diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/steps/checks.sh b/.buildkite/scripts/steps/checks.sh
index 8d62a305dd535..ce7dec4f36e8d 100755
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/steps/checks.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/steps/checks.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 export DISABLE_BOOTSTRAP_VALIDATION=false
 .buildkite/scripts/bootstrap.sh
+.buildkite/scripts/copy_es_snapshot_cache.sh
 
 if [[ "${FTR_ENABLE_FIPS_AGENT:-}" == "true" ]]; then
   .buildkite/scripts/steps/checks/verify_fips_enabled.sh
diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/steps/functional/defend_workflows_burn.sh b/.buildkite/scripts/steps/functional/defend_workflows_burn.sh
index 643a8d9f4ec53..6a97ba4e82b33 100644
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/steps/functional/defend_workflows_burn.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/steps/functional/defend_workflows_burn.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 source .buildkite/scripts/steps/functional/common.sh
 
 .buildkite/scripts/bootstrap.sh
+.buildkite/scripts/copy_es_snapshot_cache.sh
 node scripts/build_kibana_platform_plugins.js
 
 export JOB=kibana-defend-workflows-cypress
diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/steps/functional/defend_workflows_serverless_burn.sh b/.buildkite/scripts/steps/functional/defend_workflows_serverless_burn.sh
index 3f85a9b051845..4bebee15953e6 100644
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/steps/functional/defend_workflows_serverless_burn.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/steps/functional/defend_workflows_serverless_burn.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 source .buildkite/scripts/steps/functional/common.sh
 
 .buildkite/scripts/bootstrap.sh
+.buildkite/scripts/copy_es_snapshot_cache.sh
 node scripts/build_kibana_platform_plugins.js
 
 export JOB=kibana-defend-workflows-serverless-cypress
diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/steps/functional/exploratory_view_plugin.sh b/.buildkite/scripts/steps/functional/exploratory_view_plugin.sh
index d14033883312f..adee8986bc746 100755
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/steps/functional/exploratory_view_plugin.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/steps/functional/exploratory_view_plugin.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ source .buildkite/scripts/common/util.sh
 
 .buildkite/scripts/bootstrap.sh
 .buildkite/scripts/download_build_artifacts.sh
+.buildkite/scripts/copy_es_snapshot_cache.sh
 
 export JOB=kibana-observability-plugin
 
diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/steps/functional/slo_plugin_e2e.sh b/.buildkite/scripts/steps/functional/slo_plugin_e2e.sh
index 95007fbff85bf..0492e41ae7041 100755
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/steps/functional/slo_plugin_e2e.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/steps/functional/slo_plugin_e2e.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ source .buildkite/scripts/common/util.sh
 
 .buildkite/scripts/bootstrap.sh
 .buildkite/scripts/download_build_artifacts.sh
+.buildkite/scripts/copy_es_snapshot_cache.sh
 
 export JOB=kibana-ux-plugin-synthetics
 
diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/steps/functional/synthetics_plugin.sh b/.buildkite/scripts/steps/functional/synthetics_plugin.sh
index 5ad02174ccd26..3e31b92011ad2 100755
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/steps/functional/synthetics_plugin.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/steps/functional/synthetics_plugin.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ source .buildkite/scripts/common/util.sh
 
 .buildkite/scripts/bootstrap.sh
 .buildkite/scripts/download_build_artifacts.sh
+.buildkite/scripts/copy_es_snapshot_cache.sh
 
 export JOB=kibana-synthetics-plugin
 
diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/steps/functional/uptime_plugin.sh b/.buildkite/scripts/steps/functional/uptime_plugin.sh
index 3122953862c73..b4cdd0fb5738a 100755
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/steps/functional/uptime_plugin.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/steps/functional/uptime_plugin.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ source .buildkite/scripts/common/util.sh
 
 .buildkite/scripts/bootstrap.sh
 .buildkite/scripts/download_build_artifacts.sh
+.buildkite/scripts/copy_es_snapshot_cache.sh
 
 export JOB=kibana-uptime-plugin
 
diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/steps/functional/ux_synthetics_e2e.sh b/.buildkite/scripts/steps/functional/ux_synthetics_e2e.sh
index dbb3289f604e5..bcc5b71149607 100755
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/steps/functional/ux_synthetics_e2e.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/steps/functional/ux_synthetics_e2e.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ source .buildkite/scripts/common/util.sh
 
 .buildkite/scripts/bootstrap.sh
 .buildkite/scripts/download_build_artifacts.sh
+.buildkite/scripts/copy_es_snapshot_cache.sh
 
 export JOB=kibana-ux-plugin-synthetics