diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-kube-apiserver-operator/openshift-cluster-kube-apiserver-operator-main.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-kube-apiserver-operator/openshift-cluster-kube-apiserver-operator-main.yaml
index ae8d74a3d1dd7..939d5002538b1 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-kube-apiserver-operator/openshift-cluster-kube-apiserver-operator-main.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-kube-apiserver-operator/openshift-cluster-kube-apiserver-operator-main.yaml
@@ -453,6 +453,7 @@ tests:
     workflow: openshift-e2e-cert-rotation-short-azure
 - as: e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote
   optional: true
+  shard_count: 2
   steps:
     cluster_profile: gcp
     env:
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-kube-apiserver-operator/openshift-cluster-kube-apiserver-operator-release-4.22.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-kube-apiserver-operator/openshift-cluster-kube-apiserver-operator-release-4.22.yaml
index 4e4ed34a73a06..83b645c223ac2 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-kube-apiserver-operator/openshift-cluster-kube-apiserver-operator-release-4.22.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-kube-apiserver-operator/openshift-cluster-kube-apiserver-operator-release-4.22.yaml
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@ tests:
     workflow: openshift-e2e-cert-rotation-short-azure
 - as: e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote
   optional: true
+  shard_count: 2
   steps:
     cluster_profile: gcp
     env:
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-kube-apiserver-operator/openshift-cluster-kube-apiserver-operator-release-4.23.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-kube-apiserver-operator/openshift-cluster-kube-apiserver-operator-release-4.23.yaml
index 00c6aabba4eb5..b456c7900e5c2 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-kube-apiserver-operator/openshift-cluster-kube-apiserver-operator-release-4.23.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-kube-apiserver-operator/openshift-cluster-kube-apiserver-operator-release-4.23.yaml
@@ -453,6 +453,7 @@ tests:
     workflow: openshift-e2e-cert-rotation-short-azure
 - as: e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote
   optional: true
+  shard_count: 2
   steps:
     cluster_profile: gcp
     env:
diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/cluster-kube-apiserver-operator/openshift-cluster-kube-apiserver-operator-main-presubmits.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/cluster-kube-apiserver-operator/openshift-cluster-kube-apiserver-operator-main-presubmits.yaml
index a7491ff20e87d..cc9cbe777a833 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/cluster-kube-apiserver-operator/openshift-cluster-kube-apiserver-operator-main-presubmits.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/cluster-kube-apiserver-operator/openshift-cluster-kube-apiserver-operator-main-presubmits.yaml
@@ -1253,22 +1253,97 @@ presubmits:
     - ^main$
     - ^main-
     cluster: build08
-    context: ci/prow/e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote
+    context: ci/prow/e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote-1of2
     decorate: true
     labels:
       ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud: gcp
       ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud-cluster-profile: gcp
       ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
       pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
-    name: pull-ci-openshift-cluster-kube-apiserver-operator-main-e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote
+    name: pull-ci-openshift-cluster-kube-apiserver-operator-main-e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote-1of2
     optional: true
-    rerun_command: /test e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote
+    rerun_command: /test e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote-1of2
     spec:
       containers:
       - args:
         - --gcs-upload-secret=/secrets/gcs/service-account.json
         - --image-import-pull-secret=/etc/pull-secret/.dockerconfigjson
         - --lease-server-credentials-file=/etc/boskos/credentials
+        - --multi-stage-param=SHARD_ARGS="--shard-count 2 --shard-id 1"
+        - --report-credentials-file=/etc/report/credentials
+        - --secret-dir=/secrets/ci-pull-credentials
+        - --target=e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote
+        command:
+        - ci-operator
+        image: quay-proxy.ci.openshift.org/openshift/ci:ci_ci-operator_latest
+        imagePullPolicy: Always
+        name: ""
+        resources:
+          requests:
+            cpu: 10m
+        volumeMounts:
+        - mountPath: /etc/boskos
+          name: boskos
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /secrets/ci-pull-credentials
+          name: ci-pull-credentials
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /secrets/gcs
+          name: gcs-credentials
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /secrets/manifest-tool
+          name: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /etc/pull-secret
+          name: pull-secret
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /etc/report
+          name: result-aggregator
+          readOnly: true
+      serviceAccountName: ci-operator
+      volumes:
+      - name: boskos
+        secret:
+          items:
+          - key: credentials
+            path: credentials
+          secretName: boskos-credentials
+      - name: ci-pull-credentials
+        secret:
+          secretName: ci-pull-credentials
+      - name: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+        secret:
+          secretName: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+      - name: pull-secret
+        secret:
+          secretName: registry-pull-credentials
+      - name: result-aggregator
+        secret:
+          secretName: result-aggregator
+    trigger: (?m)^/test( | .* )e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote-1of2,?($|\s.*)
+  - agent: kubernetes
+    always_run: true
+    branches:
+    - ^main$
+    - ^main-
+    cluster: build08
+    context: ci/prow/e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote-2of2
+    decorate: true
+    labels:
+      ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud: gcp
+      ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud-cluster-profile: gcp
+      ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
+      pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
+    name: pull-ci-openshift-cluster-kube-apiserver-operator-main-e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote-2of2
+    optional: true
+    rerun_command: /test e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote-2of2
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - args:
+        - --gcs-upload-secret=/secrets/gcs/service-account.json
+        - --image-import-pull-secret=/etc/pull-secret/.dockerconfigjson
+        - --lease-server-credentials-file=/etc/boskos/credentials
+        - --multi-stage-param=SHARD_ARGS="--shard-count 2 --shard-id 2"
         - --report-credentials-file=/etc/report/credentials
         - --secret-dir=/secrets/ci-pull-credentials
         - --target=e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote
@@ -1319,7 +1394,7 @@ presubmits:
       - name: result-aggregator
         secret:
           secretName: result-aggregator
-    trigger: (?m)^/test( | .* )e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote,?($|\s.*)
+    trigger: (?m)^/test( | .* )e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote-2of2,?($|\s.*)
   - agent: kubernetes
     always_run: false
     branches:
diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/cluster-kube-apiserver-operator/openshift-cluster-kube-apiserver-operator-release-4.22-presubmits.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/cluster-kube-apiserver-operator/openshift-cluster-kube-apiserver-operator-release-4.22-presubmits.yaml
index 7cb1e34844427..571aef75677e2 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/cluster-kube-apiserver-operator/openshift-cluster-kube-apiserver-operator-release-4.22-presubmits.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/cluster-kube-apiserver-operator/openshift-cluster-kube-apiserver-operator-release-4.22-presubmits.yaml
@@ -1253,22 +1253,97 @@ presubmits:
     - ^release-4\.22$
     - ^release-4\.22-
     cluster: build04
-    context: ci/prow/e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote
+    context: ci/prow/e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote-1of2
     decorate: true
     labels:
       ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud: gcp
       ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud-cluster-profile: gcp
       ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
       pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
-    name: pull-ci-openshift-cluster-kube-apiserver-operator-release-4.22-e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote
+    name: pull-ci-openshift-cluster-kube-apiserver-operator-release-4.22-e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote-1of2
     optional: true
-    rerun_command: /test e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote
+    rerun_command: /test e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote-1of2
     spec:
       containers:
       - args:
         - --gcs-upload-secret=/secrets/gcs/service-account.json
         - --image-import-pull-secret=/etc/pull-secret/.dockerconfigjson
         - --lease-server-credentials-file=/etc/boskos/credentials
+        - --multi-stage-param=SHARD_ARGS="--shard-count 2 --shard-id 1"
+        - --report-credentials-file=/etc/report/credentials
+        - --secret-dir=/secrets/ci-pull-credentials
+        - --target=e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote
+        command:
+        - ci-operator
+        image: quay-proxy.ci.openshift.org/openshift/ci:ci_ci-operator_latest
+        imagePullPolicy: Always
+        name: ""
+        resources:
+          requests:
+            cpu: 10m
+        volumeMounts:
+        - mountPath: /etc/boskos
+          name: boskos
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /secrets/ci-pull-credentials
+          name: ci-pull-credentials
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /secrets/gcs
+          name: gcs-credentials
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /secrets/manifest-tool
+          name: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /etc/pull-secret
+          name: pull-secret
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /etc/report
+          name: result-aggregator
+          readOnly: true
+      serviceAccountName: ci-operator
+      volumes:
+      - name: boskos
+        secret:
+          items:
+          - key: credentials
+            path: credentials
+          secretName: boskos-credentials
+      - name: ci-pull-credentials
+        secret:
+          secretName: ci-pull-credentials
+      - name: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+        secret:
+          secretName: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+      - name: pull-secret
+        secret:
+          secretName: registry-pull-credentials
+      - name: result-aggregator
+        secret:
+          secretName: result-aggregator
+    trigger: (?m)^/test( | .* )e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote-1of2,?($|\s.*)
+  - agent: kubernetes
+    always_run: true
+    branches:
+    - ^release-4\.22$
+    - ^release-4\.22-
+    cluster: build04
+    context: ci/prow/e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote-2of2
+    decorate: true
+    labels:
+      ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud: gcp
+      ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud-cluster-profile: gcp
+      ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
+      pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
+    name: pull-ci-openshift-cluster-kube-apiserver-operator-release-4.22-e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote-2of2
+    optional: true
+    rerun_command: /test e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote-2of2
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - args:
+        - --gcs-upload-secret=/secrets/gcs/service-account.json
+        - --image-import-pull-secret=/etc/pull-secret/.dockerconfigjson
+        - --lease-server-credentials-file=/etc/boskos/credentials
+        - --multi-stage-param=SHARD_ARGS="--shard-count 2 --shard-id 2"
         - --report-credentials-file=/etc/report/credentials
         - --secret-dir=/secrets/ci-pull-credentials
         - --target=e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote
@@ -1319,7 +1394,7 @@ presubmits:
       - name: result-aggregator
         secret:
           secretName: result-aggregator
-    trigger: (?m)^/test( | .* )e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote,?($|\s.*)
+    trigger: (?m)^/test( | .* )e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote-2of2,?($|\s.*)
   - agent: kubernetes
     always_run: false
     branches:
diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/cluster-kube-apiserver-operator/openshift-cluster-kube-apiserver-operator-release-4.23-presubmits.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/cluster-kube-apiserver-operator/openshift-cluster-kube-apiserver-operator-release-4.23-presubmits.yaml
index c8afe67f8ce90..b5f45adaf1a3b 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/cluster-kube-apiserver-operator/openshift-cluster-kube-apiserver-operator-release-4.23-presubmits.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/cluster-kube-apiserver-operator/openshift-cluster-kube-apiserver-operator-release-4.23-presubmits.yaml
@@ -1253,22 +1253,97 @@ presubmits:
     - ^release-4\.23$
     - ^release-4\.23-
     cluster: build04
-    context: ci/prow/e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote
+    context: ci/prow/e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote-1of2
     decorate: true
     labels:
       ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud: gcp
       ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud-cluster-profile: gcp
       ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
       pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
-    name: pull-ci-openshift-cluster-kube-apiserver-operator-release-4.23-e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote
+    name: pull-ci-openshift-cluster-kube-apiserver-operator-release-4.23-e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote-1of2
     optional: true
-    rerun_command: /test e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote
+    rerun_command: /test e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote-1of2
     spec:
       containers:
       - args:
         - --gcs-upload-secret=/secrets/gcs/service-account.json
         - --image-import-pull-secret=/etc/pull-secret/.dockerconfigjson
         - --lease-server-credentials-file=/etc/boskos/credentials
+        - --multi-stage-param=SHARD_ARGS="--shard-count 2 --shard-id 1"
+        - --report-credentials-file=/etc/report/credentials
+        - --secret-dir=/secrets/ci-pull-credentials
+        - --target=e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote
+        command:
+        - ci-operator
+        image: quay-proxy.ci.openshift.org/openshift/ci:ci_ci-operator_latest
+        imagePullPolicy: Always
+        name: ""
+        resources:
+          requests:
+            cpu: 10m
+        volumeMounts:
+        - mountPath: /etc/boskos
+          name: boskos
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /secrets/ci-pull-credentials
+          name: ci-pull-credentials
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /secrets/gcs
+          name: gcs-credentials
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /secrets/manifest-tool
+          name: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /etc/pull-secret
+          name: pull-secret
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /etc/report
+          name: result-aggregator
+          readOnly: true
+      serviceAccountName: ci-operator
+      volumes:
+      - name: boskos
+        secret:
+          items:
+          - key: credentials
+            path: credentials
+          secretName: boskos-credentials
+      - name: ci-pull-credentials
+        secret:
+          secretName: ci-pull-credentials
+      - name: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+        secret:
+          secretName: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+      - name: pull-secret
+        secret:
+          secretName: registry-pull-credentials
+      - name: result-aggregator
+        secret:
+          secretName: result-aggregator
+    trigger: (?m)^/test( | .* )e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote-1of2,?($|\s.*)
+  - agent: kubernetes
+    always_run: true
+    branches:
+    - ^release-4\.23$
+    - ^release-4\.23-
+    cluster: build04
+    context: ci/prow/e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote-2of2
+    decorate: true
+    labels:
+      ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud: gcp
+      ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud-cluster-profile: gcp
+      ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
+      pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
+    name: pull-ci-openshift-cluster-kube-apiserver-operator-release-4.23-e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote-2of2
+    optional: true
+    rerun_command: /test e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote-2of2
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - args:
+        - --gcs-upload-secret=/secrets/gcs/service-account.json
+        - --image-import-pull-secret=/etc/pull-secret/.dockerconfigjson
+        - --lease-server-credentials-file=/etc/boskos/credentials
+        - --multi-stage-param=SHARD_ARGS="--shard-count 2 --shard-id 2"
         - --report-credentials-file=/etc/report/credentials
         - --secret-dir=/secrets/ci-pull-credentials
         - --target=e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote
@@ -1319,7 +1394,7 @@ presubmits:
       - name: result-aggregator
         secret:
           secretName: result-aggregator
-    trigger: (?m)^/test( | .* )e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote,?($|\s.*)
+    trigger: (?m)^/test( | .* )e2e-gcp-operator-serial-ote-2of2,?($|\s.*)
   - agent: kubernetes
     always_run: false
     branches: