diff --git a/.kokoro/presubmit-instance/common.cfg b/.kokoro/presubmit-instance/common.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3fe938b47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.kokoro/presubmit-instance/common.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Format: //devtools/kokoro/config/proto/build.proto
+
+# Build logs will be here
+# action {
+#   define_artifacts {
+#     regex: "**/*sponge_log.xml"
+#   }
+# }
+
+container_properties {
+  docker_image: "gcr.io/cloud-devrel-kokoro-resources/python-multi@sha256:9bb9bd3cd602cf04a361ef46d2f32e514ed06ab856e0fb889349572ec028d89a"
+}
+
+build_file: "python-bigquery/.kokoro/build.sh"
+
+env_vars: {
+  key: "GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT"
+  value: "precise-truck-742"
+}
diff --git a/.kokoro/presubmit-instance/linting-typing.cfg b/.kokoro/presubmit-instance/linting-typing.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..36a4c2888
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.kokoro/presubmit-instance/linting-typing.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# proto-file: //devtools/kokoro/config/proto/build.proto
+# proto-message: BuildConfig
+
+# Only run these nox sessions.
+env_vars: {
+  key: "NOX_SESSION"
+  value: "lint lint_setup_py blacken mypy mypy_samples pytype"
+}
diff --git a/.kokoro/presubmit-instance/prerelease-deps.cfg b/.kokoro/presubmit-instance/prerelease-deps.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..15c83a40a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.kokoro/presubmit-instance/prerelease-deps.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# proto-file: //devtools/kokoro/config/proto/build.proto
+# proto-message: BuildConfig
+
+# Only run this nox session.
+env_vars: {
+  key: "NOX_SESSION"
+  value: "prerelease_deps"
+}
diff --git a/.kokoro/presubmit-instance/presubmit.cfg b/.kokoro/presubmit-instance/presubmit.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f405bf1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.kokoro/presubmit-instance/presubmit.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# proto-file: //devtools/kokoro/config/proto/build.proto
+# proto-message: BuildConfig
+
+# Disable system tests.
+env_vars: {
+  key: "NOX_SESSION"
+  value: "unit_noextras unit cover docs docfx"
+}
diff --git a/.kokoro/presubmit-instance/snippets-3.12.cfg b/.kokoro/presubmit-instance/snippets-3.12.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1df538e75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.kokoro/presubmit-instance/snippets-3.12.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# proto-file: //devtools/kokoro/config/proto/build.proto
+# proto-message: BuildConfig
+
+# Only run this nox session.
+env_vars: {
+  key: "NOX_SESSION"
+  value: "snippets-3.12"
+}
diff --git a/.kokoro/presubmit-instance/snippets-3.8.cfg b/.kokoro/presubmit-instance/snippets-3.8.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f65464ef8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.kokoro/presubmit-instance/snippets-3.8.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# proto-file: //devtools/kokoro/config/proto/build.proto
+# proto-message: BuildConfig
+
+# Only run this nox session.
+env_vars: {
+  key: "NOX_SESSION"
+  value: "snippets-3.8"
+}
diff --git a/.kokoro/presubmit-instance/system-3.12.cfg b/.kokoro/presubmit-instance/system-3.12.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cc2495acd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.kokoro/presubmit-instance/system-3.12.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# proto-file: //devtools/kokoro/config/proto/build.proto
+# proto-message: BuildConfig
+
+# Only run this nox session.
+env_vars: {
+  key: "NOX_SESSION"
+  value: "system-3.12"
+}
diff --git a/.kokoro/presubmit-instance/system-3.8.cfg b/.kokoro/presubmit-instance/system-3.8.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7320238f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.kokoro/presubmit-instance/system-3.8.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# proto-file: //devtools/kokoro/config/proto/build.proto
+# proto-message: BuildConfig
+
+# Only run this nox session.
+env_vars: {
+  key: "NOX_SESSION"
+  value: "system-3.8"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/samples/tests/test_query_external_sheets_permanent_table.py b/samples/tests/test_query_external_sheets_permanent_table.py
index 1a4c21330..3099d3b5d 100644
--- a/samples/tests/test_query_external_sheets_permanent_table.py
+++ b/samples/tests/test_query_external_sheets_permanent_table.py
@@ -12,14 +12,12 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-import typing
+import pytest
 
 from .. import query_external_sheets_permanent_table
 
-if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
-    import pytest
-
 
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="temporary until drive ADC auth is fixed")
 def test_query_external_sheets_permanent_table(
     capsys: "pytest.CaptureFixture[str]", dataset_id: str
 ) -> None:
diff --git a/samples/tests/test_query_external_sheets_temporary_table.py b/samples/tests/test_query_external_sheets_temporary_table.py
index 2ada20566..082402702 100644
--- a/samples/tests/test_query_external_sheets_temporary_table.py
+++ b/samples/tests/test_query_external_sheets_temporary_table.py
@@ -12,14 +12,12 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-import typing
+import pytest
 
 from .. import query_external_sheets_temporary_table
 
-if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
-    import pytest
-
 
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="temporary until drive ADC auth is fixed")
 def test_query_external_sheets_temporary_table(
     capsys: "pytest.CaptureFixture[str]",
 ) -> None: