diff --git a/eng/pipelines/templates/jobs/archetype-sdk-client.yml b/eng/pipelines/templates/jobs/archetype-sdk-client.yml
index 8d11b922f108..98f009bf65ca 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/templates/jobs/archetype-sdk-client.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/templates/jobs/archetype-sdk-client.yml
@@ -1,43 +1,75 @@
 parameters:
-  SDKType: client
-  ServiceDirectory: not-specified # Set a default that breaks in obvious ways.
-  TestPipeline: false
-  Artifacts: []
-  AdditionalModules: []
-  PreTestSteps: []
-  TestOptions: '$(DefaultOptions) -DtrimStackTrace=false -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true -Dspotbugs.skip=true -Dcheckstyle.skip=true -Drevapi.skip=true -Dparallel-test-playback'
-  TestGoals: verify
-  TestMatrix:
-    Linux - Java 8:
-      OSVmImage: 'ubuntu-18.04'
-      JavaTestVersion: '1.8'
-      RunTitle: 'Linux on Java 1.8'
-    macOS - Java 8:
-      OSVmImage: 'macOS-10.15'
-      JavaTestVersion: '1.8'
-      RunTitle: 'macOS on Java 1.8'
-    Windows - Java 8:
-      OSVmImage: 'windows-2019'
-      JavaTestVersion: '1.8'
-      RunTitle: 'Windows on Java 1.8'
-    Linux - Java 11:
-      OSVmImage: 'ubuntu-18.04'
-      JavaTestVersion: '1.11'
-      RunTitle: 'Linux on Java 1.11'
-    macOS - Java 11:
-      OSVmImage: 'macOS-10.15'
-      JavaTestVersion: '1.11'
-      RunTitle: 'macOS on Java 1.11'
-    Windows - Java 11:
-      OSVmImage: 'windows-2019'
-      JavaTestVersion: '1.11'
-      RunTitle: 'Windows on Java 1.11'
-    Linux From Source - Java 11:
-      OSVmImage: 'ubuntu-18.04'
-      JavaTestVersion: '1.11'
-      RunTitle: 'From Source: Linux on Java 1.11'
-      AdditionalOptions: '-amd'
-      TestFromSource: true
+  - name: SDKType
+    type: string
+    default: client
+  - name: ServiceDirectory
+    type: string
+    default: 'not-specified' # Set a default that breaks in obvious ways.
+  - name: TestPipeline
+    type: boolean
+    default: false
+  - name: Artifacts
+    type: object
+    default: []
+  - name: AdditionalModules
+    type: object
+    default: []
+  - name: PreTestSteps
+    type: object
+    default: []
+  - name: TestOptions
+    type: string
+    default: '$(DefaultOptions) -DtrimStackTrace=false -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true -Dspotbugs.skip=true -Dcheckstyle.skip=true -Drevapi.skip=true -Dparallel-test-playback'
+  - name: TestGoals
+    type: string
+    default: verify
+  - name: WindowsPool
+    type: string
+    default: azsdk-pool-mms-win-2019-general
+  - name: LinuxPool
+    type: string
+    default: azsdk-pool-mms-ubuntu-1804-general
+  - name: TestMatrix
+    type: object
+    default:
+      Linux - Java 8:
+        Pool: $(LinuxPool)
+        OSVmImage:
+        JavaTestVersion: '1.8'
+        RunTitle: 'Linux on Java 1.8'
+      macOS - Java 8:
+        Pool:
+        OSVmImage: 'macOS-10.15'
+        JavaTestVersion: '1.8'
+        RunTitle: 'macOS on Java 1.8'
+      Windows - Java 8:
+        Pool: $(WindowsPool)
+        OSVmImage:
+        JavaTestVersion: '1.8'
+        RunTitle: 'Windows on Java 1.8'
+      Linux - Java 11:
+        Pool: $(LinuxPool)
+        OSVmImage:
+        JavaTestVersion: '1.11'
+        RunTitle: 'Linux on Java 1.11'
+      macOS - Java 11:
+        Pool:
+        OSVmImage: 'macOS-10.15'
+        JavaTestVersion: '1.11'
+        RunTitle: 'macOS on Java 1.11'
+      Windows - Java 11:
+        Pool: $(WindowsPool)
+        OSVmImage:
+        JavaTestVersion: '1.11'
+        RunTitle: 'Windows on Java 1.11'
+      Linux From Source - Java 11:
+        Pool: $(LinuxPool)
+        OSVmImage:
+        JavaTestVersion: '1.11'
+        RunTitle: 'From Source: Linux on Java 1.11'
+        AdditionalOptions: '-amd'
+        TestFromSource: true
+
 
 jobs:
   - job: 'Build'
@@ -46,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
       - template: ../variables/globals.yml
 
     pool:
-      vmImage: 'ubuntu-18.04'
+      name: ${{ parameters.LinuxPool }}
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -144,11 +176,9 @@ jobs:
 
     variables:
       - template: ../variables/globals.yml
-      - name: OSVmImage
-        value: 'ubuntu-18.04'
 
     pool:
-      vmImage: $(OSVmImage)
+      name: ${{ parameters.LinuxPool }}
 
     steps:
       - pwsh: |
@@ -231,8 +261,15 @@ jobs:
   - job: 'Test'
     condition: and(succeeded(), ne(variables['Skip.Test'], 'true'))
 
+    # HACK: We can't reference parameters to define other parameters, so I am
+    #       setting some variables with the value of parameters which can then
+    #       be used later in the test evaluations.
     variables:
       - template: ../variables/globals.yml
+      - name: WindowsPool
+        value: ${{parameters.WindowsPool}}
+      - name: LinuxPool
+        value: ${{parameters.LinuxPool}}
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -243,11 +280,10 @@ jobs:
               ${{ insert }}: ${{ matrixEntry.value }}
 
     pool:
-      vmImage: $(OSVmImage)
+      name: $[coalesce(variables['Pool'], '')]
+      vmImage: $[coalesce(variables['OSVmImage'], '')]
 
     steps:
-      - template: /eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/verify-agent-os.yml
-
       - template: ../steps/cache-maven-repository.yml
 
       - template: ../steps/install-reporting-tools.yml
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/archetype-java-release.yml b/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/archetype-java-release.yml
index 776eea344475..73bdc467854b 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/archetype-java-release.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/archetype-java-release.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,28 @@
 parameters:
-  Artifacts: []
-  TestPipeline: false
-  ArtifactName: 'not-specified'
-  TargetDocRepoOwner: ''
-  TargetDocRepoName: ''
-  EnableIntegrationStage: true
+  - name: Artifacts
+    type: object
+    default: []
+  - name: TestPipeline
+    type: boolean
+    default: false
+  - name: ArtifactName
+    type: string
+    default: 'not-specified'
+  - name: TargetDocRepoOwner
+    type: string
+    default: ''
+  - name: TargetDocRepoName
+    type: string
+    default: ''
+  - name: EnableIntegrationStage
+    type: boolean
+    default: true
+  - name: WindowsPool
+    type: string
+    default: azsdk-pool-mms-win-2019-general
+  - name: LinuxPool
+    type: string
+    default: azsdk-pool-mms-ubuntu-1804-general  
 
 stages:
   # The signing stage is responsible for submitting binaries to ESRP for our official signing