diff --git a/.ci/Dockerfile.slurm_executor b/.ci/Dockerfile.slurm_executor
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..01487c7d405
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/Dockerfile.slurm_executor
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+FROM nbu-harbor.gtm.nvidia.com/swx-lab-platform/scctl:latest
+
+RUN apk update && \
+   apk add \
+      shadow \
+      openssh-client \
+      sudo
+
+
+RUN groupadd -g 30 hardware
+RUN useradd --no-create-home --uid 149917 --gid 30 -d /custom_home/svcnbu-swx-hpcx --no-create-home --shell /bin/bash svcnbu-swx-hpcx
+
+USER svcnbu-swx-hpcx
diff --git a/.ci/scripts/run_test_nvls.sh b/.ci/scripts/run_test_nvls.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..b11d74ffccb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/scripts/run_test_nvls.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+OMPI_MCA_coll=^hcoll \
+OMPI_MCA_coll_ucc_enable=0 \
+UCC_TLS=cuda,ucp UCC_LOG_LEVEL=info UCC_TL_CUDA_NVLS_SM_COUNT=20 UCC_TL_CUDA_TUNE=allreduce:cuda:@0 \
+/opt/nvidia/bin/ucc/build/bin/ucc_perftest -c allreduce -F -m cuda -b 1k -e 32M -d bfloat16 -o sum
diff --git a/.ci/scripts/run_test_nvls_slurm.sh b/.ci/scripts/run_test_nvls_slurm.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..864771513e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/scripts/run_test_nvls_slurm.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#! /bin/bash
+
+# NOTE: script is preprocessed by envsubst
+# ensure all variables to be set are in stand alone and simple format
+# complex bash string operations are not supported in envsubst
+
+srun \
+    --jobid=${SLM_JOB_ID} \
+    --nodes=${SLM_NODES} \
+    --ntasks-per-node=1 \
+    --gpus-per-node=1 \
+    --mpi=pmix \
+	--cpu-bind=verbose \
+    --container-image=${UCC_ENROOT_IMAGE_NAME} \
+       bash -l /opt/nvidia/src/ucc/.ci/scripts/run_test_nvls.sh
diff --git a/.ci/slurm_tests/README.md b/.ci/slurm_tests/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6314df74a86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/slurm_tests/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Slurm Tests
+
+This directory contains configuration and scripts for running UCC tests on Slurm clusters.
+
+## Required Environment Variables for Job Matrix
+
+| Variable | Description |
+|----------|-------------|
+| `UCC_ENROOT_IMAGE_NAME` | The container image name to use for running tests. Must be in Enroot-compatible format with `#` after the registry host (e.g., `harbor.mellanox.com#torch-ucc/ucc/1.0.0/x86_64/centos8/cuda12.9:31`). |
+| `SLM_JOB_NAME` | The name assigned to the Slurm job allocation. Used with `salloc --job-name`. Typically includes the build number for traceability (e.g., `ucc_tests_${BUILD_NUMBER}`). |
+| `SLM_NODES` | The number of nodes to allocate for the Slurm job. Used with `salloc -N`. |
+| `SLM_HEAD_NODE` | The Slurm head node to connect to. Can be `scctl` (uses scctl client) or a hostname for direct SSH access (e.g., `hpchead`). |
+| `SLM_PARTITION` | The Slurm partition to submit the job to. Used with `salloc -p` (e.g., `funk`, `soul`). |
+
diff --git a/.ci/slurm_tests/job_matrix.yaml b/.ci/slurm_tests/job_matrix.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b5d522675e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/slurm_tests/job_matrix.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+---
+job: "ucc"
+
+registry_host: "harbor.mellanox.com"
+registry_path: "/torch-ucc"
+registry_auth: "05d98651-e11c-4a57-9cc6-52df79014b89"
+
+volumes:
+  - { mountPath: "/custom_home/svcnbu-swx-hpcx", hostPath: "/labhome/svcnbu-swx-hpcx" }
+
+env:
+  CUDA_VER: 12.9
+  UCC_URI_SUFFIX: "ucc/${UCC_VERSION}/x86_64/centos8/cuda${CUDA_VER}"
+  NVIDIA_ROOT_DIR: "/opt/nvidia"
+  SRC_DIR: "${NVIDIA_ROOT_DIR}/src"
+  BIN_DIR: "${NVIDIA_ROOT_DIR}/bin"
+  # Enroot requires # in the image name after the registry host
+  UCC_ENROOT_IMAGE_NAME: "${registry_host}#torch-ucc/${UCC_URI_SUFFIX}:${BUILD_NUMBER}"
+  SLM_JOB_NAME: "ucc_tests_${BUILD_NUMBER}"
+  SLM_NODES: "2"
+
+
+kubernetes:
+  cloud: il-ipp-blossom-prod
+  namespace: hpcx
+  limits: "{memory: 16Gi, cpu: 16000m}"
+  requests: "{memory: 16Gi, cpu: 16000m}"
+
+credentials:
+  - {
+      credentialsId: "svcnbu-swx-hpcx-corporate-user-pass",
+      usernameVariable: "SERVICE_USER_USERNAME",
+      passwordVariable: "SERVICE_USER_PASSWORD",
+    }
+
+runs_on_dockers:
+  # cloud pod to build the shared docker image
+  - {
+      file: ".ci/Dockerfile.ngc_pytorch",
+      name: "ngc_pytorch",
+      tag: "${BUILD_NUMBER}",
+      arch: "x86_64",
+      uri: "${UCC_URI_SUFFIX}",
+      build_args: "--no-cache --build-arg CUDA_VER=${CUDA_VER}",
+      category: 'tool' # tool category makes this container not to participate in standard execution flow, one has to explicitly specify it in the job matrix
+    }
+  - {
+      name: 'slurm_executor_1',
+      file: ".ci/Dockerfile.slurm_executor",
+      arch: 'x86_64',
+      tag: '${BUILD_NUMBER}',
+      SLM_HEAD_NODE: 'scctl',
+      SLM_PARTITION: 'funk'
+    }
+  - {
+      name: 'slurm_executor_2',
+      file: ".ci/Dockerfile.slurm_executor",
+      arch: 'x86_64',
+      tag: '${BUILD_NUMBER}',
+      SLM_HEAD_NODE: 'hpchead',
+      SLM_PARTITION: 'soul'
+    }
+
+
+
+timeout_minutes: 60
+
+steps:
+  - name: Allocate Slurm resources
+    credentialsId: "svcnbu-swx-hpcx-corporate-user-pass"
+    run: |
+      ${WORKSPACE}/.ci/slurm_tests/slurm_scripts/slurm_allocate.sh
+
+
+  - name: Run UCC tests on slurm cluster
+    run: |
+      ${WORKSPACE}/.ci/slurm_tests/slurm_scripts/slurm_run_test_script.sh ${WORKSPACE}/.ci/scripts/run_test_nvls_slurm.sh
+
+
+pipeline_stop:
+  credentialsId: "svcnbu-swx-hpcx-corporate-user-pass"
+  containerSelector: "{name: 'slurm_executor_1'}"
+  run: |
+    ${WORKSPACE}/.ci/slurm_tests/slurm_scripts/slurm_release.sh
+
diff --git a/.ci/slurm_tests/proj_jjb.yaml b/.ci/slurm_tests/proj_jjb.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1660a89e4ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/slurm_tests/proj_jjb.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+- job-template:
+    name: "{jjb_proj}"
+    project-type: pipeline
+    properties:
+      - github:
+          url: "{jjb_git}"
+      - build-discarder:
+          days-to-keep: 30
+          num-to-keep: 20
+      - inject:
+          keep-system-variables: true
+          properties-content: |
+            jjb_proj={jjb_proj}
+    description: Do NOT edit this job through the Web GUI !
+    concurrent: true
+    sandbox: true
+    parameters:
+      - string:
+          name: "sha1"
+          default: "master"
+          description: "Commit to be checked, set by PR"
+      - bool:
+          name: "build_dockers"
+          default: true
+          description: "Rebuild docker containers"
+      - string:
+          name: "conf_file"
+          default: ".ci/slurm_tests/job_matrix.yaml"
+          description: "Regex to select job config file"
+      - string:
+          name: "script"
+          default: "{jjb_jenkinsfile}"
+          description: "Jenkinsfile to load on trigger"
+      - string:
+          name: "DEBUG"
+          default: 0
+          description: "Enable debug prints and traces, valid values are 0-9"
+      - string:
+          name: "UCC_VERSION"
+          default: "1.0.0"
+          description: "UCC version"
+#    triggers:
+#      - github-pull-request:
+#          cron: 'H/5 * * * *'
+#          trigger-phrase: '.*\bbot:retest\b.*'
+#          status-context: "ucc"
+#          success-status: "Test PASSed."
+#          failure-status: "Test FAILed."
+#          error-status:   "Test FAILed."
+#          status-add-test-results: true
+#          # swx-jenkins2 from GitHub Pull Request Builder
+#          auth-id: 'cb48aefb-4f90-4d52-a9bc-63d92382e0be'
+#          org-list: ["Mellanox","openucx"]
+#          white-list: ["swx-jenkins","swx-jenkins2","swx-jenkins3","mellanox-github"]
+#          allow-whitelist-orgs-as-admins: true
+    pipeline-scm:
+      scm:
+        - git:
+            url: "{jjb_git}"
+            credentials-id: 'b042dbee-a0cf-4e23-9efc-a6dc6586f49c'
+            branches: [ '$sha1' ]
+            shallow-clone: true
+            depth: 10
+            refspec: "+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/* +refs/pull/*:refs/remotes/origin/pr/*"
+            browser: githubweb
+            browser-url: "{jjb_git}"
+      script-path: "$script"
+
+- project:
+    name: proj_name
+    jjb_proj: 'UCC/ucc-ci-nvls-tests'
+    jjb_git: 'git@github.com:openucx/ucc.git'
+    jjb_jenkinsfile: '.ci/Jenkinsfile.shlib'
+    jobs:
+      - "{jjb_proj}"
diff --git a/.ci/slurm_tests/slurm_cmd.sh b/.ci/slurm_tests/slurm_cmd.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..c3616a6665d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/slurm_tests/slurm_cmd.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -xvEe -o pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
+
+script_cmd="${1}"
+slurm_via=${SLURM_VIA:-"scctl"}
+slurm_cmd=${SLURM_CMD}
+
+echo "INFO: Allocate Slurm resources"
+
+if [ "${slurm_via}" == "scctl" ]; then
+    if [ "${script_cmd}" == "init" ]; then
+        export RANCHER_USER=${SERVICE_USER_USERNAME}
+        export RANCHER_PASSWORD=${SERVICE_USER_PASSWORD}
+
+        scctl -v
+        scctl --raw-errors login
+        result=$(scctl --raw-errors client exists)
+        if [ "$result" == "client does not exist" ]; then
+            scctl --raw-errors client create
+        fi
+        scctl --raw-errors client connect -s "${SCRIPT_DIR}/fix_enroot.sh"
+    elif [ "${script_cmd}" == "exec" ]; then
+        scctl --raw-errors client connect "${slurm_cmd}"
+    elif [ "${script_cmd}" == "exec_file" ]; then
+        scctl --raw-errors client connect -s "${slurm_cmd}"
+    else
+        echo "ERROR: invalid script command: ${script_cmd}"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+elif [ "${slurm_via}" == "ssh" ]; then
+    if [ "${script_cmd}" == "init" ]; then
+        : # TODO: implement ssh allocation, run fix_enroot.sh
+    elif [ "${script_cmd}" == "exec" ]; then
+        : # TODO: implement ssh allocation, run slurm_cmd
+    else
+        echo "ERROR: invalid script command: ${script_cmd}"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+else
+    echo "ERROR: invalid allocation via: ${slurm_via}"
+    exit 1
+fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.ci/slurm_tests/slurm_scripts/common.sh b/.ci/slurm_tests/slurm_scripts/common.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..732751fb29e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/slurm_tests/slurm_scripts/common.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# shellcheck shell=bash
+
+function trap_error() {
+    local lineno=$1
+    local msg=$2
+    echo "Error at line $lineno: $msg"
+    if [ "${DEBUG}" == "9" ]; then
+        echo "Debug mode, sleeping for 3600 seconds to allow for debugging of the pod"
+        sleep 3600
+    fi
+    exit 1
+}
+
+trap 'trap_error $LINENO "Error in script"' ERR
+
+export ssh_cmd="ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -l svcnbu-swx-hpcx"
diff --git a/.ci/slurm_tests/slurm_scripts/fix_enroot.sh b/.ci/slurm_tests/slurm_scripts/fix_enroot.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..f4d81b4697a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/slurm_tests/slurm_scripts/fix_enroot.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -xvEe -o pipefail
+
+mkdir -p ~/.config/enroot
+if [ ! -s ~/.config/enroot/.credentials ]; then
+    echo "INFO: Create enroot credentials file with some content"
+    echo "this mitigates error reporting for anonimous image pull"
+    echo "# This comment is to mitigate Enroot credentials file missing error" > ~/.config/enroot/.credentials
+fi
diff --git a/.ci/slurm_tests/slurm_scripts/fix_ssh_key.sh b/.ci/slurm_tests/slurm_scripts/fix_ssh_key.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..c6421cd9efd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/slurm_tests/slurm_scripts/fix_ssh_key.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -xvEe -o pipefail
+
+sudo -u svcnbu-swx-hpcx cp  /custom_home/svcnbu-swx-hpcx/.ssh/id_rsa /tmp/id_rsa
+sudo chown $(id -u):$(id -g) /tmp/id_rsa
+mkdir -p ~/.ssh
+chown $(id -u):$(id -g) ~/.ssh
+chmod 700 ~/.ssh
+mv /tmp/id_rsa ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
diff --git a/.ci/slurm_tests/slurm_scripts/slurm_allocate.sh b/.ci/slurm_tests/slurm_scripts/slurm_allocate.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..ec709728183
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/slurm_tests/slurm_scripts/slurm_allocate.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -xvEe -o pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
+source "${SCRIPT_DIR}/common.sh"
+
+: "${SLM_JOB_NAME:?SLM_JOB_NAME is not set}"
+: "${SLM_PARTITION:?SLM_PARTITION is not set}"
+: "${SLM_NODES:?SLM_NODES is not set}"
+: "${SLM_HEAD_NODE:?SLM_HEAD_NODE is not set}"
+
+slurm_cmd="salloc -N ${SLM_NODES} -p ${SLM_PARTITION} --job-name=${SLM_JOB_NAME} --immediate=120 --time=00:30:00 --no-shell"
+
+if [ "${SLM_HEAD_NODE}" == "scctl" ]; then
+    export RANCHER_USER=${SERVICE_USER_USERNAME}
+    export RANCHER_PASSWORD=${SERVICE_USER_PASSWORD}
+
+    scctl -v
+    scctl --raw-errors login
+    result=$(scctl --raw-errors client exists)
+    if [ "$result" == "client does not exist" ]; then
+        scctl --raw-errors client create
+    fi
+    scctl --raw-errors client connect -s "${SCRIPT_DIR}/fix_enroot.sh"
+    scctl --raw-errors client connect "${slurm_cmd}"
+else
+    "${SCRIPT_DIR}/fix_ssh_key.sh"
+    ${ssh_cmd} "${SLM_HEAD_NODE}" "${slurm_cmd}"
+fi
+
+echo "INFO: Allocate Slurm resources"
diff --git a/.ci/slurm_tests/slurm_scripts/slurm_release.sh b/.ci/slurm_tests/slurm_scripts/slurm_release.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..95a35b42c8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/slurm_tests/slurm_scripts/slurm_release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -xvEe -o pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
+source "${SCRIPT_DIR}/common.sh"
+
+: "${SLM_JOB_NAME:?SLM_JOB_NAME is not set}"
+
+slurm_headnode_list="scctl hpchead"
+for slurm_headnode in ${slurm_headnode_list}; do
+    slurm_cmd="scancel --name=${SLM_JOB_NAME}"
+    if [ "${slurm_headnode}" == "scctl" ]; then
+        export RANCHER_USER=${SERVICE_USER_USERNAME}
+        export RANCHER_PASSWORD=${SERVICE_USER_PASSWORD}
+
+        scctl -v
+        scctl --raw-errors login
+        result=$(scctl --raw-errors client exists)
+        if [ "$result" == "client does not exist" ]; then
+            scctl --raw-errors client create
+        fi
+        scctl --raw-errors client connect "${slurm_cmd}"
+    else
+        ${ssh_cmd} "${slurm_headnode}" "${slurm_cmd}"
+    fi
+done
diff --git a/.ci/slurm_tests/slurm_scripts/slurm_run_test_script.sh b/.ci/slurm_tests/slurm_scripts/slurm_run_test_script.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..aaddd26221e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/slurm_tests/slurm_scripts/slurm_run_test_script.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -xvEe -o pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
+source "${SCRIPT_DIR}/common.sh"
+
+test_script="${1}"
+: "${test_script:?test_script is not set}"
+
+: "${SLM_JOB_NAME:?SLM_JOB_NAME is not set}"
+: "${SLM_HEAD_NODE:?SLM_HEAD_NODE is not set}"
+: "${UCC_ENROOT_IMAGE_NAME:?UCC_ENROOT_IMAGE_NAME is not set}"
+
+if [ "${SLM_HEAD_NODE}" == "scctl" ]; then
+      slurm_test_script="${WORKSPACE}"/slurm_test.sh
+      SLM_JOB_ID=$(scctl client connect "squeue --noheader --name=${SLM_JOB_NAME} -o '%i'")
+      export SLM_JOB_ID
+      envsubst < "${test_script}" > "${slurm_test_script}"
+      cat  "${slurm_test_script}"
+      scctl --raw-errors client connect -s "${slurm_test_script}"
+else
+    SLM_JOB_ID=$(${ssh_cmd} "${SLM_HEAD_NODE}" "squeue --noheader --name=${SLM_JOB_NAME} -o '%i'")
+    export SLM_JOB_ID
+#shellcheck disable=SC2087
+${ssh_cmd} "${SLM_HEAD_NODE}" << EOF
+$(envsubst < "${test_script}")
+EOF
+
+fi