diff --git a/jenkins/jobs/macros.yaml b/jenkins/jobs/macros.yaml
index 86838f088e..88c792ab41 100644
--- a/jenkins/jobs/macros.yaml
+++ b/jenkins/jobs/macros.yaml
@@ -807,6 +807,25 @@
               sudo service ssh restart
           fi
 
+
+# Install specific elasticsearch version as needed for searchlight.
+- builder:
+    name: elasticsearch-install
+    builders:
+      - shell: |
+          #!/bin/bash -xe
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y openjdk-7-jre
+          wget https://download.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-1.7.5.deb
+          sudo dpkg -i elasticsearch-1.7.5.deb
+
+          #Switch to tar extract if service start doesn't work.
+          #wget https://download.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-1.7.5.tar.gz
+          #tar -zxvf elasticsearch-1.7.5.tar.gz
+
+          #Make 'elasticsearch' binary callable from within functional tests
+          sudo ln -s /usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch /usr/local/bin/elasticsearch
+
 # ======================================================================
 
 - wrapper:
diff --git a/jenkins/jobs/projects.yaml b/jenkins/jobs/projects.yaml
index e63f69746d..e9ab8981a5 100644
--- a/jenkins/jobs/projects.yaml
+++ b/jenkins/jobs/projects.yaml
@@ -7170,7 +7170,7 @@
     doc-publisher-site: docs.openstack.org
 
     jobs:
-      - python-jobs
+      - python-jobs-searchlight
       - openstack-publish-jobs
       - pypi-jobs
 
@@ -7765,7 +7765,7 @@
     tarball-site: tarballs.openstack.org
     doc-publisher-site: docs.openstack.org
     jobs:
-      - python-jobs
+      - python-jobs-searchlight
       - openstack-publish-jobs
       - openstack-releasenotes-jobs
       - pypi-jobs
diff --git a/jenkins/jobs/python-jobs.yaml b/jenkins/jobs/python-jobs.yaml
index e73e731925..69f52acfcc 100644
--- a/jenkins/jobs/python-jobs.yaml
+++ b/jenkins/jobs/python-jobs.yaml
@@ -508,3 +508,20 @@
       # pylint isn't standard
       # gate-{name}-tox-{envlist} also isn't standard, but is reserved for
       # projects that want to run specific jobs via tox
+
+- job-group:
+    name: python-jobs-searchlight
+    jobs:
+      - '{name}-coverage'
+      - 'gate-{name}-pep8'
+      - 'gate-{name}-python27-searchlight'
+      - 'gate-{name}-python34'
+      - 'gate-{name}-pypy'
+      - 'gate-{name}-docs'
+      - 'gate-{name}-requirements'
+      - '{name}-tarball'
+      - '{name}-branch-tarball'
+      - '{name}-announce-release'
+      # pylint isn't standard
+      # gate-{name}-tox-{envlist} also isn't standard, but is reserved for
+      # projects that want to run specific jobs via tox
diff --git a/jenkins/jobs/searchlight.yaml b/jenkins/jobs/searchlight.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d15ce3247d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jenkins/jobs/searchlight.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+- job-template:
+    name: 'gate-{name}-python27-searchlight'
+
+    wrappers:
+      - build-timeout:
+          timeout: 50
+      - timestamps
+
+    builders:
+      - print-template-name:
+          template-name: "{template-name}"
+      - zuul-git-prep-upper-constraints
+      - elasticsearch-install
+      - install-distro-packages
+      - revoke-sudo
+      - python27
+      - assert-no-extra-files
+
+    publishers:
+      - test-results
+      - console-log
+      - zuul-swift-test-results-with-console
+
+    node: ubuntu-trusty
diff --git a/zuul/layout.yaml b/zuul/layout.yaml
index cef041fac9..134c8f047c 100755
--- a/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -308,6 +308,25 @@ project-templates:
     post:
       - '{name}-branch-tarball'
 
+  # Invokes the same targets as python-jobs with one change:
+  # python27-searchlight is used instead of python27. The job
+  # python27-searchlight installs extra packages
+  - name: python-jobs-searchlight
+    check:
+      - 'gate-{name}-docs'
+      - 'gate-{name}-pep8'
+      # TODO(jaegerandi): Enable once experimental job works.
+      # - 'gate-{name}-python27-searchlight'
+    gate:
+      - 'gate-{name}-docs'
+      - 'gate-{name}-pep8'
+      # TODO(jaegerandi): Enable once experimental job works.
+      # - 'gate-{name}-python27-searchlight'
+    experimental:
+      - 'gate-{name}-python27-searchlight'
+    post:
+      - '{name}-branch-tarball'
+
   - name: python-charm-jobs
     check:
       - 'gate-{name}-pep8'
@@ -9796,7 +9815,7 @@ projects:
   - name: openstack/python-searchlightclient
     template:
       - name: merge-check
-      - name: python-jobs
+      - name: python-jobs-searchlight
       - name: python3-jobs
       - name: openstack-client-publish-jobs
       - name: check-requirements
@@ -10335,7 +10354,7 @@ projects:
   - name: openstack/searchlight
     template:
       - name: merge-check
-      - name: python-jobs
+      - name: python-jobs-searchlight
       - name: python3-jobs
       - name: openstack-server-publish-jobs
       - name: openstack-server-release-jobs