diff --git a/config/jobs/containerd/containerd/containerd-periodic-jobs.yaml b/config/jobs/containerd/containerd/containerd-periodic-jobs.yaml
index f7d826acd7b9..866f5e34b473 100644
--- a/config/jobs/containerd/containerd/containerd-periodic-jobs.yaml
+++ b/config/jobs/containerd/containerd/containerd-periodic-jobs.yaml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # These CI/post-submit jobs are used by Kubernetes tests to fetch a recent build of containerd instead of building containerd on every run.
+# The intervals are specifically set to 24h as these jobs also run as postsubmits for main and last 2 releases
 periodics:
-- name: ci-containerd-build-canary
-  interval: 30m
+- name: ci-containerd-build
+  interval: 24h
   labels:
     preset-service-account: "true"
-    preset-dind-enabled: "true"
   cluster: k8s-infra-prow-build
   decorate: true
   extra_refs:
@@ -30,9 +30,113 @@ periodics:
         requests:
           cpu: 4
           memory: 6Gi
-      securityContext:
-        privileged: true
   annotations:
     testgrid-dashboards: sig-node-containerd,containerd-periodic
-    testgrid-tab-name: containerd-build-canary
+    testgrid-tab-name: ci-containerd-build
     description: "builds development in progress branch of upstream containerd"
+
+- name: ci-containerd-build-1-6
+  interval: 24h
+  labels:
+    preset-service-account: "true"
+  cluster: k8s-infra-prow-build
+  decorate: true
+  extra_refs:
+    - org: containerd
+      repo: containerd
+      base_ref: release/1.6
+  spec:
+    containers:
+    - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20230616-e730b60769-master
+      command:
+      - runner.sh
+      args:
+      - test/build.sh
+      env:
+      - name: DEPLOY_DIR
+        value: release-1.6
+      - name: DEPLOY_BUCKET
+        value: k8s-staging-cri-tools
+      resources:
+        limits:
+          cpu: 4
+          memory: 6Gi
+        requests:
+          cpu: 4
+          memory: 6Gi
+  annotations:
+    testgrid-dashboards: sig-node-containerd,containerd-periodic
+    testgrid-tab-name: ci-containerd-build-1.6
+    description: "builds release/1.6 branch of upstream containerd"
+
+- name: ci-containerd-build-1-7
+  interval: 24h
+  labels:
+    preset-service-account: "true"
+  cluster: k8s-infra-prow-build
+  decorate: true
+  extra_refs:
+    - org: containerd
+      repo: containerd
+      base_ref: release/1.7
+  spec:
+    containers:
+      - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20230616-e730b60769-master
+        command:
+          - runner.sh
+        args:
+          - test/build.sh
+        env:
+          - name: DEPLOY_DIR
+            value: release-1.7
+          - name: DEPLOY_BUCKET
+            value: k8s-staging-cri-tools
+        resources:
+          limits:
+            cpu: 4
+            memory: 6Gi
+          requests:
+            cpu: 4
+            memory: 6Gi
+  annotations:
+    testgrid-dashboards: sig-node-containerd,containerd-periodic
+    testgrid-tab-name: ci-containerd-build-1.7
+    description: "builds release/1.7 branch of upstream containerd"
+
+- name: ci-containerd-build-test-images
+  interval: 24h
+  labels:
+    preset-service-account: "true"
+    preset-dind-enabled: "true"
+  cluster: k8s-infra-prow-build
+  decorate: true
+  extra_refs:
+    - org: containerd
+      repo: containerd
+      base_ref: main
+  spec:
+    containers:
+      - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20230616-e730b60769-master
+        command:
+          - runner.sh
+        args:
+          - test/build-test-images.sh
+        env:
+          - name: DEPLOY_DIR
+            value: main
+          - name: PROJECT
+            value: k8s-staging-cri-tools
+        resources:
+          limits:
+            cpu: 4
+            memory: 6Gi
+          requests:
+            cpu: 4
+            memory: 6Gi
+        # docker-in-docker needs privileged mode
+        securityContext:
+          privileged: true
+  annotations:
+    testgrid-dashboards: sig-node-containerd,containerd-periodic
+    testgrid-tab-name: ci-containerd-build-test-images
+    description: "builds test images for development in progress branch of upstream containerd"
diff --git a/config/jobs/containerd/containerd/containerd-postsubmit-jobs.yaml b/config/jobs/containerd/containerd/containerd-postsubmit-jobs.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fe9dd350b488
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/jobs/containerd/containerd/containerd-postsubmit-jobs.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+# These CI/post-submit jobs are used by Kubernetes tests to fetch a recent build of containerd instead of building containerd on every run.
+postsubmits:
+  containerd/containerd:
+    - name: post-containerd-build
+      labels:
+        preset-service-account: "true"
+      cluster: k8s-infra-prow-build
+      decorate: true
+      branches:
+        - main
+      spec:
+        containers:
+          - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20230616-e730b60769-master
+            command:
+              - runner.sh
+            args:
+              - test/build.sh
+            env:
+              - name: DEPLOY_DIR
+                value: main
+              - name: DEPLOY_BUCKET
+                value: k8s-staging-cri-tools
+            resources:
+              limits:
+                cpu: 4
+                memory: 6Gi
+              requests:
+                cpu: 4
+                memory: 6Gi
+      annotations:
+        testgrid-dashboards: sig-node-containerd,containerd-postsubmits
+        testgrid-tab-name: post-containerd-build
+        description: "builds development in progress branch of upstream containerd"
+
+    - name: post-containerd-build-1-6
+      labels:
+        preset-service-account: "true"
+      cluster: k8s-infra-prow-build
+      decorate: true
+      branches:
+        - release/1.6
+      spec:
+        containers:
+          - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20230616-e730b60769-master
+            command:
+              - runner.sh
+            args:
+              - test/build.sh
+            env:
+              - name: DEPLOY_DIR
+                value: release-1.6
+              - name: DEPLOY_BUCKET
+                value: k8s-staging-cri-tools
+            resources:
+              limits:
+                cpu: 4
+                memory: 6Gi
+              requests:
+                cpu: 4
+                memory: 6Gi
+      annotations:
+        testgrid-dashboards: sig-node-containerd,containerd-postsubmits
+        testgrid-tab-name: post-containerd-build-1.6
+        description: "builds release/1.6 branch of upstream containerd"
+
+    - name: post-containerd-build-1-7
+      labels:
+        preset-service-account: "true"
+      cluster: k8s-infra-prow-build
+      decorate: true
+      branches:
+        - release/1.7
+      spec:
+        containers:
+          - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20230616-e730b60769-master
+            command:
+              - runner.sh
+            args:
+              - test/build.sh
+            env:
+              - name: DEPLOY_DIR
+                value: release-1.7
+              - name: DEPLOY_BUCKET
+                value: k8s-staging-cri-tools
+            resources:
+              limits:
+                cpu: 4
+                memory: 6Gi
+              requests:
+                cpu: 4
+                memory: 6Gi
+      annotations:
+        testgrid-dashboards: sig-node-containerd,containerd-postsubmits
+        testgrid-tab-name: post-containerd-build-1.7
+        description: "builds release/1.7 branch of upstream containerd"
+
+    - name: post-containerd-build-test-images
+      labels:
+        preset-service-account: "true"
+        preset-dind-enabled: "true"
+      cluster: k8s-infra-prow-build
+      decorate: true
+      branches:
+        - main
+      spec:
+        containers:
+          - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20230616-e730b60769-master
+            command:
+              - runner.sh
+            args:
+              - test/build-test-images.sh
+            env:
+              - name: DEPLOY_DIR
+                value: main
+              - name: PROJECT
+                value: k8s-staging-cri-tools
+            resources:
+              limits:
+                cpu: 4
+                memory: 6Gi
+              requests:
+                cpu: 4
+                memory: 6Gi
+            # docker-in-docker needs privileged mode
+            securityContext:
+              privileged: true
+      annotations:
+        testgrid-dashboards: sig-node-containerd,containerd-postsubmits
+        testgrid-tab-name: post-containerd-build-test-images
+        description: "builds test images for development in progress branch of upstream containerd"
diff --git a/config/jobs/kubernetes/sig-node/containerd.yaml b/config/jobs/kubernetes/sig-node/containerd.yaml
index 8ceaa5d6b60f..f3a86d13dcd1 100644
--- a/config/jobs/kubernetes/sig-node/containerd.yaml
+++ b/config/jobs/kubernetes/sig-node/containerd.yaml
@@ -35,101 +35,7 @@ presets:
     value: containerd
 
 periodics:
-- name: ci-containerd-build
-  interval: 30m
-  labels:
-    preset-service-account: "true"
-    preset-dind-enabled: "true"
-  cluster: default # don't move this job to the community cluster till the gs://cri-containerd-staging is owned by the community
-  decorate: true
-  extra_refs:
-    - org: containerd
-      repo: containerd
-      base_ref: main
-  spec:
-    containers:
-    - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20230703-e6ae5b372a-master
-      command:
-      - runner.sh
-      args:
-      - test/build.sh
-      env:
-      - name: DEPLOY_DIR
-        value: master
-      resources:
-        limits:
-          cpu: 4
-          memory: 6Gi
-        requests:
-          cpu: 4
-          memory: 6Gi
-      securityContext:
-        privileged: true
-  annotations:
-    testgrid-dashboards: sig-node-containerd,containerd-periodic
-    testgrid-tab-name: containerd-build
-    description: "builds development in progress branch of upstream containerd"
-- name: ci-containerd-build-1-6
-  interval: 30m
-  labels:
-    preset-service-account: "true"
-  spec:
-    containers:
-      - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20230703-e6ae5b372a-master
-        args:
-          - --repo=github.com/containerd/containerd=release/1.6
-          - --root=/go/src
-          - --upload=gs://kubernetes-jenkins/logs
-          - --scenario=execute
-          - --
-          - --env=DEPLOY_DIR=release-1.6
-          - /go/src/github.com/containerd/containerd/test/build.sh
-  annotations:
-    testgrid-dashboards: sig-node-containerd,containerd-periodic
-    testgrid-tab-name: containerd-build-1.6
-    description: "builds release/1.6 branch of upstream containerd"
-- name: ci-containerd-build-test-images
-  interval: 4h
-  labels:
-    preset-service-account: "true"
-    preset-dind-enabled: "true"
-  spec:
-    containers:
-      - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20230703-e6ae5b372a-master
-        args:
-          - --repo=github.com/containerd/containerd=main
-          - --root=/go/src
-          - --upload=gs://kubernetes-jenkins/logs
-          - --scenario=execute
-          - --
-          - --env=DEPLOY_DIR=master
-          - /go/src/github.com/containerd/containerd/test/build-test-images.sh
-        # docker-in-docker needs privileged mode
-        securityContext:
-          privileged: true
-  annotations:
-    testgrid-dashboards: sig-node-containerd,containerd-periodic
-    testgrid-tab-name: containerd-build-test-images
-    description: "builds test images for development in progress branch of upstream containerd"
-- name: ci-containerd-build-1-7
-  interval: 30m
-  labels:
-    preset-service-account: "true"
-  spec:
-    containers:
-      - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/kubekins-e2e:v20230703-e6ae5b372a-master
-        args:
-          - --repo=github.com/containerd/containerd=release/1.7
-          - --root=/go/src
-          - --upload=gs://kubernetes-jenkins/logs
-          - --scenario=execute
-          - --
-          - --env=DEPLOY_DIR=release-1.7
-          - /go/src/github.com/containerd/containerd/test/build.sh
-  annotations:
-    testgrid-dashboards: sig-node-containerd,containerd-periodic
-    testgrid-tab-name: containerd-build-1.7
-    description: "builds release/1.7 branch of upstream containerd"
+# containerd build PERIODICS have been moved to the config/jobs/containerd/containerd folder. Please don't add any in here.
 - name: ci-containerd-e2e-ubuntu-gce
   interval: 1h
   labels:
diff --git a/config/testgrids/kubernetes/containerd/config.yaml b/config/testgrids/kubernetes/containerd/config.yaml
index 13ac6b88b391..521b6d588270 100644
--- a/config/testgrids/kubernetes/containerd/config.yaml
+++ b/config/testgrids/kubernetes/containerd/config.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ dashboard_groups:
   dashboard_names:
   - containerd-presubmits
   - containerd-periodic
+  - containerd-postsubmits
 
 dashboards:
   - name: containerd-periodic
-  - name: containerd-presubmits
\ No newline at end of file
+  - name: containerd-presubmits
+  - name: containerd-postsubmits