diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index 7ccbd0a6..62452c45 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,19 @@
     check:
       jobs:
         - openstack-tox-linters
+        - stx-tox-pylint
     gate:
       jobs:
         - openstack-tox-linters
+        - stx-tox-pylint
+
+- job:
+    name: stx-tox-pylint
+    parent: tox
+    description: |
+      Run pylint tests
+    required-projects:
+      - starlingx/fault
+      - starlingx/config
+    vars:
+      tox_envlist: pylint
diff --git a/pylint.rc b/pylint.rc
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..08558a84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pylint.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,261 @@
+[MASTER]
+# Specify a configuration file.
+rcfile=pylint.rc
+
+# Python code to execute, usually for sys.path manipulation such as
+# pygtk.require().
+#init-hook=
+
+# Add files or directories to the blacklist. Should be base names, not paths.
+ignore=tests
+
+# Pickle collected data for later comparisons.
+persistent=yes
+
+# List of plugins (as comma separated values of python modules names) to load,
+# usually to register additional checkers.
+load-plugins=
+
+# Use multiple processes to speed up Pylint.
+jobs=4
+
+# Allow loading of arbitrary C extensions. Extensions are imported into the
+# active Python interpreter and may run arbitrary code.
+unsafe-load-any-extension=no
+
+# A comma-separated list of package or module names from where C extensions may
+# be loaded. Extensions are loading into the active Python interpreter and may
+# run arbitrary code
+extension-pkg-whitelist=lxml.etree,greenlet
+
+
+[MESSAGES CONTROL]
+# Enable the message, report, category or checker with the given id(s). You can
+# either give multiple identifier separated by comma (,) or put this option
+# multiple time.
+#enable=
+
+# Disable the message, report, category or checker with the given id(s). You
+# can either give multiple identifier separated by comma (,) or put this option
+# multiple time (only on the command line, not in the configuration file where
+# it should appear only once).
+# See "Messages Control" section of
+# https://pylint.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide
+# We are disabling todo/fixme
+# We are disabling (C)onvention
+# We are disabling (R)efactor
+# These error checks should be enabled whenever the code is cleaned up:
+# E0203: access-member-before-definition
+# E0401: import-error
+# E0611: no-name-in-module
+# E1101: no-member
+# E1135: unsupported-membership-test
+# E1205: logging-too-many-args
+# W0107: unnecessary-pass
+# W0150: lost-exception
+# W0201: attribute-defined-outside-init
+# W0221: arguments-differ
+# W0231: super-init-not-called
+# W0235: useless-super-delegation
+# W0603: global-statement
+# W0611: unused-import
+# W0612: unused-variable
+# W0613: unused-argument
+# W0621: redefined-outer-name
+# W0622: redefined-builtin
+# W0702: bare-except
+# W0703: broad-except
+# W1201: logging-not-lazy
+# W1202: logging-format-interpolation
+# W1401: anomalous-backslash-in-string
+disable=C,R,fixme,
+        E0203,E0401,E0611,E1101,E1135,E1205,
+        W0107,W0150,W0201,W0221,W0231,W0235,W0603,W0611,W0612,W0613,W0621,W0622,
+        W0702,W0703,W1201,W1202,W1401
+
+[REPORTS]
+# Set the output format. Available formats are text, parseable, colorized, msvs
+# (visual studio) and html
+output-format=text
+
+# Put messages in a separate file for each module / package specified on the
+# command line instead of printing them on stdout. Reports (if any) will be
+# written in a file name "pylint_global.[txt|html]".
+files-output=no
+
+# Tells whether to display a full report or only the messages
+reports=no
+
+# Python expression which should return a note less than 10 (10 is the highest
+# note). You have access to the variables errors warning, statement which
+# respectively contain the number of errors / warnings messages and the total
+# number of statements analyzed. This is used by the global evaluation report
+# (RP0004).
+evaluation=10.0 - ((float(5 * error + warning + refactor + convention) / statement) * 10)
+
+
+[SIMILARITIES]
+# Minimum lines number of a similarity.
+min-similarity-lines=4
+
+# Ignore comments when computing similarities.
+ignore-comments=yes
+
+# Ignore docstrings when computing similarities.
+ignore-docstrings=yes
+
+
+[FORMAT]
+# Maximum number of characters on a single line.
+max-line-length=85
+
+# Maximum number of lines in a module
+max-module-lines=1000
+
+# String used as indentation unit. This is usually 4 spaces or "\t" (1 tab).
+indent-string='    '
+
+
+[TYPECHECK]
+# Tells whether missing members accessed in mixin class should be ignored. A
+# mixin class is detected if its name ends with "mixin" (case insensitive).
+ignore-mixin-members=yes
+
+# List of module names for which member attributes should not be checked
+# (useful for modules/projects where namespaces are manipulated during runtime
+# and thus existing member attributes cannot be deduced by static analysis
+ignored-modules=distutils,eventlet.green.subprocess,six,six.moves
+
+# List of classes names for which member attributes should not be checked
+# (useful for classes with attributes dynamically set).
+ignored-classes=SQLObject, optparse.Values, thread._local, _thread._local
+
+# List of members which are set dynamically and missed by pylint inference
+# system, and so shouldn't trigger E0201 when accessed. Python regular
+# expressions are accepted.
+generated-members=REQUEST,acl_users,aq_parent
+
+
+[BASIC]
+# List of builtins function names that should not be used, separated by a comma
+bad-functions=map,filter,apply,input
+
+# Regular expression which should only match correct module names
+module-rgx=(([a-z_][a-z0-9_]*)|([A-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]+))$
+
+# Regular expression which should only match correct module level names
+const-rgx=(([A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*)|(__.*__))$
+
+# Regular expression which should only match correct class names
+class-rgx=[A-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9]+$
+
+# Regular expression which should only match correct function names
+function-rgx=[a-z_][a-z0-9_]{2,30}$
+
+# Regular expression which should only match correct method names
+method-rgx=[a-z_][a-z0-9_]{2,30}$
+
+# Regular expression which should only match correct instance attribute names
+attr-rgx=[a-z_][a-z0-9_]{2,30}$
+
+# Regular expression which should only match correct argument names
+argument-rgx=[a-z_][a-z0-9_]{2,30}$
+
+# Regular expression which should only match correct variable names
+variable-rgx=[a-z_][a-z0-9_]{2,30}$
+
+# Regular expression which should only match correct list comprehension /
+# generator expression variable names
+inlinevar-rgx=[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*$
+
+# Good variable names which should always be accepted, separated by a comma
+good-names=i,j,k,ex,Run,_
+
+# Bad variable names which should always be refused, separated by a comma
+bad-names=foo,bar,baz,toto,tutu,tata
+
+# Regular expression which should only match functions or classes name which do
+# not require a docstring
+no-docstring-rgx=__.*__
+
+
+[MISCELLANEOUS]
+# List of note tags to take in consideration, separated by a comma.
+notes=FIXME,XXX,TODO
+
+
+[VARIABLES]
+# Tells whether we should check for unused import in __init__ files.
+init-import=no
+
+# A regular expression matching the beginning of the name of dummy variables
+# (i.e. not used).
+dummy-variables-rgx=_|dummy
+
+# List of additional names supposed to be defined in builtins. Remember that
+# you should avoid to define new builtins when possible.
+additional-builtins=
+
+
+[IMPORTS]
+# Deprecated modules which should not be used, separated by a comma
+deprecated-modules=regsub,string,TERMIOS,Bastion,rexec
+
+# Create a graph of every (i.e. internal and external) dependencies in the
+# given file (report RP0402 must not be disabled)
+import-graph=
+
+# Create a graph of external dependencies in the given file (report RP0402 must
+# not be disabled)
+ext-import-graph=
+
+# Create a graph of internal dependencies in the given file (report RP0402 must
+# not be disabled)
+int-import-graph=
+
+
+[DESIGN]
+# Maximum number of arguments for function / method
+max-args=5
+
+# Argument names that match this expression will be ignored. Default to name
+# with leading underscore
+ignored-argument-names=_.*
+
+# Maximum number of locals for function / method body
+max-locals=15
+
+# Maximum number of return / yield for function / method body
+max-returns=6
+
+# Maximum number of branch for function / method body
+max-branchs=12
+
+# Maximum number of statements in function / method body
+max-statements=50
+
+# Maximum number of parents for a class (see R0901).
+max-parents=7
+
+# Maximum number of attributes for a class (see R0902).
+max-attributes=7
+
+# Minimum number of public methods for a class (see R0903).
+min-public-methods=2
+
+# Maximum number of public methods for a class (see R0904).
+max-public-methods=20
+
+
+[CLASSES]
+# List of method names used to declare (i.e. assign) instance attributes.
+defining-attr-methods=__init__,__new__,setUp
+
+# List of valid names for the first argument in a class method.
+valid-classmethod-first-arg=cls
+
+
+[EXCEPTIONS]
+# Exceptions that will emit a warning when being caught. Defaults to
+# "Exception"
+overgeneral-exceptions=Exception
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 8ae3e22f..6c74ddf3 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # hacking pulls in flake8
 hacking!=0.13.0,<0.14,>=0.12.0 # Apache-2.0
 bashate >= 0.2
+pylint
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 164fe1ed..5e22eec4 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ minversion = 2.3
 skipsdist = True
 sitepackages=False
 
+stxdir = {toxinidir}/..
+
 [testenv]
 install_command = pip install -U {opts} {packages}
 setenv =
@@ -70,6 +72,33 @@ max-line-length=80
 commands =
   flake8
 
+[testenv:pylint]
+basepython = python3
+sitepackages = False
+deps =
+  {[testenv]deps}
+  -e{[tox]stxdir}/config/tsconfig/tsconfig
+  -e{[tox]stxdir}/config/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv
+  -e{[tox]stxdir}/fault/fm-api
+  keyring
+  keystoneauth1
+  libvirt-python
+  oslo.messaging
+  oslo.service
+  pyinotify
+  python-daemon
+  python-novaclient
+
+commands = pylint {posargs}                                          \
+  ceph/ceph-manager/ceph-manager/ceph_manager                        \
+  ceph/python-cephclient/python-cephclient/cephclient                \
+  utilities/logmgmt/logmgmt/logmgmt/                                 \
+  utilities/pci-irq-affinity-agent/pci_irq_affinity/pci_irq_affinity \
+  utilities/platform-util/platform-util/platform_util                \
+  utilities/pm-qos-mgr/src/pm_qos_mgr                                \
+  --rcfile=./pylint.rc
+
+
 [testenv:linters]
 commands =
     {[testenv:bashate]commands}