diff --git a/test/e2e/apps/job.go b/test/e2e/apps/job.go
index fa5a0be193c..ca52e157213 100644
--- a/test/e2e/apps/job.go
+++ b/test/e2e/apps/job.go
@@ -280,31 +280,18 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Job", func() {
 		job, err := e2ejob.CreateJob(ctx, f.ClientSet, f.Namespace.Name, job)
 		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "failed to create job in namespace: %s", f.Namespace.Name)
 
-		ginkgo.By("Ensuring pods aren't created for job")
-		err = framework.Gomega().Consistently(ctx, framework.HandleRetry(func(ctx context.Context) ([]v1.Pod, error) {
-			pods, err := e2ejob.GetJobPods(ctx, f.ClientSet, f.Namespace.Name, job.Name)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to list pod for a given job %s in namespace %s: %w", job.Name, f.Namespace.Name, err)
-			}
-			return pods.Items, nil
-		})).WithPolling(framework.Poll).WithTimeout(wait.ForeverTestTimeout).Should(gomega.BeEmpty())
-		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "failed to confirm that pods aren't created for job %s in namespace %s", job.Name, f.Namespace.Name)
-
 		ginkgo.By("Checking Job status to observe Suspended state")
-		job, err = e2ejob.GetJob(ctx, f.ClientSet, f.Namespace.Name, job.Name)
-		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "failed to retrieve latest job object")
-		exists := false
-		for _, c := range job.Status.Conditions {
-			if c.Type == batchv1.JobSuspended {
-				exists = true
-				break
-			}
-		}
-		if !exists {
-			framework.Failf("Job was expected to be completed or failed")
-		}
+		err = e2ejob.WaitForJobSuspend(ctx, f.ClientSet, f.Namespace.Name, job.Name)
+		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "failed to observe suspend state: %s", f.Namespace.Name)
+
+		ginkgo.By("Ensuring pods aren't created for job")
+		pods, err := e2ejob.GetJobPods(ctx, f.ClientSet, f.Namespace.Name, job.Name)
+		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "failed to list pod for a given job %s in namespace %s", job.Name, f.Namespace.Name)
+		gomega.Expect(pods.Items).To(gomega.BeEmpty())
 
 		ginkgo.By("Updating the job with suspend=false")
+		job, err = f.ClientSet.BatchV1().Jobs(f.Namespace.Name).Get(ctx, job.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
+		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "failed to get job in namespace: %s", f.Namespace.Name)
 		job.Spec.Suspend = pointer.BoolPtr(false)
 		job, err = e2ejob.UpdateJob(ctx, f.ClientSet, f.Namespace.Name, job)
 		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "failed to update job in namespace: %s", f.Namespace.Name)
diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/job/wait.go b/test/e2e/framework/job/wait.go
index 38a73f6ab47..c40e7815e4e 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/job/wait.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/job/wait.go
@@ -88,6 +88,18 @@ func WaitForJobReady(ctx context.Context, c clientset.Interface, ns, jobName str
 	})
 }
 
+// WaitForJobSuspend uses c to wait for suspend condition for the Job jobName in namespace ns.
+func WaitForJobSuspend(ctx context.Context, c clientset.Interface, ns, jobName string) error {
+	return WaitForJobState(ctx, c, ns, jobName, JobTimeout, func(job *batchv1.Job) string {
+		for _, c := range job.Status.Conditions {
+			if c.Type == batchv1.JobSuspended && c.Status == v1.ConditionTrue {
+				return ""
+			}
+		}
+		return "job should be suspended"
+	})
+}
+
 // WaitForJobFailed uses c to wait for the Job jobName in namespace ns to fail
 func WaitForJobFailed(c clientset.Interface, ns, jobName string) error {
 	return wait.PollImmediate(framework.Poll, JobTimeout, func() (bool, error) {