider } from '../../../page_objects/uptime/monitor_details';
+import { monitorDetailsPageProvider } from '../../page_objects/monitor_details';
 
 journey('Observer location', async ({ page, params }: { page: Page; params: any }) => {
   recordVideo(page);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/uptime/monitor_details/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/journeys/monitor_details/index.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/uptime/monitor_details/index.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/journeys/monitor_details/index.ts
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/uptime/monitor_details/monitor_alerts.journey.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/journeys/monitor_details/monitor_alerts.journey.ts
similarity index 97%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/uptime/monitor_details/monitor_alerts.journey.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/journeys/monitor_details/monitor_alerts.journey.ts
index 41c51a9bba00e..88a174f76cc59 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/uptime/monitor_details/monitor_alerts.journey.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/journeys/monitor_details/monitor_alerts.journey.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { journey, step, expect, before, Page } from '@elastic/synthetics';
 import { noop } from 'lodash';
 import { byTestId, delay } from '../../../helpers/utils';
 import { recordVideo } from '../../../helpers/record_video';
-import { monitorDetailsPageProvider } from '../../../page_objects/uptime/monitor_details';
+import { monitorDetailsPageProvider } from '../../page_objects/monitor_details';
 
 const dateRangeStart = '2019-09-10T12:40:08.078Z';
 const dateRangeEnd = '2019-09-11T19:40:08.078Z';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/uptime/monitor_details/monitor_details.journey.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/journeys/monitor_details/monitor_details.journey.ts
similarity index 95%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/uptime/monitor_details/monitor_details.journey.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/journeys/monitor_details/monitor_details.journey.ts
index e395fdae45713..f46081c7b3823 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/uptime/monitor_details/monitor_details.journey.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/journeys/monitor_details/monitor_details.journey.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 import { journey, step, before, Page } from '@elastic/synthetics';
 import { byTestId } from '../../../helpers/utils';
 import { recordVideo } from '../../../helpers/record_video';
-import { monitorDetailsPageProvider } from '../../../page_objects/uptime/monitor_details';
+import { monitorDetailsPageProvider } from '../../page_objects/monitor_details';
 
 const dateRangeStart = '2019-09-10T12:40:08.078Z';
 const dateRangeEnd = '2019-09-11T19:40:08.078Z';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/uptime/monitor_details/ping_redirects.journey.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/journeys/monitor_details/ping_redirects.journey.ts
similarity index 96%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/uptime/monitor_details/ping_redirects.journey.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/journeys/monitor_details/ping_redirects.journey.ts
index af0d38de81775..502217721381d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/uptime/monitor_details/ping_redirects.journey.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/journeys/monitor_details/ping_redirects.journey.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { journey, step, expect, before, Page } from '@elastic/synthetics';
 import { byTestId, delay } from '../../../helpers/utils';
 import { recordVideo } from '../../../helpers/record_video';
 import { makeChecksWithStatus } from '../../../helpers/make_checks';
-import { monitorDetailsPageProvider } from '../../../page_objects/uptime/monitor_details';
+import { monitorDetailsPageProvider } from '../../page_objects/monitor_details';
 
 journey('MonitorPingRedirects', async ({ page, params }: { page: Page; params: any }) => {
   recordVideo(page);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/uptime/step_duration.journey.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/journeys/step_duration.journey.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/uptime/step_duration.journey.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/journeys/step_duration.journey.ts
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/uptime/uptime.journey.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/journeys/uptime.journey.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/uptime/uptime.journey.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/journeys/uptime.journey.ts
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/page_objects/uptime/monitor_details.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/page_objects/monitor_details.tsx
similarity index 97%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/page_objects/uptime/monitor_details.tsx
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/page_objects/monitor_details.tsx
index a1d1add0bf147..db5e13e975267 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/page_objects/uptime/monitor_details.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/page_objects/monitor_details.tsx
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
  */
 
 import { Page } from '@elastic/synthetics';
-import { utilsPageProvider } from '../utils';
 import { byTestId, delay, getQuerystring } from '../../helpers/utils';
-import { loginPageProvider } from '../login';
+import { loginPageProvider } from '../../page_objects/login';
+import { utilsPageProvider } from '../../page_objects/utils';
 
 interface AlertType {
   id: string;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/page_objects/uptime/settings.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/page_objects/settings.tsx
similarity index 91%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/page_objects/uptime/settings.tsx
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/page_objects/settings.tsx
index a94f122e4f718..97f9843168ed9 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/page_objects/uptime/settings.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/page_objects/settings.tsx
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 
 import { expect, Page } from '@elastic/synthetics';
 import { byTestId } from '../../helpers/utils';
-import { loginPageProvider } from '../login';
-import { utilsPageProvider } from '../utils';
+import { loginPageProvider } from '../../page_objects/login';
+import { utilsPageProvider } from '../../page_objects/utils';
 
 export function settingsPageProvider({ page }: { page: Page; kibanaUrl: string }) {
   return {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics_run.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/synthetics_run.ts
similarity index 83%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics_run.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/synthetics_run.ts
index b03ff899fcf5f..b457a5b1e104f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/synthetics_run.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/uptime/synthetics_run.ts
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
  */
 import { FtrConfigProviderContext } from '@kbn/test';
 import path from 'path';
-import { argv } from './helpers/parse_args_params';
-import { SyntheticsRunner } from './helpers/synthetics_runner';
+import { argv } from '../helpers/parse_args_params';
+import { SyntheticsRunner } from '../helpers/synthetics_runner';
 
 const { headless, grep, bail: pauseOnError } = argv;
 
 async function runE2ETests({ readConfigFile }: FtrConfigProviderContext) {
-  const kibanaConfig = await readConfigFile(require.resolve('./config.ts'));
+  const kibanaConfig = await readConfigFile(require.resolve('../config.ts'));
   return {
     ...kibanaConfig.getAll(),
     testRunner: async ({ getService }: any) => {
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ async function runE2ETests({ readConfigFile }: FtrConfigProviderContext) {
       });
 
       await syntheticsRunner.setup();
-      const fixturesDir = path.join(__dirname, '../e2e/fixtures/es_archiver/');
+      const fixturesDir = path.join(__dirname, '../fixtures/es_archiver/');
 
       await syntheticsRunner.loadTestData(fixturesDir, [
         'synthetics_data',
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/scripts/base_e2e.js b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/scripts/base_e2e.js
index e65d214229c5d..99fb58cf81d6a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/scripts/base_e2e.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/scripts/base_e2e.js
@@ -22,16 +22,6 @@ const { argv } = yargs(process.argv.slice(2))
     description:
       'Run all tests (an instance of Elasticsearch and kibana are needs to be available)',
   })
-  .option('open', {
-    default: false,
-    type: 'boolean',
-    description: 'Opens the Synthetics Test Runner',
-  })
-  .option('watch', {
-    default: false,
-    type: 'boolean',
-    description: 'Runs the server in watch mode, restarting on changes',
-  })
   .option('pauseOnError', {
     default: false,
     type: 'boolean',
@@ -63,35 +53,26 @@ if (server) {
   ftrScript = 'functional_test_runner';
 }
 
-const config = './synthetics_run.ts';
-
-function executeSyntheticsRunner(dirPath) {
+function executeSyntheticsRunner(dirPath, config = './synthetics_run.ts') {
   console.log(`Running ${ftrScript} in ${dirPath}`);
+  const grepArg = grep ? '--grep ' + grep : '';
+  const kbnInstallDir = `--kibana-install-dir '${kibanaInstallDir}'`;
+  const options = { cwd: dirPath, stdio: 'inherit' };
+
   if (server) {
     childProcess.execSync(
-      `node ../../../../scripts/${ftrScript} --config ${config} --kibana-install-dir '${kibanaInstallDir}'`,
-      {
-        cwd: dirPath,
-        stdio: 'inherit',
-      }
+      `node ../../../../scripts/${ftrScript} --config ${config}  ${kbnInstallDir}`,
+      options
     );
   } else if (runner) {
     childProcess.execSync(
-      `node ../../../../scripts/${ftrScript} --config ${config} --kibana-install-dir '${kibanaInstallDir}'  --headless ${headless} --bail ${pauseOnError} ${
-        grep ? '--grep ' + grep : ''
-      }`,
-      {
-        cwd: dirPath,
-        stdio: 'inherit',
-      }
+      `node ../../../../scripts/${ftrScript} --config ${config} ${kbnInstallDir}  --headless ${headless} --bail ${pauseOnError} ${grepArg}`,
+      options
     );
   } else {
     childProcess.execSync(
-      `node ../../../../scripts/${ftrScript} --config ${config} --kibana-install-dir '${kibanaInstallDir}' --grep '${grep}'`,
-      {
-        cwd: dirPath,
-        stdio: 'inherit',
-      }
+      `node ../../../../scripts/${ftrScript} --config ${config}  ${kbnInstallDir} ${grepArg}`,
+      options
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/scripts/e2e.js b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/scripts/e2e.js
index 69a1f3319491e..f7db753124d4e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/scripts/e2e.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/scripts/e2e.js
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ const path = require('path');
 
 const e2eDir = path.join(__dirname, '../e2e');
 
-executeSyntheticsRunner(e2eDir);
+executeSyntheticsRunner(e2eDir, './synthetics/synthetics_run.ts');
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/scripts/uptime_e2e.js
similarity index 52%
rename from x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/index.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/synthetics/scripts/uptime_e2e.js
index 28ea52cca8e65..10dd520b5335d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/e2e/journeys/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/scripts/uptime_e2e.js
@@ -5,5 +5,11 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
-export * from './synthetics';
-export * from './uptime';
+/* eslint-disable no-console */
+
+const { executeSyntheticsRunner } = require('./base_e2e');
+const path = require('path');
+
+const e2eDir = path.join(__dirname, '../e2e');
+
+executeSyntheticsRunner(e2eDir, './uptime/synthetics_run.ts');
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ux/e2e/tsconfig.json b/x-pack/plugins/ux/e2e/tsconfig.json
index df3428e1aa0bf..881ab4db9046c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ux/e2e/tsconfig.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ux/e2e/tsconfig.json
@@ -6,4 +6,9 @@
     "outDir": "target/types",
     "types": [ "node"],
   },
+  "kbn_references": [
+    "@kbn/test",
+    "@kbn/apm-plugin",
+    "@kbn/es-archiver",
+  ],
 }