diff --git a/tools/jenkins/README.md b/tools/jenkins/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8e06b68466c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/jenkins/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Scripts invoked by Jenkins (our CI platform) to run gRPC test suites.
diff --git a/tools/jenkins/run_fuzzer.sh b/tools/jenkins/run_fuzzer.sh
index 3f25a93319d..cfa7acefab9 100755
--- a/tools/jenkins/run_fuzzer.sh
+++ b/tools/jenkins/run_fuzzer.sh
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@
 set -ex
 
 export RUN_COMMAND="tools/fuzzer/build_and_run_fuzzer.sh $1"
-export DOCKER_RUN_SCRIPT=tools/jenkins/docker_run.sh
+export DOCKER_RUN_SCRIPT=tools/run_tests/dockerize/docker_run.sh
 export DOCKERFILE_DIR=tools/dockerfile/test/fuzzer
 export OUTPUT_DIR=fuzzer_output
 
 runtime=${runtime:-3600}
 jobs=${jobs:-3}
 
-tools/jenkins/build_and_run_docker.sh \
+tools/run_tests/dockerize/build_and_run_docker.sh \
   -e RUN_COMMAND="$RUN_COMMAND" \
   -e OUTPUT_DIR="$OUTPUT_DIR" \
   -e config="$config" \
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/artifact_targets.py b/tools/run_tests/artifact_targets.py
index e61c46d8b5a..3e08c1d62b3 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/artifact_targets.py
+++ b/tools/run_tests/artifact_targets.py
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ def create_docker_jobspec(name, dockerfile_dir, shell_command, environ={},
   for k,v in environ.iteritems():
     docker_args += ['-e', '%s=%s' % (k, v)]
   docker_env = {'DOCKERFILE_DIR': dockerfile_dir,
-                'DOCKER_RUN_SCRIPT': 'tools/jenkins/docker_run.sh',
+                'DOCKER_RUN_SCRIPT': 'tools/run_tests/dockerize/docker_run.sh',
                 'OUTPUT_DIR': 'artifacts'}
   jobspec = jobset.JobSpec(
-          cmdline=['tools/jenkins/build_and_run_docker.sh'] + docker_args,
+          cmdline=['tools/run_tests/dockerize/build_and_run_docker.sh'] + docker_args,
           environ=docker_env,
           shortname='build_artifact.%s' % (name),
           timeout_seconds=30*60,
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/distribtest_targets.py b/tools/run_tests/distribtest_targets.py
index 34cc1cd7101..ae918be21d2 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/distribtest_targets.py
+++ b/tools/run_tests/distribtest_targets.py
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ def create_docker_jobspec(name, dockerfile_dir, shell_command, environ={},
   for k,v in environ.iteritems():
     docker_args += ['-e', '%s=%s' % (k, v)]
   docker_env = {'DOCKERFILE_DIR': dockerfile_dir,
-                'DOCKER_RUN_SCRIPT': 'tools/jenkins/docker_run.sh'}
+                'DOCKER_RUN_SCRIPT': 'tools/run_tests/dockerize/docker_run.sh'}
   jobspec = jobset.JobSpec(
-          cmdline=['tools/jenkins/build_and_run_docker.sh'] + docker_args,
+          cmdline=['tools/run_tests/dockerize/build_and_run_docker.sh'] + docker_args,
           environ=docker_env,
           shortname='distribtest.%s' % (name),
           timeout_seconds=30*60,
diff --git a/tools/jenkins/build_and_run_docker.sh b/tools/run_tests/dockerize/build_and_run_docker.sh
similarity index 99%
rename from tools/jenkins/build_and_run_docker.sh
rename to tools/run_tests/dockerize/build_and_run_docker.sh
index 92dbbc6f380..1ef34b2f960 100755
--- a/tools/jenkins/build_and_run_docker.sh
+++ b/tools/run_tests/dockerize/build_and_run_docker.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 set -ex
 
-cd $(dirname $0)/../..
+cd $(dirname $0)/../../..
 git_root=$(pwd)
 cd -
 
diff --git a/tools/jenkins/build_docker_and_run_tests.sh b/tools/run_tests/dockerize/build_docker_and_run_tests.sh
similarity index 99%
rename from tools/jenkins/build_docker_and_run_tests.sh
rename to tools/run_tests/dockerize/build_docker_and_run_tests.sh
index 5779e63db97..c2ea6f2c6eb 100755
--- a/tools/jenkins/build_docker_and_run_tests.sh
+++ b/tools/run_tests/dockerize/build_docker_and_run_tests.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 set -ex
 
-cd $(dirname $0)/../..
+cd $(dirname $0)/../../..
 git_root=$(pwd)
 cd -
 
diff --git a/tools/jenkins/build_interop_image.sh b/tools/run_tests/dockerize/build_interop_image.sh
similarity index 99%
rename from tools/jenkins/build_interop_image.sh
rename to tools/run_tests/dockerize/build_interop_image.sh
index d2ba97c3de8..48a216a124b 100755
--- a/tools/jenkins/build_interop_image.sh
+++ b/tools/run_tests/dockerize/build_interop_image.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ set -x
 #  BUILD_INTEROP_DOCKER_EXTRA_ARGS - optional args to be passed to the
 #    docker run command
 
-cd `dirname $0`/../..
+cd `dirname $0`/../../..
 GRPC_ROOT=`pwd`
 MOUNT_ARGS="-v $GRPC_ROOT:/var/local/jenkins/grpc:ro"
 
diff --git a/tools/jenkins/build_interop_stress_image.sh b/tools/run_tests/dockerize/build_interop_stress_image.sh
similarity index 99%
rename from tools/jenkins/build_interop_stress_image.sh
rename to tools/run_tests/dockerize/build_interop_stress_image.sh
index 31ffa752ab5..4407c8da90c 100755
--- a/tools/jenkins/build_interop_stress_image.sh
+++ b/tools/run_tests/dockerize/build_interop_stress_image.sh
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ set -x
 #  BUILD_INTEROP_DOCKER_EXTRA_ARGS - optional args to be passed to the
 #    docker run command
 
-cd `dirname $0`/../..
+cd `dirname $0`/../../..
 GRPC_ROOT=`pwd`
 MOUNT_ARGS="-v $GRPC_ROOT:/var/local/jenkins/grpc:ro"
 
diff --git a/tools/jenkins/docker_run.sh b/tools/run_tests/dockerize/docker_run.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/jenkins/docker_run.sh
rename to tools/run_tests/dockerize/docker_run.sh
diff --git a/tools/jenkins/docker_run_tests.sh b/tools/run_tests/dockerize/docker_run_tests.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/jenkins/docker_run_tests.sh
rename to tools/run_tests/dockerize/docker_run_tests.sh
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/package_targets.py b/tools/run_tests/package_targets.py
index 87bc4865ce3..820b539b59f 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/package_targets.py
+++ b/tools/run_tests/package_targets.py
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ def create_docker_jobspec(name, dockerfile_dir, shell_command, environ={},
   for k,v in environ.iteritems():
     docker_args += ['-e', '%s=%s' % (k, v)]
   docker_env = {'DOCKERFILE_DIR': dockerfile_dir,
-                'DOCKER_RUN_SCRIPT': 'tools/jenkins/docker_run.sh',
+                'DOCKER_RUN_SCRIPT': 'tools/run_tests/dockerize/docker_run.sh',
                 'OUTPUT_DIR': 'artifacts'}
   jobspec = jobset.JobSpec(
-          cmdline=['tools/jenkins/build_and_run_docker.sh'] + docker_args,
+          cmdline=['tools/run_tests/dockerize/build_and_run_docker.sh'] + docker_args,
           environ=docker_env,
           shortname='build_package.%s' % (name),
           timeout_seconds=30*60,
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/run_interop_tests.py b/tools/run_tests/run_interop_tests.py
index 758be9304d6..e813473421d 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/run_interop_tests.py
+++ b/tools/run_tests/run_interop_tests.py
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ def build_interop_image_jobspec(language, tag=None):
     env['BUILD_INTEROP_DOCKER_EXTRA_ARGS'] = \
       '-v %s:/root/.composer/auth.json:ro' % host_file
   build_job = jobset.JobSpec(
-          cmdline=['tools/jenkins/build_interop_image.sh'],
+          cmdline=['tools/run_tests/dockerize/build_interop_image.sh'],
           environ=env,
           shortname='build_docker_%s' % (language),
           timeout_seconds=30*60)
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/run_stress_tests.py b/tools/run_tests/run_stress_tests.py
index 0ba8f51c583..e42ee24ffb0 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/run_stress_tests.py
+++ b/tools/run_tests/run_stress_tests.py
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ def build_interop_stress_image_jobspec(language, tag=None):
     tag = 'grpc_interop_stress_%s:%s' % (language.safename, uuid.uuid4())
   env = {'INTEROP_IMAGE': tag,
          'BASE_NAME': 'grpc_interop_stress_%s' % language.safename}
-  build_job = jobset.JobSpec(cmdline=['tools/jenkins/build_interop_stress_image.sh'],
+  build_job = jobset.JobSpec(cmdline=['tools/run_tests/dockerize/build_interop_stress_image.sh'],
                              environ=env,
                              shortname='build_docker_%s' % (language),
                              timeout_seconds=30 * 60)
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py b/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py
index d50d5aac95e..37291f4d3fb 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py
+++ b/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py
@@ -912,13 +912,13 @@ if args.use_docker:
   env = os.environ.copy()
   env['RUN_TESTS_COMMAND'] = run_tests_cmd
   env['DOCKERFILE_DIR'] = dockerfile_dir
-  env['DOCKER_RUN_SCRIPT'] = 'tools/jenkins/docker_run_tests.sh'
+  env['DOCKER_RUN_SCRIPT'] = 'tools/run_tests/dockerize/docker_run_tests.sh'
   if args.xml_report:
     env['XML_REPORT'] = args.xml_report
   if not args.travis:
     env['TTY_FLAG'] = '-t'  # enables Ctrl-C when not on Jenkins.
 
-  subprocess.check_call(['tools/jenkins/build_docker_and_run_tests.sh'],
+  subprocess.check_call(['tools/run_tests/dockerize/build_docker_and_run_tests.sh'],
                         shell=True,
                         env=env)
   sys.exit(0)
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/asan.json b/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/asan.json
index cb9f55763b1..7ae11ccbf1e 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/asan.json
+++ b/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/asan.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "dockerImages": {
     "grpc_stress_cxx_asan" : {
-      "buildScript": "tools/jenkins/build_interop_stress_image.sh",
+      "buildScript": "tools/run_tests/dockerize/build_interop_stress_image.sh",
       "dockerFileDir": "grpc_interop_stress_cxx",
       "buildType": "asan"
     }
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/csharp.json b/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/csharp.json
index 306fe115c72..587e1552b9a 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/csharp.json
+++ b/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/csharp.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "dockerImages": {
     "grpc_stress_csharp" : {
-      "buildScript": "tools/jenkins/build_interop_stress_image.sh",
+      "buildScript": "tools/run_tests/dockerize/build_interop_stress_image.sh",
       "dockerFileDir": "grpc_interop_stress_csharp"
     }
   },
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/go.json b/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/go.json
index 36b465e763e..f1b2b523d3c 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/go.json
+++ b/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/go.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "dockerImages": {
     "grpc_stress_go" : {
-      "buildScript": "tools/jenkins/build_interop_stress_image.sh",
+      "buildScript": "tools/run_tests/dockerize/build_interop_stress_image.sh",
       "dockerFileDir": "grpc_interop_stress_go"
     }
   },
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/java.json b/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/java.json
index 275384c066d..2ce6c007804 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/java.json
+++ b/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/java.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "dockerImages": {
     "grpc_stress_java" : {
-      "buildScript": "tools/jenkins/build_interop_stress_image.sh",
+      "buildScript": "tools/run_tests/dockerize/build_interop_stress_image.sh",
       "dockerFileDir": "grpc_interop_stress_java"
     }
   },
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/node-cxx.json b/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/node-cxx.json
index c4245bf9df2..094c1236e71 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/node-cxx.json
+++ b/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/node-cxx.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "dockerImages": {
     "grpc_stress_cxx_opt" : {
-      "buildScript": "tools/jenkins/build_interop_stress_image.sh",
+      "buildScript": "tools/run_tests/dockerize/build_interop_stress_image.sh",
       "dockerFileDir": "grpc_interop_stress_cxx",
       "buildType": "opt"
     },
    "grpc_stress_node": {
-     "buildScript": "tools/jenkins/build_interop_stress_image.sh",
+     "buildScript": "tools/run_tests/dockerize/build_interop_stress_image.sh",
      "dockerFileDir": "grpc_interop_stress_node"
    }
   },
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/node.json b/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/node.json
index 7a48c56a5e2..85eb9e00031 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/node.json
+++ b/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/node.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "dockerImages": {
     "grpc_stress_node" : {
-      "buildScript": "tools/jenkins/build_interop_stress_image.sh",
+      "buildScript": "tools/run_tests/dockerize/build_interop_stress_image.sh",
       "dockerFileDir": "grpc_interop_stress_node"
     }
   },
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/opt-tsan-asan.json b/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/opt-tsan-asan.json
index 936d15169e1..fcb3678c02f 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/opt-tsan-asan.json
+++ b/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/opt-tsan-asan.json
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 {
   "dockerImages": {
     "grpc_stress_cxx_opt" : {
-      "buildScript": "tools/jenkins/build_interop_stress_image.sh",
+      "buildScript": "tools/run_tests/dockerize/build_interop_stress_image.sh",
       "dockerFileDir": "grpc_interop_stress_cxx",
       "buildType": "opt"
     },
     "grpc_stress_cxx_tsan": {
-      "buildScript": "tools/jenkins/build_interop_stress_image.sh",
+      "buildScript": "tools/run_tests/dockerize/build_interop_stress_image.sh",
       "dockerFileDir": "grpc_interop_stress_cxx",
       "buildType": "tsan"
     },
     "grpc_stress_cxx_asan": {
-      "buildScript": "tools/jenkins/build_interop_stress_image.sh",
+      "buildScript": "tools/run_tests/dockerize/build_interop_stress_image.sh",
       "dockerFileDir": "grpc_interop_stress_cxx",
       "buildType": "asan"
     }
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/opt.json b/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/opt.json
index f45b8240487..5e0e930d453 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/opt.json
+++ b/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/opt.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "dockerImages": {
     "grpc_stress_cxx_opt" : {
-      "buildScript": "tools/jenkins/build_interop_stress_image.sh",
+      "buildScript": "tools/run_tests/dockerize/build_interop_stress_image.sh",
       "dockerFileDir": "grpc_interop_stress_cxx",
       "buildType": "opt"
     }
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/ruby.json b/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/ruby.json
index a323fa72b6b..7e2afcbb69e 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/ruby.json
+++ b/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/ruby.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "dockerImages": {
     "grpc_stress_ruby" : {
-      "buildScript": "tools/jenkins/build_interop_stress_image.sh",
+      "buildScript": "tools/run_tests/dockerize/build_interop_stress_image.sh",
       "dockerFileDir": "grpc_interop_stress_ruby"
     }
   },
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/tsan.json b/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/tsan.json
index 6ef3bdf7ea7..abc759c79da 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/tsan.json
+++ b/tools/run_tests/stress_test/configs/tsan.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "dockerImages": {
     "grpc_stress_cxx_tsan" : {
-      "buildScript": "tools/jenkins/build_interop_stress_image.sh",
+      "buildScript": "tools/run_tests/dockerize/build_interop_stress_image.sh",
       "dockerFileDir": "grpc_interop_stress_cxx",
       "buildType": "tsan"
     }