diff --git a/.github/workflows/workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/workflow.yml
index 3a0066ff..37d5791a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/workflow.yml
@@ -71,7 +71,22 @@ jobs:
         continue-on-error: false
         with:
           creds: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CREDENTIALS }}
-        
+
+      - name: Create Resource Group
+        uses: azure/powershell@v1
+        continue-on-error: false
+        with:
+          inlineScript: |
+            az group create --name "${{ env.LOAD_TEST_RESOURCE_GROUP }}" --location "${{ env.LOCATION }}"
+          azPSVersion: "latest"      
+          
+      - name: Create Azure Load Testing resource
+        uses: azure/arm-deploy@v1
+        with:
+          resourceGroupName: ${{ env.LOAD_TEST_RESOURCE_GROUP }}
+          template: ./ARMTemplate/template.json
+          parameters: ./ARMTemplate/parameters.json name=${{ env.LOAD_TEST_RESOURCE }} location="${{ env.LOCATION }}"
+          
       - name: 'Azure Load Testing'
         uses: azure/load-testing@v1
         with:
diff --git a/ARMTemplate/parameters.json b/ARMTemplate/parameters.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..536093e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ARMTemplate/parameters.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+    "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentParameters.json#",
+    "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
+    "parameters": {
+        "name": {
+            "value": ""
+        },
+        "location": {
+            "value": ""
+        },
+        "tags": {
+            "value": {}
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ARMTemplate/template.json b/ARMTemplate/template.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bc85fc30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ARMTemplate/template.json
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{
+    "$schema": "http://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-08-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
+    "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
+    "parameters": {
+        "name": {
+            "type": "String"
+        },
+        "location": {
+            "type": "String"
+        },
+        "tags": {
+            "type": "Object"
+        }
+    },
+    "resources": [
+        {
+            "type": "Microsoft.LoadTestService/loadtests",
+            "apiVersion": "2021-12-01-preview",
+            "name": "[parameters('name')]",
+            "location": "[parameters('location')]",
+            "tags": "[parameters('tags')]"
+        }
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index f1348617..6d74d1f2 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -127,6 +127,21 @@ stages:
     pool:
       vmImage: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+    
+    - task: AzureResourceManagerTemplateDeployment@3
+      inputs:
+        deploymentScope: 'Resource Group'
+        azureResourceManagerConnection: $(serviceConnection)
+        subscriptionId: $(azureSubscriptionId)
+        action: 'Create Or Update Resource Group'
+        resourceGroupName: $(loadTestResourceGroup)
+        location: '$(location)'
+        templateLocation: 'Linked artifact'
+        csmFile: '$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/ARMTemplate/template.json'
+        csmParametersFile: '$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/ARMTemplate/parameters.json'
+        overrideParameters: '-name $(loadTestResource) -location "$(location)"'
+        deploymentMode: 'Incremental'    
+    
     - task: AzureLoadTest@1
       inputs:
         azureSubscription: $(serviceConnection)