diff --git a/pkg/skaffold/schema/latest/config.go b/pkg/skaffold/schema/latest/config.go
index ed0b43a510c..2d73eaeeafa 100644
--- a/pkg/skaffold/schema/latest/config.go
+++ b/pkg/skaffold/schema/latest/config.go
@@ -603,11 +603,36 @@ type VerifyTestCase struct {
 	// Name is the name descriptor for the verify test.
 	Name string `yaml:"name" yamltags:"required"`
 	// Container is the container information for the verify test.
-	Container v1.Container `yaml:"container" yamltags:"required"`
+	Container VerifyContainer `yaml:"container" yamltags:"required"`
 	// ExecutionMode is the execution mode used to execute the verify test case.
 	ExecutionMode VerifyExecutionModeConfig `yaml:"executionMode,omitempty"`
 }
 
+// VerifyContainer is a list of tests to run on images that Skaffold builds.
+type VerifyContainer struct {
+	// Name of the container.
+	Name string `yaml:"name" yamltags:"required"`
+	// Container image name.
+	Image string `yaml:"image" yamltags:"required"`
+	// Entrypoint array. Not executed within a shell.
+	// The container image's ENTRYPOINT is used if this is not provided.
+	Command []string `yaml:"command,omitempty"`
+	// Arguments to the entrypoint.
+	// The container image's CMD is used if this is not provided.
+	Args []string `yaml:"args,omitempty"`
+	// List of environment variables to set in the container.
+	Env []VerifyEnvVar `json:"env,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// VerifyEnvVar represents an environment variable present in a Container.
+type VerifyEnvVar struct {
+	// Name of the environment variable. Must be a C_IDENTIFIER.
+	Name string `json:"name" yamltags:"required"`
+
+	// Value of the environment variable
+	Value string `json:"value"`
+}
+
 // RenderConfig contains all the configuration needed by the render steps.
 type RenderConfig struct {
 
diff --git a/pkg/skaffold/verify/k8sjob/verify.go b/pkg/skaffold/verify/k8sjob/verify.go
index abd655bfde9..657d3cf5ac9 100644
--- a/pkg/skaffold/verify/k8sjob/verify.go
+++ b/pkg/skaffold/verify/k8sjob/verify.go
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ func (v *Verifier) TrackContainerAndJobFromBuild(artifact graph.Artifact, contai
 	v.logger.RegisterJob(job.Name)
 }
 
-func (v *Verifier) createJob(jobName string, container corev1.Container) *batchv1.Job {
+func (v *Verifier) createJob(jobName string, container latest.VerifyContainer) *batchv1.Job {
 	job := &batchv1.Job{
 		TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
 			Kind:       "Job",
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ func (v *Verifier) createJob(jobName string, container corev1.Container) *batchv
 					},
 				},
 				Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
-					Containers:    []corev1.Container{container},
+					Containers:    []corev1.Container{verifyContainerToK8sContainer(container)},
 					RestartPolicy: corev1.RestartPolicyNever,
 				},
 			},
@@ -357,7 +357,27 @@ func (v *Verifier) createJob(jobName string, container corev1.Container) *batchv
 	return job
 }
 
-func (v *Verifier) createJobFromManifestPath(jobName string, container corev1.Container, manifestPath string) (*batchv1.Job, error) {
+func verifyContainerToK8sContainer(vc latest.VerifyContainer) corev1.Container {
+	c := corev1.Container{
+		Name:    vc.Name,
+		Image:   vc.Image,
+		Command: vc.Command,
+		Args:    vc.Args,
+	}
+	if len(vc.Env) > 0 {
+		cEnv := []corev1.EnvVar{}
+		for _, env := range vc.Env {
+			cEnv = append(cEnv, corev1.EnvVar{
+				Name:  env.Name,
+				Value: env.Value,
+			})
+		}
+		c.Env = cEnv
+	}
+	return c
+}
+
+func (v *Verifier) createJobFromManifestPath(jobName string, container latest.VerifyContainer, manifestPath string) (*batchv1.Job, error) {
 	var job *batchv1.Job
 
 	b, err := ioutil.ReadFile(manifestPath)
@@ -396,7 +416,7 @@ func (v *Verifier) createJobFromManifestPath(jobName string, container corev1.Co
 		job.Labels = map[string]string{}
 	}
 	job.Labels["skaffold.dev/run-id"] = v.labeller.GetRunID()
-	job.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers = []corev1.Container{container}
+	job.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers = []corev1.Container{verifyContainerToK8sContainer(container)}
 	job.Spec.Template.Spec.RestartPolicy = corev1.RestartPolicyNever
 	job.Spec.Template.Labels["skaffold.dev/run-id"] = v.labeller.GetRunID()