diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-main__nightly-4.23.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-main__nightly-4.23.yaml
index 6177c1919a5fb..1e9a334597b9a 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-main__nightly-4.23.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-main__nightly-4.23.yaml
@@ -820,6 +820,7 @@ tests:
   capabilities:
   - intranet
   cron: 19 10,20 * * *
+  shard_count: 3
   steps:
     cluster_profile: equinix-edge-enablement
     workflow: baremetalds-two-node-fencing-recovery
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-main__nightly-5.0.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-main__nightly-5.0.yaml
index 97e2d3d1d3ae9..8480a403e068e 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-main__nightly-5.0.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-main__nightly-5.0.yaml
@@ -893,6 +893,7 @@ tests:
   capabilities:
   - intranet
   cron: 19 10,20 * * *
+  shard_count: 3
   steps:
     cluster_profile: equinix-edge-enablement
     workflow: baremetalds-two-node-fencing-recovery
diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/release/openshift-release-main-periodics.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/release/openshift-release-main-periodics.yaml
index 0830cf070fc92..c556a1b48726b 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/release/openshift-release-main-periodics.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/release/openshift-release-main-periodics.yaml
@@ -251570,13 +251570,186 @@ periodics:
     ci.openshift.io/no-builds: "true"
     job-release: "4.23"
     pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
-  name: periodic-ci-openshift-release-main-nightly-4.23-e2e-metal-ovn-two-node-fencing-recovery
+  name: periodic-ci-openshift-release-main-nightly-4.23-e2e-metal-ovn-two-node-fencing-recovery-1of3
   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 3 --shard-id 1"
+      - --report-credentials-file=/etc/report/credentials
+      - --secret-dir=/secrets/ci-pull-credentials
+      - --target=e2e-metal-ovn-two-node-fencing-recovery
+      - --variant=nightly-4.23
+      command:
+      - ci-operator
+      env:
+      - name: HTTP_SERVER_IP
+        valueFrom:
+          fieldRef:
+            fieldPath: status.podIP
+      image: quay-proxy.ci.openshift.org/openshift/ci:ci_ci-operator_latest
+      imagePullPolicy: Always
+      name: ""
+      ports:
+      - containerPort: 8080
+        name: http
+      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
+- agent: kubernetes
+  cluster: build10
+  cron: 19 10,20 * * *
+  decorate: true
+  decoration_config:
+    skip_cloning: true
+  extra_refs:
+  - base_ref: main
+    org: openshift
+    repo: release
+  labels:
+    capability/intranet: intranet
+    ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud: equinix-edge-enablement
+    ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud-cluster-profile: equinix-edge-enablement
+    ci-operator.openshift.io/variant: nightly-4.23
+    ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
+    ci.openshift.io/no-builds: "true"
+    job-release: "4.23"
+    pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
+  name: periodic-ci-openshift-release-main-nightly-4.23-e2e-metal-ovn-two-node-fencing-recovery-2of3
+  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 3 --shard-id 2"
+      - --report-credentials-file=/etc/report/credentials
+      - --secret-dir=/secrets/ci-pull-credentials
+      - --target=e2e-metal-ovn-two-node-fencing-recovery
+      - --variant=nightly-4.23
+      command:
+      - ci-operator
+      env:
+      - name: HTTP_SERVER_IP
+        valueFrom:
+          fieldRef:
+            fieldPath: status.podIP
+      image: quay-proxy.ci.openshift.org/openshift/ci:ci_ci-operator_latest
+      imagePullPolicy: Always
+      name: ""
+      ports:
+      - containerPort: 8080
+        name: http
+      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
+- agent: kubernetes
+  cluster: build10
+  cron: 19 10,20 * * *
+  decorate: true
+  decoration_config:
+    skip_cloning: true
+  extra_refs:
+  - base_ref: main
+    org: openshift
+    repo: release
+  labels:
+    capability/intranet: intranet
+    ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud: equinix-edge-enablement
+    ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud-cluster-profile: equinix-edge-enablement
+    ci-operator.openshift.io/variant: nightly-4.23
+    ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
+    ci.openshift.io/no-builds: "true"
+    job-release: "4.23"
+    pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
+  name: periodic-ci-openshift-release-main-nightly-4.23-e2e-metal-ovn-two-node-fencing-recovery-3of3
+  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 3 --shard-id 3"
       - --report-credentials-file=/etc/report/credentials
       - --secret-dir=/secrets/ci-pull-credentials
       - --target=e2e-metal-ovn-two-node-fencing-recovery
@@ -287267,13 +287440,186 @@ periodics:
     ci.openshift.io/no-builds: "true"
     job-release: "5.0"
     pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
-  name: periodic-ci-openshift-release-main-nightly-5.0-e2e-metal-ovn-two-node-fencing-recovery
+  name: periodic-ci-openshift-release-main-nightly-5.0-e2e-metal-ovn-two-node-fencing-recovery-1of3
   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 3 --shard-id 1"
+      - --report-credentials-file=/etc/report/credentials
+      - --secret-dir=/secrets/ci-pull-credentials
+      - --target=e2e-metal-ovn-two-node-fencing-recovery
+      - --variant=nightly-5.0
+      command:
+      - ci-operator
+      env:
+      - name: HTTP_SERVER_IP
+        valueFrom:
+          fieldRef:
+            fieldPath: status.podIP
+      image: quay-proxy.ci.openshift.org/openshift/ci:ci_ci-operator_latest
+      imagePullPolicy: Always
+      name: ""
+      ports:
+      - containerPort: 8080
+        name: http
+      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
+- agent: kubernetes
+  cluster: build10
+  cron: 19 10,20 * * *
+  decorate: true
+  decoration_config:
+    skip_cloning: true
+  extra_refs:
+  - base_ref: main
+    org: openshift
+    repo: release
+  labels:
+    capability/intranet: intranet
+    ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud: equinix-edge-enablement
+    ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud-cluster-profile: equinix-edge-enablement
+    ci-operator.openshift.io/variant: nightly-5.0
+    ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
+    ci.openshift.io/no-builds: "true"
+    job-release: "5.0"
+    pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
+  name: periodic-ci-openshift-release-main-nightly-5.0-e2e-metal-ovn-two-node-fencing-recovery-2of3
+  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 3 --shard-id 2"
+      - --report-credentials-file=/etc/report/credentials
+      - --secret-dir=/secrets/ci-pull-credentials
+      - --target=e2e-metal-ovn-two-node-fencing-recovery
+      - --variant=nightly-5.0
+      command:
+      - ci-operator
+      env:
+      - name: HTTP_SERVER_IP
+        valueFrom:
+          fieldRef:
+            fieldPath: status.podIP
+      image: quay-proxy.ci.openshift.org/openshift/ci:ci_ci-operator_latest
+      imagePullPolicy: Always
+      name: ""
+      ports:
+      - containerPort: 8080
+        name: http
+      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
+- agent: kubernetes
+  cluster: build10
+  cron: 19 10,20 * * *
+  decorate: true
+  decoration_config:
+    skip_cloning: true
+  extra_refs:
+  - base_ref: main
+    org: openshift
+    repo: release
+  labels:
+    capability/intranet: intranet
+    ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud: equinix-edge-enablement
+    ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud-cluster-profile: equinix-edge-enablement
+    ci-operator.openshift.io/variant: nightly-5.0
+    ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
+    ci.openshift.io/no-builds: "true"
+    job-release: "5.0"
+    pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
+  name: periodic-ci-openshift-release-main-nightly-5.0-e2e-metal-ovn-two-node-fencing-recovery-3of3
+  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 3 --shard-id 3"
       - --report-credentials-file=/etc/report/credentials
       - --secret-dir=/secrets/ci-pull-credentials
       - --target=e2e-metal-ovn-two-node-fencing-recovery