diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/on_merge.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/on_merge.yml
index df4c4c070de8e..439184b6d221c 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/on_merge.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/on_merge.yml
@@ -67,6 +67,20 @@ steps:
         - exit_status: '-1'
           limit: 3
 
+  - command: .buildkite/scripts/steps/checks.sh
+    label: 'Checks'
+    agents:
+      image: family/kibana-ubuntu-2004
+      imageProject: elastic-images-prod
+      provider: gcp
+      machineType: n2-standard-2
+      preemptible: true
+    timeout_in_minutes: 60
+    retry:
+      automatic:
+        - exit_status: '-1'
+          limit: 3
+
   - command: .buildkite/scripts/steps/lint.sh
     label: 'Linting'
     agents:
@@ -339,20 +353,6 @@ steps:
       provider: gcp
       machineType: n2-standard-2
 
-  - command: .buildkite/scripts/steps/checks.sh
-    label: 'Checks'
-    agents:
-      image: family/kibana-ubuntu-2004
-      imageProject: elastic-images-prod
-      provider: gcp
-      machineType: n2-standard-2
-      preemptible: true
-    timeout_in_minutes: 60
-    retry:
-      automatic:
-        - exit_status: '-1'
-          limit: 3
-
   - command: .buildkite/scripts/steps/storybooks/build_and_upload.sh
     label: 'Build Storybooks'
     agents:
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/apm_cypress.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/apm_cypress.yml
index c0cb60dbc986b..eeb62a3c3e33c 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/apm_cypress.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/apm_cypress.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ steps:
     depends_on:
       - build
       - quick_checks
+      - checks
       - linting
       - linting_with_types
       - check_types
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/base.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/base.yml
index 85f9787a84ef4..55985ecf8bfee 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/base.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/base.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,18 @@ steps:
         - exit_status: '-1'
           limit: 3
 
+  - command: .buildkite/scripts/steps/checks.sh
+    label: 'Checks'
+    key: checks
+    agents:
+      machineType: n2-standard-2
+      preemptible: true
+    timeout_in_minutes: 60
+    retry:
+      automatic:
+        - exit_status: '-1'
+          limit: 3
+
   - command: .buildkite/scripts/steps/lint.sh
     label: 'Linting'
     agents:
@@ -99,18 +111,6 @@ steps:
         - exit_status: '*'
           limit: 1
 
-  - command: .buildkite/scripts/steps/checks.sh
-    label: 'Checks'
-    key: checks
-    agents:
-      machineType: n2-standard-2
-      preemptible: true
-    timeout_in_minutes: 60
-    retry:
-      automatic:
-        - exit_status: '-1'
-          limit: 3
-
   - command: .buildkite/scripts/steps/api_docs/build_api_docs.sh
     label: 'Build API Docs'
     agents:
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/deploy_cloud.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/deploy_cloud.yml
index 6b42037b95953..4cc1727245db7 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/deploy_cloud.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/deploy_cloud.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ steps:
     depends_on:
       - build
       - quick_checks
+      - checks
       - linting
       - linting_with_types
       - check_types
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/exploratory_view_plugin.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/exploratory_view_plugin.yml
index c46edb528987a..6b19e5f0c712a 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/exploratory_view_plugin.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/exploratory_view_plugin.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ steps:
     depends_on:
       - build
       - quick_checks
+      - checks
       - linting
       - linting_with_types
       - check_types
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/fips.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/fips.yml
index 1a759e1288328..0311b6d2a79b5 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/fips.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/fips.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ steps:
     depends_on:
       - build
       - quick_checks
+      - checks
       - linting
       - linting_with_types
       - check_types
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/fleet_cypress.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/fleet_cypress.yml
index d20591728b788..27b224a04f7da 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/fleet_cypress.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/fleet_cypress.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ steps:
     depends_on:
       - build
       - quick_checks
+      - checks
       - linting
       - linting_with_types
       - check_types
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/kbn_handlebars.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/kbn_handlebars.yml
index 36901a5d5c552..581ba08cbffc4 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/kbn_handlebars.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/kbn_handlebars.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ steps:
     depends_on:
       - build
       - quick_checks
+      - checks
       - linting
       - linting_with_types
       - check_types
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/observability_onboarding_cypress.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/observability_onboarding_cypress.yml
index 8906cc72fa81f..bfa2ee100e9fa 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/observability_onboarding_cypress.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/observability_onboarding_cypress.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ steps:
     depends_on:
       - build
       - quick_checks
+      - checks
       - linting
       - linting_with_types
       - check_types
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/profiling_cypress.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/profiling_cypress.yml
index 100e42206b3a1..9149b77cb0e86 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/profiling_cypress.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/profiling_cypress.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ steps:
     depends_on:
       - build
       - quick_checks
+      - checks
       - linting
       - linting_with_types
       - check_types
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/response_ops.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/response_ops.yml
index f09beb168259f..b8a854e09b2be 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/response_ops.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/response_ops.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ steps:
     depends_on:
       - build
       - quick_checks
+      - checks
       - linting
       - linting_with_types
       - check_types
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/response_ops_cases.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/response_ops_cases.yml
index 5382ab6017fa6..82e24f6ff4392 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/response_ops_cases.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/response_ops_cases.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ steps:
     depends_on:
       - build
       - quick_checks
+      - checks
       - linting
       - linting_with_types
       - check_types
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/security_solution/ai_assistant.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/security_solution/ai_assistant.yml
index de0cf4daefe73..4995b8578fc3d 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/security_solution/ai_assistant.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/security_solution/ai_assistant.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ steps:
     depends_on:
       - build
       - quick_checks
+      - checks
       - linting
       - linting_with_types
       - check_types
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/security_solution/cypress_burn.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/security_solution/cypress_burn.yml
index fc9fab0dec2ae..4ebff97d9f1fa 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/security_solution/cypress_burn.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/security_solution/cypress_burn.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ steps:
     depends_on:
       - build
       - quick_checks
+      - checks
       - linting
       - linting_with_types
       - check_types
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ steps:
     depends_on:
       - build
       - quick_checks
+      - checks
       - linting
       - linting_with_types
       - check_types
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ steps:
     depends_on:
       - build
       - quick_checks
+      - checks
       - linting
       - linting_with_types
       - check_types
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/security_solution/defend_workflows.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/security_solution/defend_workflows.yml
index e8b399ed3ef60..ba10295296b46 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/security_solution/defend_workflows.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/security_solution/defend_workflows.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ steps:
     depends_on:
       - build
       - quick_checks
+      - checks
       - linting
       - linting_with_types
       - check_types
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/security_solution/detection_engine.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/security_solution/detection_engine.yml
index e879d2ad267f0..0811e7bf21915 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/security_solution/detection_engine.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/security_solution/detection_engine.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ steps:
     depends_on:
       - build
       - quick_checks
+      - checks
       - linting
       - linting_with_types
       - check_types
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ steps:
     depends_on:
       - build
       - quick_checks
+      - checks
       - linting
       - linting_with_types
       - check_types
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/security_solution/entity_analytics.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/security_solution/entity_analytics.yml
index 4e74af8f80742..b2b12b20faa5d 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/security_solution/entity_analytics.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/security_solution/entity_analytics.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ steps:
     depends_on:
       - build
       - quick_checks
+      - checks
       - linting
       - linting_with_types
       - check_types
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/security_solution/explore.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/security_solution/explore.yml
index 5121899c17a59..715bbf34f60c8 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/security_solution/explore.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/security_solution/explore.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ steps:
     depends_on:
       - build
       - quick_checks
+      - checks
       - linting
       - linting_with_types
       - check_types
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/security_solution/investigations.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/security_solution/investigations.yml
index 84c71c83df821..c61cf0dfdd484 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/security_solution/investigations.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/security_solution/investigations.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ steps:
     depends_on:
       - build
       - quick_checks
+      - checks
       - linting
       - linting_with_types
       - check_types
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/security_solution/osquery_cypress.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/security_solution/osquery_cypress.yml
index 8d7650e93647c..7b42793e10105 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/security_solution/osquery_cypress.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/security_solution/osquery_cypress.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ steps:
     depends_on:
       - build
       - quick_checks
+      - checks
       - linting
       - linting_with_types
       - check_types
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/security_solution/rule_management.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/security_solution/rule_management.yml
index f49a96da39a89..8a8ac216c9f87 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/security_solution/rule_management.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/security_solution/rule_management.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ steps:
     depends_on:
       - build
       - quick_checks
+      - checks
       - linting
       - linting_with_types
       - check_types
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ steps:
     depends_on:
       - build
       - quick_checks
+      - checks
       - linting
       - linting_with_types
       - check_types
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/security_solution/threat_intelligence.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/security_solution/threat_intelligence.yml
index decf012f93f8d..cb996f5814320 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/security_solution/threat_intelligence.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/security_solution/threat_intelligence.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ steps:
     depends_on:
       - build
       - quick_checks
+      - checks
       - linting
       - linting_with_types
       - check_types
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/slo_plugin_e2e.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/slo_plugin_e2e.yml
index 3d1a4f9b46f41..905d96fda8170 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/slo_plugin_e2e.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/slo_plugin_e2e.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ steps:
     depends_on:
       - build
       - quick_checks
+      - checks
       - linting
       - linting_with_types
       - check_types
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/synthetics_plugin.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/synthetics_plugin.yml
index f5d6b841a953d..d6ca55ef0d3b9 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/synthetics_plugin.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/synthetics_plugin.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ steps:
     depends_on:
       - build
       - quick_checks
+      - checks
       - linting
       - linting_with_types
       - check_types
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/uptime_plugin.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/uptime_plugin.yml
index a03915ef77099..705cd43898524 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/uptime_plugin.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/uptime_plugin.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ steps:
     depends_on:
       - build
       - quick_checks
+      - checks
       - linting
       - linting_with_types
       - check_types
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/ux_plugin_e2e.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/ux_plugin_e2e.yml
index cd95f44fa2e86..69314a02abfaf 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/ux_plugin_e2e.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/ux_plugin_e2e.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ steps:
     depends_on:
       - build
       - quick_checks
+      - checks
       - linting
       - linting_with_types
       - check_types