diff --git a/eng/helix/helix.proj b/eng/helix/helix.proj
index b39ac282b5..99b0a135f4 100644
--- a/eng/helix/helix.proj
+++ b/eng/helix/helix.proj
@@ -39,6 +39,17 @@
     <HelixBuild>$([System.DateTime]::Now.ToString('yyyyMMddHHmm'))</HelixBuild>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <!-- Items with the type "HelixProperties" will become arbitrary JSON associated with the job -->
+  <!-- NOTE: These are global to the whole Job, so don't include project-specific content here. -->
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <HelixProperties Include="buildNumber" Value="$(BUILD_BUILDNUMBER)" />
+    <HelixProperties Include="buildDefinition" Value="$(BUILD_DEFINITIONNAME)" />
+    <HelixProperties Include="commitSha" Value="$(BUILD_SOURCEVERSION)" />
+    <HelixProperties Include="branch" Value="$(BUILD_SOURCEBRANCH)" />
+    <HelixProperties Condition="'$(RunQuarantinedTests)' == 'true'" Include="runType" Value="quarantined" />
+    <HelixProperties Condition="'$(RunQuarantinedTests)' != 'true'" Include="runType" Value="unquarantined" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <Target Name="Gather" BeforeTargets="Build">
     <MSBuild Projects="@(ProjectToBuild)"
               Targets="CreateHelixPayload"
diff --git a/eng/targets/Helix.props b/eng/targets/Helix.props
index 5a41315124..40e9420500 100644
--- a/eng/targets/Helix.props
+++ b/eng/targets/Helix.props
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@
     <RunQuarantinedTests>false</RunQuarantinedTests>
     <IsWindowsHelixQueue>false</IsWindowsHelixQueue>
     <IsWindowsHelixQueue Condition="$(HelixTargetQueue.Contains('Windows')) or $(HelixTargetQueue.Contains('windows'))">true</IsWindowsHelixQueue>
-    <_HelixRunType Condition="'$(RunQuarantinedTests)' == 'true'">quarantined</_HelixRunType>
-    <_HelixRunType Condition="'$(RunQuarantinedTests)' != 'true'">unquarantined</_HelixRunType>    
-    <HelixTestName>$(MSBuildProjectName)--$(TargetFramework)--$(_HelixRunType)</HelixTestName>
+    <HelixTestName>$(MSBuildProjectName)--$(TargetFramework)</HelixTestName>
     <HelixUseArchive>false</HelixUseArchive>
     <LoggingTestingDisableFileLogging Condition="'$(IsHelixJob)' == 'true'">false</LoggingTestingDisableFileLogging>
     <NodeVersion>10.15.3</NodeVersion>