diff --git a/jenkins/check-for-build.jenkinsfile b/jenkins/check-for-build.jenkinsfile
index 101d09d031..6ccc09a23a 100644
--- a/jenkins/check-for-build.jenkinsfile
+++ b/jenkins/check-for-build.jenkinsfile
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ pipeline {
     triggers {
         parameterizedCron '''
             H 1 * * * %INPUT_MANIFEST=2.15.1/opensearch-2.15.1.yml;TARGET_JOB_NAME=distribution-build-opensearch;BUILD_PLATFORM=linux macos windows;BUILD_DISTRIBUTION=tar rpm deb zip
-            H 1 * * * %INPUT_MANIFEST=2.16.0/opensearch-dashboards-2.16.0.yml;TARGET_JOB_NAME=distribution-build-opensearch-dashboards;BUILD_PLATFORM=linux windows;BUILD_DISTRIBUTION=tar rpm deb zip
-            H 1 * * * %INPUT_MANIFEST=2.16.0/opensearch-2.16.0.yml;TARGET_JOB_NAME=distribution-build-opensearch;BUILD_PLATFORM=linux macos windows;BUILD_DISTRIBUTION=tar rpm deb zip
+            H */6 * * * %INPUT_MANIFEST=2.16.0/opensearch-dashboards-2.16.0.yml;TARGET_JOB_NAME=distribution-build-opensearch-dashboards;BUILD_PLATFORM=linux windows;BUILD_DISTRIBUTION=tar rpm deb zip
+            H */6 * * * %INPUT_MANIFEST=2.16.0/opensearch-2.16.0.yml;TARGET_JOB_NAME=distribution-build-opensearch;BUILD_PLATFORM=linux macos windows;BUILD_DISTRIBUTION=tar rpm deb zip
             H 1 * * * %INPUT_MANIFEST=3.0.0/opensearch-3.0.0.yml;TARGET_JOB_NAME=distribution-build-opensearch;BUILD_PLATFORM=linux macos windows;BUILD_DISTRIBUTION=tar rpm deb zip
             H 1 * * * %INPUT_MANIFEST=3.0.0/opensearch-dashboards-3.0.0.yml;TARGET_JOB_NAME=distribution-build-opensearch-dashboards;BUILD_PLATFORM=linux windows;BUILD_DISTRIBUTION=tar rpm deb zip
         '''
diff --git a/manifests/2.16.0/opensearch-2.16.0-test.yml b/manifests/2.16.0/opensearch-2.16.0-test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb300a0e19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/2.16.0/opensearch-2.16.0-test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+---
+schema-version: '1.0'
+name: OpenSearch
+ci:
+  image:
+    name: opensearchstaging/ci-runner:ci-runner-al2-opensearch-build-v1
+    args: -e JAVA_HOME=/opt/java/openjdk-21
+components:
+  - name: alerting
+    integ-test:
+      test-configs:
+        - with-security
+        - without-security
+      additional-cluster-configs:
+        plugins.destination.host.deny_list: [10.0.0.0/8, 127.0.0.1]
+    bwc-test:
+      test-configs:
+        - with-security
+
+  - name: anomaly-detection
+    integ-test:
+      build-dependencies:
+        - job-scheduler
+      test-configs:
+        - with-security
+        - without-security
+    bwc-test:
+      test-configs:
+        - with-security
+
+  - name: flow-framework
+    integ-test:
+      test-configs:
+        - with-security
+        - without-security
+
+  - name: asynchronous-search
+    integ-test:
+      test-configs:
+        - with-security
+        - without-security
+    bwc-test:
+      test-configs:
+        - with-security
+
+  - name: cross-cluster-replication
+    integ-test:
+      topology:
+        - cluster_name: leader
+          data_nodes: 2
+          cluster_manager_nodes: 0
+        - cluster_name: follower
+          data_nodes: 2
+          cluster_manager_nodes: 0
+      test-configs:
+        - with-security
+        - without-security
+
+  - name: geospatial
+    integ-test:
+      test-configs:
+        - with-security
+        - without-security
+
+  - name: index-management
+    integ-test:
+      build-dependencies:
+        - job-scheduler
+      test-configs:
+        - with-security
+        - without-security
+      additional-cluster-configs:
+        path.repo: [/tmp]
+    bwc-test:
+      test-configs:
+        - with-security
+
+  - name: k-NN
+    integ-test:
+      test-configs:
+        - with-security
+        - without-security
+
+  - name: ml-commons
+    integ-test:
+      test-configs:
+        - with-security
+        - without-security
+
+  - name: neural-search
+    integ-test:
+      test-configs:
+        - with-security
+        - without-security
+
+  - name: notifications
+    working-directory: notifications
+    integ-test:
+      test-configs:
+        - with-security
+        - without-security
+    bwc-test:
+      test-configs:
+        - with-security
+
+  - name: opensearch-observability
+    integ-test:
+      test-configs:
+        - with-security
+        - without-security
+    bwc-test:
+      test-configs:
+        - with-security
+
+  - name: opensearch-reports
+    integ-test:
+      test-configs:
+        - with-security
+        - without-security
+
+  - name: security
+    integ-test:
+      test-configs:
+        - with-security
+
+  - name: security-analytics
+    integ-test:
+      test-configs:
+        - with-security
+        - without-security
+
+  - name: sql
+    integ-test:
+      test-configs:
+        - with-security
+        - without-security
+      additional-cluster-configs:
+        script.context.field.max_compilations_rate: 1000/1m
+        plugins.query.datasources.encryption.masterkey: 4fc8fee6a3fd7d6ca01772e5
+    bwc-test:
+      test-configs:
+        - with-security
+
+  - name: custom-codecs
+    integ-test:
+      test-configs:
+        - with-security
+        - without-security
+
+  - name: skills
+    integ-test:
+      test-configs:
+        - with-security
+        - without-security
diff --git a/manifests/2.16.0/opensearch-dashboards-2.16.0-test.yml b/manifests/2.16.0/opensearch-dashboards-2.16.0-test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d1a4216bd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/2.16.0/opensearch-dashboards-2.16.0-test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+---
+schema-version: '1.0'
+name: OpenSearch Dashboards
+ci:
+  image:
+    name: opensearchstaging/ci-runner:ci-runner-rockylinux8-opensearch-dashboards-integtest-v4
+components:
+  - name: OpenSearch-Dashboards
+    integ-test:
+      test-configs:
+        - with-security
+        - without-security
+      additional-cluster-configs:
+        vis_builder.enabled: true
+        data_source.enabled: true
+        savedObjects.maxImportPayloadBytes: 10485760
+        server.maxPayloadBytes: 1759977
+        logging.json: false
+        data.search.aggs.shardDelay.enabled: true
+        csp.warnLegacyBrowsers: false
+      ci-groups: 9
+  - name: alertingDashboards
+    integ-test:
+      test-configs:
+        - with-security
+        - without-security
+  - name: anomalyDetectionDashboards
+    integ-test:
+      test-configs:
+        - with-security
+        - without-security
+  - name: ganttChartDashboards
+    integ-test:
+      test-configs:
+        - with-security
+        - without-security
+  - name: indexManagementDashboards
+    integ-test:
+      test-configs:
+        - with-security
+        - without-security
+  - name: observabilityDashboards
+    integ-test:
+      test-configs:
+        - with-security
+        - without-security
+  - name: queryWorkbenchDashboards
+    integ-test:
+      test-configs:
+        - with-security
+        - without-security
+  - name: reportsDashboards
+    integ-test:
+      test-configs:
+        - with-security
+        - without-security
+  - name: securityDashboards
+    integ-test:
+      test-configs:
+        - with-security
+        - without-security
+  - name: notificationsDashboards
+    integ-test:
+      test-configs:
+        - with-security
+        - without-security
+  - name: customImportMapDashboards
+    integ-test:
+      test-configs:
+        - with-security
+        - without-security
+  - name: searchRelevanceDashboards
+    integ-test:
+      test-configs:
+        - with-security
+        - without-security
+  - name: securityAnalyticsDashboards
+    integ-test:
+      test-configs:
+        - with-security
+        - without-security
+  - name: mlCommonsDashboards
+    integ-test:
+      test-configs:
+        - with-security
+        - without-security
+      additional-cluster-configs:
+        ml_commons_dashboards.enabled: true
+  - name: assistantDashboards
+    integ-test:
+      test-configs:
+        - with-security
+        - without-security
+      additional-cluster-configs:
+        assistant.chat.enabled: true