diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline-utils/test-failures/annotate.ts b/.buildkite/pipeline-utils/test-failures/annotate.ts
index 43f3b733ebcd7..b90d22ec12eba 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline-utils/test-failures/annotate.ts
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline-utils/test-failures/annotate.ts
@@ -188,3 +188,15 @@ export const annotateTestFailures = async () => {
     );
   }
 };
+
+export const pingTeam = async () => {
+  if (process.env.ELASTIC_SLACK_NOTIFICATIONS_ENABLED === 'true') {
+    const reportSlackDir = 'target/report-slack-team';
+    const team: string = recursiveReadDir(reportSlackDir).find((file) => file.endsWith('.slack')) || '';
+
+    buildkite.setMetadata(
+      'slack:ping_team:body',
+      `@${team}, can you please take a look at the test failures?`
+    );
+  }
+};
diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/common/env.sh b/.buildkite/scripts/common/env.sh
index 1eb86de0bc030..e10f8773d70bf 100755
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/common/env.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/common/env.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export CI=true
 KIBANA_DIR=$(pwd)
 export KIBANA_DIR
 export XPACK_DIR="$KIBANA_DIR/x-pack"
+export REPORT_SLACK_TEAM="target/report-slack-team"
 
 export CACHE_DIR="$HOME/.kibana"
 export ES_CACHE_DIR="$HOME/.es-snapshot-cache"
diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/lifecycle/ping_team_ftrs.ts b/.buildkite/scripts/lifecycle/ping_team_ftrs.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..337a80e8cb0f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/lifecycle/ping_team_ftrs.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * 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", the "GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only", and the "Server Side
+ * Public License v 1"; you may not use this file except in compliance with, at
+ * your election, the "Elastic License 2.0", the "GNU Affero General Public
+ * License v3.0 only", or the "Server Side Public License, v 1".
+ */
+
+import { TestFailures } from '#pipeline-utils';
+
+(async () => {
+  try {
+    await TestFailures.pingTeam();
+  } catch (ex) {
+    console.error('Ping team for the test failures error', ex.message);
+    if (ex.response) {
+      console.error('HTTP Error Response Status', ex.response.status);
+      console.error('HTTP Error Response Body', ex.response.data);
+    }
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+})();
diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/lifecycle/post_command.sh b/.buildkite/scripts/lifecycle/post_command.sh
index f90a4b451be1f..586f988543319 100755
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/lifecycle/post_command.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/lifecycle/post_command.sh
@@ -52,4 +52,8 @@ if [[ "$IS_TEST_EXECUTION_STEP" == "true" ]]; then
     buildkite-agent artifact upload 'target/test_failures/**/*'
     ts-node .buildkite/scripts/lifecycle/annotate_test_failures.ts
   fi
+
+  if [[ -d "${REPORT_SLACK_TEAM}" ]]; then
+    ts-node .buildkite/scripts/lifecycle/ping_team_ftrs.ts
+  fi
 fi
diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/steps/functional/apm_cypress.sh b/.buildkite/scripts/steps/functional/apm_cypress.sh
index 1b388eede871d..db79cad6119fd 100755
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/steps/functional/apm_cypress.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/steps/functional/apm_cypress.sh
@@ -29,8 +29,15 @@ fi
 
 echo "--- APM Cypress Tests"
 
-cd "$XPACK_DIR"
+pushd "$XPACK_DIR"
 
-node solutions/observability/plugins/apm/scripts/test/e2e.js \
+if ! node solutions/observability/plugins/apm/scripts/test/e2e.js \
   --kibana-install-dir "$KIBANA_BUILD_LOCATION" \
-  $CYPRESS_ARGS
+  $CYPRESS_ARGS ; then
+
+  # Report the error to the team using the subfolder matching the Slack Team
+  popd
+  mkdir "$REPORT_SLACK_TEAM"
+  touch "$REPORT_SLACK_TEAM"/obs-ux-infra_services-team.slack
+  exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/steps/functional/profiling_cypress.sh b/.buildkite/scripts/steps/functional/profiling_cypress.sh
index 318d45d0b125d..7e5d0c3dd83d8 100644
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/steps/functional/profiling_cypress.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/steps/functional/profiling_cypress.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,13 @@ export JOB=kibana-profiling-cypress
 
 echo "--- Profiling Cypress Tests"
 
-cd "$XPACK_DIR"
+pushd "$XPACK_DIR"
 
-NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider node solutions/observability/plugins/profiling/scripts/test/e2e.js \
-  --kibana-install-dir "$KIBANA_BUILD_LOCATION" \
\ No newline at end of file
+if ! NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider node solutions/observability/plugins/profiling/scripts/test/e2e.js \
+  --kibana-install-dir "$KIBANA_BUILD_LOCATION" ; then
+  # Report the error to the team using the subfolder matching the Slack Team
+  popd
+  mkdir "$REPORT_SLACK_TEAM"
+  touch "$REPORT_SLACK_TEAM"/obs-ux-infra_services-team.slack
+  exit 1
+fi