diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-scheduler/tests/system.py b/packages/google-cloud-scheduler/tests/system/__init__.py
similarity index 58%
rename from packages/google-cloud-scheduler/tests/system.py
rename to packages/google-cloud-scheduler/tests/system/__init__.py
index 317caf5348b2..6cfb48f4cdf8 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-scheduler/tests/system.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-scheduler/tests/system/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-# Copyright 2019 Google LLC
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Copyright 2023 Google LLC
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -11,16 +13,3 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-
-import os
-
-from google.cloud import scheduler_v1
-
-
-class TestSystemScheduler(object):
-    def test_create_job(self):
-        client = scheduler_v1.CloudSchedulerClient()
-        project_id = os.environ.get("PROJECT_ID")
-        location_id = "us-central1"
-        parent = f"projects/{project_id}/locations/{location_id}"
-        client.list_jobs(parent=parent)
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-scheduler/tests/system/smoke_test.py b/packages/google-cloud-scheduler/tests/system/smoke_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..651c4924be1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-scheduler/tests/system/smoke_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Copyright 2023 Google LLC
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import os
+
+import pytest
+
+from google.cloud import scheduler_v1
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def project_id():
+    return os.environ["PROJECT_ID"]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("transport", ["grpc", "rest"])
+def test_list_jobs(project_id: str, transport: str):
+    client = scheduler_v1.CloudSchedulerClient(transport=transport)
+
+    parent = client.common_location_path(project_id, location='us-central1')
+    client.list_jobs(parent=parent)
+
+    # The purpose of this smoke test is to test the communication with the API server,
+    # rather than API-specific functionality.
+    # If the smoke test fails, we won't reach this line.
+    assert True