diff --git a/.ci/jobs/gke-e2e-versions.yml b/.ci/jobs/gke-e2e-versions.yml
index 58c220917a..10f9c49566 100644
--- a/.ci/jobs/gke-e2e-versions.yml
+++ b/.ci/jobs/gke-e2e-versions.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@
       artifactNumToKeep: 10
     name: cloud-on-k8s-versions-gke
     project-type: pipeline
-    triggers:
-      - timed: '0 0 * * 1-5'
+    parameters:
+      - string:
+          name: IMAGE
+          description: "Docker image with ECK"
     pipeline-scm:
       scm:
         - git:
diff --git a/.ci/jobs/nightly.yml b/.ci/jobs/nightly.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ebbb5b21b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/jobs/nightly.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+---
+- job:
+    description: Job that build nightly images of ECK. This Job is managed by JJB.
+    logrotate:
+      daysToKeep: 7
+      numToKeep: 100
+      artifactDaysToKeep: 5
+      artifactNumToKeep: 10
+    name: cloud-on-k8s-nightly
+    project-type: pipeline
+    triggers:
+      - timed: '0 0 * * 1-5'
+    pipeline-scm:
+      scm:
+        - git:
+            url: https://github.com/elastic/cloud-on-k8s
+            branches:
+              - master
+            credentials-id: 'f6c7695a-671e-4f4f-a331-acdce44ff9ba'
+      script-path: build/ci/nightly/Jenkinsfile
+      lightweight-checkout: true
diff --git a/build/ci/e2e/GKE_k8s_versions.jenkinsfile b/build/ci/e2e/GKE_k8s_versions.jenkinsfile
index 0df4eca802..567c828ba5 100644
--- a/build/ci/e2e/GKE_k8s_versions.jenkinsfile
+++ b/build/ci/e2e/GKE_k8s_versions.jenkinsfile
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ pipeline {
         VAULT_SECRET_ID = credentials('vault-secret-id')
         REGISTRY = "eu.gcr.io"
         GCLOUD_PROJECT = credentials('k8s-operators-gcloud-project')
+        OPERATOR_IMAGE = "${IMAGE}"
+        LATEST_RELEASED_IMG = "${IMAGE}"
     }
 
     stages {
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ pipeline {
                     }
                     steps {
                         checkout scm
-                        sh 'make -C build/ci ci-e2e'
+                        sh 'make -C build/ci ci-e2e-rc'
                     }
                 }
                 stage("1.12") {
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ pipeline {
                     }
                     steps {
                         checkout scm
-                        sh 'make -C build/ci ci-e2e'
+                        sh 'make -C build/ci ci-e2e-rc'
                     }
                 }
                 stage("1.13") {
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ pipeline {
                     }
                     steps {
                         checkout scm
-                        sh 'make -C build/ci ci-e2e'
+                        sh 'make -C build/ci ci-e2e-rc'
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/build/ci/nightly/Jenkinsfile b/build/ci/nightly/Jenkinsfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d7b616423
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/ci/nightly/Jenkinsfile
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+pipeline {
+
+    agent {
+        label 'linux'
+    }
+
+    options {
+        timeout(time: 1, unit: 'HOURS')
+    }
+
+    environment {
+        VAULT_ADDR = credentials('vault-addr')
+        VAULT_ROLE_ID = credentials('vault-role-id')
+        VAULT_SECRET_ID = credentials('vault-secret-id')
+        GCLOUD_PROJECT = credentials('k8s-operators-gcloud-project')
+        REGISTRY = "push.docker.elastic.co"
+        REPOSITORY = "eck-snapshots"
+        IMG_NAME = "eck-operator"
+        SNAPSHOT = "true"
+        DOCKER_IMAGE_NO_TAG = "docker.elastic.co/${REPOSITORY}/${IMG_NAME}"
+    }
+
+    stages {
+        stage('Run unit and integration tests') {
+            steps {
+                sh 'make -C build/ci ci-pr'
+            }
+        }
+        stage('Build and push Docker image') {
+            steps {
+                sh """
+                    export VERSION=\$(cat $WORKSPACE/operators/VERSION)-\$(date +%F)-\$(git rev-parse --short --verify HEAD)
+                    export OPERATOR_IMAGE=${REGISTRY}/${REPOSITORY}/${IMG_NAME}:\$VERSION
+                    make -C build/ci ci-release
+                """
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    post {
+        success {
+            script {
+                def version = sh(returnStdout: true, script: 'cat $WORKSPACE/operators/VERSION')
+                def hash = sh(returnStdout: true, script: 'git rev-parse --short --verify HEAD')
+                def date = new Date()
+                def image = env.DOCKER_IMAGE_NO_TAG + ":" + version + "-" + date.format("yyyy-MM-dd") + "-" + hash
+                currentBuild.description = image
+
+                build job: 'cloud-on-k8s-versions-gke',
+                      parameters: [string(name: 'IMAGE', value: image)],
+                      wait: false
+            }
+        }
+        cleanup {
+            cleanWs()
+        }
+    }
+
+}