diff --git a/.buildkite/ftr_platform_stateful_configs.yml b/.buildkite/ftr_platform_stateful_configs.yml
index e394e0e190f6..00294960a374 100644
--- a/.buildkite/ftr_platform_stateful_configs.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/ftr_platform_stateful_configs.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ disabled:
   - src/platform/test/functional/config.base.js
   - src/platform/test/functional/firefox/config.base.ts
   - x-pack/test/functional/config.base.js
+  - x-pack/platform/test/functional/config.base.ts
   - x-pack/test/localization/config.base.ts
   - src/platform/test/server_integration/config.base.js
   - x-pack/test/functional_with_es_ssl/config.base.ts
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ disabled:
   - x-pack/test/stack_functional_integration/configs/config.stack_functional_integration_base.js
   - x-pack/test/upgrade/config.ts
   - src/platform/test/functional/config.edge.js
+  - x-pack/platform/test/functional/config.edge.ts
   - x-pack/test/functional/config.edge.js
 
   # Configs that exist but weren't running in CI when this file was introduced
@@ -49,6 +51,10 @@ disabled:
   # Gen AI suites, running with their own pipeline
   - x-pack/test/functional_gen_ai/inference/config.ts
 
+  # They will be moved to enabled once the first test is added, the first two initial configs are in disabled section
+  - x-pack/platform/test/functional/config.firefox.ts
+  - x-pack/platform/test/functional/config_security_basic.ts
+
 defaultQueue: 'n2-4-spot'
 enabled:
   - src/platform/test/accessibility/config.ts
diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index f0f2a2f539b6..74aedc095880 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1739,8 +1739,11 @@ x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/ml/server/models/data_recognizer/modules/security
 /x-pack/test/functional/services/remote_es/remote_es.ts @elastic/appex-qa
 /x-pack/test/functional/services/random.js @elastic/appex-qa
 /x-pack/test/functional/services/index.ts @elastic/appex-qa
+/x-pack/platform/test/functional/services/index.ts @elastic/appex-qa
 /x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/index.ts @elastic/appex-qa
+/x-pack/platform/test/functional/page_objects/index.ts @elastic/appex-qa
 /x-pack/test/functional/ftr_provider_context.ts @elastic/appex-qa
+/x-pack/platform/test/functional/ftr_provider_context.ts @elastic/appex-qa
 /x-pack/test/functional/README.md @elastic/appex-qa
 /x-pack/test/examples/config.ts @elastic/appex-qa
 /x-pack/test/common/services/index.ts @elastic/appex-qa
@@ -1812,6 +1815,7 @@ x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/ml/server/models/data_recognizer/modules/security
 /x-pack/test/scalability @elastic/appex-qa
 /src/dev/performance @elastic/appex-qa
 /x-pack/test/functional/config.*.* @elastic/appex-qa
+/x-pack/platform/test/functional/config.*.* @elastic/appex-qa
 /x-pack/test/api_integration/ftr_provider_context.d.ts @elastic/appex-qa # Maybe this should be a glob?
 /x-pack/test/accessibility/services.ts @elastic/appex-qa
 /x-pack/test/accessibility/page_objects.ts @elastic/appex-qa
@@ -2014,6 +2018,7 @@ x-pack/platform/plugins/private/cloud_integrations/cloud_full_story/server/confi
 /src/platform/test/functional/page_objects/login_page.ts @elastic/kibana-security
 /x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/observability/role_management @elastic/kibana-security
 /x-pack/test/functional/config_security_basic.ts @elastic/kibana-security
+/x-pack/platform/test/functional/config_security_basic.ts @elastic/kibana-security
 /x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/user_profile_page.ts @elastic/kibana-security
 /x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/space_selector_page.ts @elastic/kibana-security
 /x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/security_page.ts @elastic/kibana-security
diff --git a/x-pack/platform/test/functional/config.base.ts b/x-pack/platform/test/functional/config.base.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..97e33028ec0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/platform/test/functional/config.base.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,775 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+import { ScoutTestRunConfigCategory } from '@kbn/scout-info';
+import { resolve } from 'path';
+import { FtrConfigProviderContext } from '@kbn/test';
+import { services } from './services';
+import { pageObjects } from './page_objects';
+
+// the default export of config files must be a config provider
+// that returns an object with the projects config values
+export default async function ({ readConfigFile }: FtrConfigProviderContext) {
+  const kibanaCommonConfig = await readConfigFile(
+    require.resolve('@kbn/test-suites-src/common/config')
+  );
+  const kibanaFunctionalConfig = await readConfigFile(
+    require.resolve('@kbn/test-suites-src/functional/config.base')
+  );
+
+  return {
+    services,
+    pageObjects,
+
+    testConfigCategory: ScoutTestRunConfigCategory.UI_TEST,
+
+    servers: kibanaFunctionalConfig.get('servers'),
+
+    esTestCluster: {
+      license: 'trial',
+      from: 'snapshot',
+      serverArgs: ['path.repo=/tmp/', 'xpack.security.authc.api_key.enabled=true'],
+    },
+
+    kbnTestServer: {
+      ...kibanaCommonConfig.get('kbnTestServer'),
+      serverArgs: [
+        ...kibanaCommonConfig.get('kbnTestServer.serverArgs'),
+        '--status.allowAnonymous=true',
+        '--server.uuid=5b2de169-2785-441b-ae8c-186a1936b17d',
+        '--xpack.maps.showMapsInspectorAdapter=true',
+        '--xpack.maps.preserveDrawingBuffer=true',
+        '--xpack.security.encryptionKey="wuGNaIhoMpk5sO4UBxgr3NyW1sFcLgIf"', // server restarts should not invalidate active sessions
+        '--xpack.encryptedSavedObjects.encryptionKey="DkdXazszSCYexXqz4YktBGHCRkV6hyNK"',
+        '--xpack.discoverEnhanced.actions.exploreDataInContextMenu.enabled=true',
+        '--savedObjects.maxImportPayloadBytes=10485760', // for OSS test management/_import_objects,
+        '--savedObjects.allowHttpApiAccess=false', // override default to not allow hiddenFromHttpApis saved objects access to the http APIs see https://github.com/elastic/dev/issues/2200
+        // explicitly disable internal API restriction. See https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/163654
+        '--server.restrictInternalApis=false',
+        // disable fleet task that writes to metrics.fleet_server.* data streams, impacting functional tests
+        `--xpack.task_manager.unsafe.exclude_task_types=${JSON.stringify(['Fleet-Metrics-Task'])}`,
+      ],
+    },
+    uiSettings: {
+      defaults: {
+        'accessibility:disableAnimations': true,
+        'dateFormat:tz': 'UTC',
+      },
+    },
+    // the apps section defines the urls that
+    // `PageObjects.common.navigateTo(appKey)` will use.
+    // Merge urls for your plugin with the urls defined in
+    // Kibana's config in order to use this helper
+    apps: {
+      ...kibanaFunctionalConfig.get('apps'),
+      lens: {
+        pathname: '/app/lens',
+      },
+      login: {
+        pathname: '/login',
+      },
+      monitoring: {
+        pathname: '/app/monitoring',
+      },
+      logstashPipelines: {
+        pathname: '/app/management/ingest/pipelines',
+      },
+      cases: {
+        pathname: '/app/management/insightsAndAlerting/cases/',
+      },
+      maps: {
+        pathname: '/app/maps',
+      },
+      graph: {
+        pathname: '/app/graph',
+      },
+      grokDebugger: {
+        pathname: '/app/dev_tools',
+        hash: '/grokdebugger',
+      },
+      searchProfiler: {
+        pathname: '/app/dev_tools',
+        hash: '/searchprofiler',
+      },
+      painlessLab: {
+        pathname: '/app/dev_tools',
+        hash: '/painless_lab',
+      },
+      spaceSelector: {
+        pathname: '/',
+      },
+      infraOps: {
+        pathname: '/app/metrics',
+      },
+      infraLogs: {
+        pathname: '/app/logs',
+      },
+      canvas: {
+        pathname: '/app/canvas',
+        hash: '/',
+      },
+      uptime: {
+        pathname: '/app/uptime',
+      },
+      fleet: {
+        pathname: '/app/fleet',
+      },
+      ml: {
+        pathname: '/app/ml',
+      },
+      roleMappings: {
+        pathname: '/app/management/security/role_mappings',
+      },
+      rollupJob: {
+        pathname: '/app/management/data/rollup_jobs',
+      },
+      apiKeys: {
+        pathname: '/app/management/security/api_keys',
+      },
+      licenseManagement: {
+        pathname: '/app/management/stack/license_management',
+      },
+      indexManagement: {
+        pathname: '/app/management/data/index_management',
+      },
+      indexLifecycleManagement: {
+        pathname: '/app/management/data/index_lifecycle_management',
+      },
+      ingestPipelines: {
+        pathname: '/app/management/ingest/ingest_pipelines',
+      },
+      snapshotRestore: {
+        pathname: '/app/management/data/snapshot_restore',
+      },
+      spacesManagement: {
+        pathname: '/app/management/kibana/spaces',
+      },
+      remoteClusters: {
+        pathname: '/app/management/data/remote_clusters',
+      },
+      crossClusterReplication: {
+        pathname: '/app/management/data/cross_cluster_replication',
+      },
+      apm: {
+        pathname: '/app/apm',
+      },
+      watcher: {
+        pathname: '/app/management/insightsAndAlerting/watcher/watches',
+      },
+      transform: {
+        pathname: '/app/management/data/transform',
+      },
+      reporting: {
+        pathname: '/app/management/insightsAndAlerting/reporting',
+      },
+      securitySolution: {
+        pathname: '/app/security',
+      },
+      observability: {
+        pathname: '/app/observability',
+      },
+      observabilityLogsExplorer: {
+        pathname: '/app/observability-logs-explorer',
+      },
+      connectors: {
+        pathname: '/app/management/insightsAndAlerting/triggersActionsConnectors/',
+      },
+      triggersActions: {
+        pathname: '/app/management/insightsAndAlerting/triggersActions',
+      },
+      maintenanceWindows: {
+        pathname: '/app/management/insightsAndAlerting/maintenanceWindows',
+      },
+      obsAIAssistant: {
+        pathname: '/app/observabilityAIAssistant',
+      },
+      aiAssistantManagementSelection: {
+        pathname: '/app/management/kibana/aiAssistantManagementSelection',
+      },
+      obsAIAssistantManagement: {
+        pathname: '/app/management/kibana/observabilityAiAssistantManagement',
+      },
+      enterpriseSearch: {
+        pathname: '/app/elasticsearch/overview',
+      },
+      elasticsearchStart: {
+        pathname: '/app/elasticsearch/start',
+      },
+      elasticsearchIndices: {
+        pathname: '/app/elasticsearch/indices',
+      },
+      searchPlayground: {
+        pathname: '/app/search_playground',
+      },
+    },
+
+    suiteTags: {
+      ...kibanaCommonConfig.get('suiteTags'),
+      exclude: [...kibanaCommonConfig.get('suiteTags').exclude, 'upgradeAssistant'],
+    },
+
+    // choose where screenshots should be saved
+    screenshots: {
+      directory: resolve(__dirname, 'screenshots'),
+    },
+
+    junit: {
+      reportName: 'Chrome X-Pack UI Functional Tests',
+    },
+    security: {
+      roles: {
+        test_monitoring: {
+          elasticsearch: {
+            cluster: ['monitor'],
+          },
+        },
+        test_logstash_reader: {
+          elasticsearch: {
+            cluster: [],
+            indices: [
+              {
+                names: ['logstash*'],
+                privileges: ['read', 'view_index_metadata'],
+                field_security: { grant: ['*'], except: [] },
+              },
+            ],
+            run_as: [],
+          },
+          kibana: [],
+        },
+        test_filebeat_reader: {
+          elasticsearch: {
+            cluster: [],
+            indices: [
+              {
+                names: ['filebeat*'],
+                privileges: ['read', 'view_index_metadata'],
+                field_security: { grant: ['*'], except: [] },
+              },
+            ],
+            run_as: [],
+          },
+          kibana: [],
+        },
+
+        global_canvas_all: {
+          kibana: [
+            {
+              feature: {
+                canvas: ['all'],
+                visualize: ['all'],
+              },
+              spaces: ['*'],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+
+        global_discover_all: {
+          kibana: [
+            {
+              feature: {
+                discover: ['all'],
+              },
+              spaces: ['*'],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+
+        global_dashboard_read: {
+          kibana: [
+            {
+              feature: {
+                dashboard: ['read'],
+              },
+              spaces: ['*'],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+
+        global_discover_read: {
+          kibana: [
+            {
+              feature: {
+                discover: ['read'],
+              },
+              spaces: ['*'],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+        global_visualize_read: {
+          kibana: [
+            {
+              feature: {
+                visualize: ['read'],
+              },
+              spaces: ['*'],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+        global_visualize_all: {
+          kibana: [
+            {
+              feature: {
+                visualize: ['all'],
+              },
+              spaces: ['*'],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+        global_dashboard_all: {
+          kibana: [
+            {
+              feature: {
+                dashboard: ['all'],
+              },
+              spaces: ['*'],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+        global_maps_all: {
+          kibana: [
+            {
+              feature: {
+                maps: ['all'],
+              },
+              spaces: ['*'],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+
+        global_maps_read: {
+          kibana: [
+            {
+              feature: {
+                maps: ['read'],
+              },
+              spaces: ['*'],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+
+        geoshape_data_reader: {
+          elasticsearch: {
+            indices: [
+              {
+                names: ['geo_shapes*'],
+                privileges: ['read', 'view_index_metadata'],
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        },
+        antimeridian_points_reader: {
+          elasticsearch: {
+            indices: [
+              {
+                names: ['antimeridian_points*'],
+                privileges: ['read', 'view_index_metadata'],
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        },
+        antimeridian_shapes_reader: {
+          elasticsearch: {
+            indices: [
+              {
+                names: ['antimeridian_shapes*'],
+                privileges: ['read', 'view_index_metadata'],
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        },
+
+        meta_for_geoshape_data_reader: {
+          elasticsearch: {
+            indices: [
+              {
+                names: ['meta_for_geo_shapes*'],
+                privileges: ['read', 'view_index_metadata'],
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        },
+
+        geoconnections_data_reader: {
+          elasticsearch: {
+            indices: [
+              {
+                names: ['connections*'],
+                privileges: ['read', 'view_index_metadata'],
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        },
+
+        test_logs_data_reader: {
+          elasticsearch: {
+            indices: [
+              {
+                names: ['test_data_stream'],
+                privileges: ['read', 'view_index_metadata'],
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        },
+
+        geoall_data_writer: {
+          elasticsearch: {
+            indices: [
+              {
+                names: ['*'],
+                privileges: [
+                  'create',
+                  'read',
+                  'view_index_metadata',
+                  'monitor',
+                  'create_index',
+                  'manage',
+                ],
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        },
+
+        global_index_pattern_management_all: {
+          kibana: [
+            {
+              feature: {
+                indexPatterns: ['all'],
+              },
+              spaces: ['*'],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+
+        global_devtools_read: {
+          elasticsearch: {
+            indices: [
+              {
+                names: ['*'],
+                privileges: ['read', 'all'],
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+          kibana: [
+            {
+              feature: {
+                dev_tools: ['read'],
+              },
+              spaces: ['*'],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+
+        global_upgrade_assistant_role: {
+          elasticsearch: {
+            cluster: ['manage'],
+          },
+          kibana: [
+            {
+              feature: {
+                discover: ['read'],
+              },
+              spaces: ['*'],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+
+        // using this role even for remote clusters
+        global_ccr_role: {
+          elasticsearch: {
+            cluster: ['manage', 'manage_ccr'],
+          },
+          kibana: [
+            {
+              base: ['all'],
+              spaces: ['*'],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+        manage_rollups_role: {
+          elasticsearch: {
+            cluster: ['manage', 'manage_rollup'],
+            indices: [
+              {
+                names: ['*'],
+                privileges: ['read', 'delete', 'create_index', 'view_index_metadata'],
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+          kibana: [
+            {
+              feature: {
+                discover: ['read'],
+              },
+              spaces: ['*'],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+
+        test_rollup_reader: {
+          elasticsearch: {
+            indices: [
+              {
+                names: ['rollup-*', 'regular-index*'],
+                privileges: ['read', 'view_index_metadata'],
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        },
+
+        // Kibana feature privilege isn't specific to advancedSetting. It can be anything. https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/35965
+        test_api_keys: {
+          elasticsearch: {
+            cluster: ['manage_security', 'manage_api_key'],
+          },
+          kibana: [
+            {
+              feature: {
+                advancedSettings: ['read'],
+              },
+              spaces: ['default'],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+
+        manage_security: {
+          elasticsearch: {
+            cluster: ['manage_security'],
+          },
+        },
+
+        cluster_security_manager: {
+          elasticsearch: {
+            cluster: ['manage_security'],
+          },
+          kibana: [
+            {
+              feature: {
+                advancedSettings: ['read'],
+              },
+              spaces: ['*'],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+
+        ccr_user: {
+          elasticsearch: {
+            cluster: ['manage', 'manage_ccr'],
+          },
+        },
+        // There is an issue open for follower_index_user permissions not working correctly
+        // in kibana.
+        // https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/143720
+        // follower_index_user: {
+        //   elasticsearch: {
+        //     cluster: ['monitor', 'manage', 'manage_ccr', 'transport_client', 'read_ccr', 'all'],
+        //     indices: [
+        //       {
+        //         names: ['*'],
+        //         privileges: [
+        //           'write',
+        //           'monitor',
+        //           'manage_follow_index',
+        //           'manage_leader_index',
+        //           'read',
+        //           'view_index_metadata',
+        //         ],
+        //       },
+        //     ],
+        //   },
+        //   kibana: [
+        //     {
+        //       base: ['all'],
+        //       spaces: ['*'],
+        //     },
+        //   ],
+        // },
+
+        manage_ilm: {
+          elasticsearch: {
+            cluster: ['manage_ilm'],
+          },
+          kibana: [
+            {
+              feature: {
+                advancedSettings: ['read'],
+              },
+              spaces: ['default'],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+
+        read_ilm: {
+          elasticsearch: {
+            cluster: ['read_ilm'],
+          },
+          kibana: [
+            {
+              feature: {
+                advancedSettings: ['read'],
+              },
+              spaces: ['default'],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+
+        index_management_user: {
+          elasticsearch: {
+            cluster: ['monitor', 'manage_index_templates', 'manage_enrich'],
+            indices: [
+              {
+                names: ['*'],
+                privileges: ['all'],
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+          kibana: [
+            {
+              feature: {
+                advancedSettings: ['read'],
+              },
+              spaces: ['*'],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+        // https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/master/snapshots-register-repository.html#snapshot-repo-prereqs
+        snapshot_restore_user: {
+          elasticsearch: {
+            cluster: [
+              'monitor',
+              'manage_slm',
+              'cluster:admin/snapshot',
+              'cluster:admin/repository',
+              'manage_index_templates',
+            ],
+            indices: [
+              {
+                names: ['*'],
+                privileges: ['all'],
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+          kibana: [
+            {
+              feature: {
+                advancedSettings: ['read'],
+              },
+              spaces: ['*'],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+
+        ingest_pipelines_user: {
+          elasticsearch: {
+            cluster: ['manage_pipeline', 'cluster:monitor/nodes/info'],
+          },
+          kibana: [
+            {
+              feature: {
+                advancedSettings: ['read'],
+              },
+              spaces: ['*'],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+
+        manage_processors_user: {
+          elasticsearch: {
+            cluster: ['manage'],
+          },
+          kibana: [
+            {
+              feature: {
+                advancedSettings: ['read'],
+              },
+              spaces: ['*'],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+
+        license_management_user: {
+          elasticsearch: {
+            cluster: ['manage'],
+          },
+        },
+
+        logstash_read_user: {
+          elasticsearch: {
+            cluster: ['manage_logstash_pipelines'],
+          },
+        },
+
+        remote_clusters_user: {
+          elasticsearch: {
+            cluster: ['manage'],
+          },
+        },
+
+        global_alerts_logs_all_else_read: {
+          kibana: [
+            {
+              feature: {
+                apm: ['read'],
+                logs: ['all'],
+                infrastructure: ['read'],
+              },
+              spaces: ['*'],
+            },
+          ],
+          elasticsearch: {
+            indices: [
+              {
+                names: ['*'],
+                privileges: ['all'],
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        },
+
+        slo_all: {
+          kibana: [
+            {
+              feature: {
+                slo: ['all'],
+              },
+              spaces: ['*'],
+            },
+          ],
+          elasticsearch: {
+            cluster: ['all'],
+            indices: [
+              {
+                names: ['*'],
+                privileges: ['all'],
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        },
+        slo_read_only: {
+          kibana: [
+            {
+              feature: {
+                slo: ['read'],
+              },
+              spaces: ['*'],
+            },
+          ],
+          elasticsearch: {
+            cluster: ['all'],
+            indices: [
+              {
+                names: ['*'],
+                privileges: ['all'],
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        },
+      },
+      defaultRoles: ['superuser'],
+    },
+  };
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/platform/test/functional/config.edge.ts b/x-pack/platform/test/functional/config.edge.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..82d5e7c0ae9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/platform/test/functional/config.edge.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+import { FtrConfigProviderContext } from '@kbn/test';
+
+export default async function ({ readConfigFile }: FtrConfigProviderContext) {
+  const firefoxConfig = await readConfigFile(require.resolve('./config.firefox.ts'));
+
+  return {
+    ...firefoxConfig.getAll(),
+
+    browser: {
+      type: 'msedge',
+    },
+
+    junit: {
+      reportName: 'MS Chromium Edge XPack UI Functional Tests',
+    },
+  };
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/platform/test/functional/config.firefox.ts b/x-pack/platform/test/functional/config.firefox.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a499016ff588
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/platform/test/functional/config.firefox.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+import { FtrConfigProviderContext } from '@kbn/test';
+
+export default async function ({ readConfigFile }: FtrConfigProviderContext) {
+  const chromeConfig = await readConfigFile(require.resolve('./config.base.ts'));
+
+  return {
+    ...chromeConfig.getAll(),
+
+    testFiles: [],
+
+    browser: {
+      type: 'firefox',
+    },
+
+    suiteTags: {
+      include: ['includeFirefox'],
+      exclude: ['skipFirefox'],
+    },
+
+    junit: {
+      reportName: 'Firefox XPack UI Functional Tests',
+    },
+  };
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/platform/test/functional/config_security_basic.ts b/x-pack/platform/test/functional/config_security_basic.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..faff4e79869c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/platform/test/functional/config_security_basic.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+/* eslint-disable import/no-default-export */
+
+import { resolve } from 'path';
+
+import { ScoutTestRunConfigCategory } from '@kbn/scout-info';
+import { FtrConfigProviderContext } from '@kbn/test';
+import { services } from './services';
+import { pageObjects } from './page_objects';
+
+// the default export of config files must be a config provider
+// that returns an object with the projects config values
+export default async function ({ readConfigFile }: FtrConfigProviderContext) {
+  const kibanaCommonConfig = await readConfigFile(
+    require.resolve('@kbn/test-suites-src/common/config')
+  );
+  const kibanaFunctionalConfig = await readConfigFile(
+    require.resolve('@kbn/test-suites-src/functional/config.base')
+  );
+
+  return {
+    testConfigCategory: ScoutTestRunConfigCategory.UI_TEST,
+    // list paths to the files that contain your plugins tests
+    testFiles: [],
+
+    services,
+    pageObjects,
+
+    servers: kibanaFunctionalConfig.get('servers'),
+
+    esTestCluster: {
+      license: 'basic',
+      from: 'snapshot',
+      serverArgs: [],
+    },
+
+    kbnTestServer: {
+      ...kibanaCommonConfig.get('kbnTestServer'),
+      serverArgs: [
+        ...kibanaCommonConfig.get('kbnTestServer.serverArgs'),
+        '--server.uuid=5b2de169-2785-441b-ae8c-186a1936b17d',
+        '--xpack.security.encryptionKey="wuGNaIhoMpk5sO4UBxgr3NyW1sFcLgIf"', // server restarts should not invalidate active sessions
+      ],
+    },
+    uiSettings: {
+      defaults: {
+        'accessibility:disableAnimations': true,
+        'dateFormat:tz': 'UTC',
+      },
+    },
+    // the apps section defines the urls that
+    // `PageObjects.common.navigateTo(appKey)` will use.
+    // Merge urls for your plugin with the urls defined in
+    // Kibana's config in order to use this helper
+    apps: {
+      ...kibanaFunctionalConfig.get('apps'),
+    },
+
+    // choose where screenshots should be saved
+    screenshots: {
+      directory: resolve(__dirname, 'screenshots'),
+    },
+
+    junit: {
+      reportName: 'Chrome X-Pack UI Functional Tests (Security Basic)',
+    },
+  };
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/platform/test/functional/ftr_provider_context.ts b/x-pack/platform/test/functional/ftr_provider_context.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e757164fa1de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/platform/test/functional/ftr_provider_context.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+import { GenericFtrProviderContext, GenericFtrService } from '@kbn/test';
+
+import { pageObjects } from './page_objects';
+import { services } from './services';
+
+export type FtrProviderContext = GenericFtrProviderContext<typeof services, typeof pageObjects>;
+export class FtrService extends GenericFtrService<FtrProviderContext> {}
diff --git a/x-pack/platform/test/functional/page_objects/index.ts b/x-pack/platform/test/functional/page_objects/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..635e299fdd06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/platform/test/functional/page_objects/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+import { pageObjects as kibanaFunctionalPageObjects } from '@kbn/test-suites-src/functional/page_objects';
+
+// just like services, PageObjects are defined as a map of
+// names to Providers. Merge in Kibana's or pick specific ones
+export const pageObjects = {
+  ...kibanaFunctionalPageObjects,
+};
diff --git a/x-pack/platform/test/functional/services/index.ts b/x-pack/platform/test/functional/services/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fd6bd5c182f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/platform/test/functional/services/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+import { services as kibanaFunctionalServices } from '@kbn/test-suites-src/functional/services';
+import { services as kibanaApiIntegrationServices } from '@kbn/test-suites-src/api_integration/services';
+import { services as kibanaXPackApiIntegrationServices } from '../../api_integration/services';
+
+// define the name and providers for services that should be
+// available to your tests. If you don't specify anything here
+// only the built-in services will be available
+export const services = {
+  ...kibanaFunctionalServices,
+  supertest: kibanaApiIntegrationServices.supertest,
+  supertestWithoutAuth: kibanaXPackApiIntegrationServices.supertestWithoutAuth,
+  esSupertest: kibanaApiIntegrationServices.esSupertest,
+  dataViewApi: kibanaXPackApiIntegrationServices.dataViewApi,
+};