diff --git a/common/perf-test-core/pom.xml b/common/perf-test-core/pom.xml
index 2be69e4523443..c0140b6c337c6 100644
--- a/common/perf-test-core/pom.xml
+++ b/common/perf-test-core/pom.xml
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
     <developerConnection>scm:git:https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-java.git</developerConnection>
   </scm>
 
+  <properties>
+    <relative.path.to.eng.folder>../..</relative.path.to.eng.folder>
+  </properties>
+
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
@@ -62,57 +66,6 @@
           </rules>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.1.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update;org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-javadoc-plugin;external_dependency} -->
-        <configuration>
-          <isOffline>true</isOffline>
-          <offlineLinks>
-            <!-- JDK APIs -->
-            <offlineLink>
-              <url>https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/</url>
-              <location>${project.basedir}/../../eng/javadoc-package-lists/java8/</location>
-            </offlineLink>
-
-            <!-- Reactor APIs -->
-            <offlineLink>
-              <url>https://projectreactor.io/docs/core/release/api/</url>
-              <location>${project.basedir}/../../eng/javadoc-package-lists/reactor-core/</location>
-            </offlineLink>
-            <offlineLink>
-              <url>https://projectreactor.io/docs/netty/release/api/</url>
-              <location>${project.basedir}/../../eng/javadoc-package-lists/reactor-netty/</location>
-            </offlineLink>
-
-            <!-- Jackson APIs -->
-            <offlineLink>
-              <url>https://fasterxml.github.io/jackson-annotations/javadoc/2.12/</url>
-              <location>${project.basedir}/../../eng/javadoc-package-lists/jackson-annotations/</location>
-            </offlineLink>
-            <offlineLink>
-              <url>https://fasterxml.github.io/jackson-core/javadoc/2.12/</url>
-              <location>${project.basedir}/../../eng/javadoc-package-lists/jackson-core/</location>
-            </offlineLink>
-            <offlineLink>
-              <url>https://fasterxml.github.io/jackson-databind/javadoc/2.12/</url>
-              <location>${project.basedir}/../../eng/javadoc-package-lists/jackson-databind/</location>
-            </offlineLink>
-
-            <!-- Netty APIs -->
-            <offlineLink>
-              <url>https://netty.io/4.1/api/</url>
-              <location>${project.basedir}/../../eng/javadoc-package-lists/netty/</location>
-            </offlineLink>
-
-            <!-- Avro APIs -->
-            <offlineLink>
-              <url>https://avro.apache.org/docs/current/api/java/</url>
-              <location>${project.basedir}/../../eng/javadoc-package-lists/apache-avro/</location>
-            </offlineLink>
-          </offlineLinks>
-        </configuration>
-     </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
 
diff --git a/eng/scripts/invoke_embedme.py b/eng/scripts/invoke_embedme.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..56d9628a6918f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eng/scripts/invoke_embedme.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+# Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+# Python version 3.4 or higher is required to run this script.
+
+# Use case: Invokes embedme README codesnippet generation and validation regardless of OS.
+#
+# Flags
+#   --readme/-r: Path to the README.
+#   --verify/-v: Flag indicating to only perform a dry-run validation.
+#   --debug/-d: Flag indicating to perform debug level logging.
+#
+# For example: Generating README codesnippets for Azure Storage Blobs.
+#    python eng/scripts/invoke_embedme.py -r sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/README.md
+#
+# For example: Valdate README codesnippets for Azure Core.
+#    python eng/scripts/invoke_embedme.py -r sdk/core/azure-core/README.md -v
+#
+# The script must be run at the root of azure-sdk-for-java.
+
+import argparse
+import os
+import sys
+
+# NPX command.
+npx_command = 'npx embedme'
+
+# Invoke embedme.
+def invoke_embedme(readme: str, verify: bool, debug: bool):
+    command = npx_command
+
+    # If the passed README path was relative
+    command += ' ' + os.path.abspath(readme)
+
+    if verify:
+        command += ' --verify'
+
+    if debug:
+        print('Running embedme command: {}'.format(command))
+
+    sys.exit(os.system(command))
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Invokes embedme README codesnippet generation and validation regardless of OS.')
+    parser.add_argument('--readme', '-r', type=str, required=True, help='Path to the README')
+    parser.add_argument('--verify', '-v', action='store_true', help='Flag indicating to only perform a dry-run validation')
+    parser.add_argument('--debug', '-d', action='store_true', help='Flag indicating to perform debug level logging')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    invoke_embedme(args.readme, args.verify, args.debug)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/sdk/parents/azure-client-sdk-parent/pom.xml b/sdk/parents/azure-client-sdk-parent/pom.xml
index 58a76c67659b8..4b7d8b29c13a1 100644
--- a/sdk/parents/azure-client-sdk-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/parents/azure-client-sdk-parent/pom.xml
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
     <jacoco.min.linecoverage>0.40</jacoco.min.linecoverage>
     <jacoco.min.branchcoverage>0.30</jacoco.min.branchcoverage>
     <jacoco.skip.coverage.check>false</jacoco.skip.coverage.check>
+    <relative.path.to.eng.folder>../../..</relative.path.to.eng.folder>
   </properties>
 
   <build>
@@ -441,9 +442,9 @@
             </dependency>
           </dependencies>
           <configuration>
-            <configLocation>../../../eng/code-quality-reports/src/main/resources/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml</configLocation>
-            <suppressionsLocation>../../../eng/code-quality-reports/src/main/resources/checkstyle/checkstyle-suppressions.xml</suppressionsLocation>
-            <headerLocation>../../../eng/code-quality-reports/src/main/resources/checkstyle/java.header</headerLocation>
+            <configLocation>${project.basedir}/${relative.path.to.eng.folder}/eng/code-quality-reports/src/main/resources/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml</configLocation>
+            <suppressionsLocation>${project.basedir}/${relative.path.to.eng.folder}/eng/code-quality-reports/src/main/resources/checkstyle/checkstyle-suppressions.xml</suppressionsLocation>
+            <headerLocation>${project.basedir}/${relative.path.to.eng.folder}/eng/code-quality-reports/src/main/resources/checkstyle/java.header</headerLocation>
             <propertyExpansion>samedir=</propertyExpansion>
             <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
             <consoleOutput>true</consoleOutput>
@@ -548,43 +549,43 @@
               <!-- JDK APIs -->
               <offlineLink>
                 <url>https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/</url>
-                <location>${project.basedir}/../../../eng/javadoc-package-lists/java8/</location>
+                <location>${project.basedir}/${relative.path.to.eng.folder}/eng/javadoc-package-lists/java8/</location>
               </offlineLink>
 
               <!-- Reactor APIs -->
               <offlineLink>
                 <url>https://projectreactor.io/docs/core/release/api/</url>
-                <location>${project.basedir}/../../../eng/javadoc-package-lists/reactor-core/</location>
+                <location>${project.basedir}/${relative.path.to.eng.folder}/eng/javadoc-package-lists/reactor-core/</location>
               </offlineLink>
               <offlineLink>
                 <url>https://projectreactor.io/docs/netty/release/api/</url>
-                <location>${project.basedir}/../../../eng/javadoc-package-lists/reactor-netty/</location>
+                <location>${project.basedir}/${relative.path.to.eng.folder}/eng/javadoc-package-lists/reactor-netty/</location>
               </offlineLink>
 
               <!-- Jackson APIs -->
               <offlineLink>
                 <url>https://fasterxml.github.io/jackson-annotations/javadoc/2.12/</url>
-                <location>${project.basedir}/../../../eng/javadoc-package-lists/jackson-annotations/</location>
+                <location>${project.basedir}/${relative.path.to.eng.folder}/eng/javadoc-package-lists/jackson-annotations/</location>
               </offlineLink>
               <offlineLink>
                 <url>https://fasterxml.github.io/jackson-core/javadoc/2.12/</url>
-                <location>${project.basedir}/../../../eng/javadoc-package-lists/jackson-core/</location>
+                <location>${project.basedir}/${relative.path.to.eng.folder}/eng/javadoc-package-lists/jackson-core/</location>
               </offlineLink>
               <offlineLink>
                 <url>https://fasterxml.github.io/jackson-databind/javadoc/2.12/</url>
-                <location>${project.basedir}/../../../eng/javadoc-package-lists/jackson-databind/</location>
+                <location>${project.basedir}/${relative.path.to.eng.folder}/eng/javadoc-package-lists/jackson-databind/</location>
               </offlineLink>
 
               <!-- Netty APIs -->
               <offlineLink>
                 <url>https://netty.io/4.1/api/</url>
-                <location>${project.basedir}/../../../eng/javadoc-package-lists/netty/</location>
+                <location>${project.basedir}/${relative.path.to.eng.folder}/eng/javadoc-package-lists/netty/</location>
               </offlineLink>
 
               <!-- Avro APIs -->
               <offlineLink>
                 <url>https://avro.apache.org/docs/current/api/java/</url>
-                <location>${project.basedir}/../../../eng/javadoc-package-lists/apache-avro/</location>
+                <location>${project.basedir}/${relative.path.to.eng.folder}/eng/javadoc-package-lists/apache-avro/</location>
               </offlineLink>
             </offlineLinks>
             <doclet>org.apidesign.javadoc.codesnippet.Doclet</doclet>
@@ -860,7 +861,7 @@
           <name>generate-overview</name>
         </property>
         <file>
-          <exists>../../../eng/pipelines/scripts/generate_overview_from_readme.py</exists>
+          <exists>${project.basedir}/${relative.path.to.eng.folder}/eng/pipelines/scripts/generate_overview_from_readme.py</exists>
         </file>
       </activation>
       <build>
@@ -880,7 +881,7 @@
                   <executable>python</executable>
                   <workingDirectory>${project.basedir}</workingDirectory>
                   <arguments>
-                    <argument>../../../eng/pipelines/scripts/generate_overview_from_readme.py</argument>
+                    <argument>${project.basedir}/${relative.path.to.eng.folder}/eng/pipelines/scripts/generate_overview_from_readme.py</argument>
                     <argument>--rf</argument>
                     <argument>${project.basedir}/README.md</argument>
                     <argument>--v</argument>
@@ -915,7 +916,7 @@
           <name>inject-codesnippets</name>
         </property>
         <file>
-          <exists>../../../eng/pipelines/scripts/inject_codesnippets.py</exists>
+          <exists>${project.basedir}/${relative.path.to.eng.folder}/eng/pipelines/scripts/inject_codesnippets.py</exists>
         </file>
       </activation>
       <build>
@@ -935,7 +936,7 @@
                   <executable>python</executable>
                   <workingDirectory>${project.basedir}</workingDirectory>
                   <arguments>
-                    <argument>../../../eng/pipelines/scripts/inject_codesnippets.py</argument>
+                    <argument>${project.basedir}/${relative.path.to.eng.folder}/eng/pipelines/scripts/inject_codesnippets.py</argument>
                     <argument>--project-dir</argument>
                     <argument>${project.basedir}</argument>
                   </arguments>
@@ -947,41 +948,6 @@
       </build>
     </profile>
 
-    <profile>
-      <!-- separate profile for windows as the executable on windows is named npx.cmd and npx on other os families -->
-      <id>readme-codesnippet-windows</id>
-      <activation>
-        <property>
-          <name>readme-codesnippet-windows</name>
-        </property>
-      </activation>
-      <build>
-        <plugins>
-          <plugin>
-            <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-            <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>1.2.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update;org.codehaus.mojo:exec-maven-plugin;external_dependency} -->
-            <executions>
-              <execution>
-                <id>code-snippet-for-readme-windows</id>
-                <phase>prepare-package</phase>
-                <goals>
-                  <goal>exec</goal>
-                </goals>
-                <configuration>
-                  <executable>npx.cmd</executable>
-                  <arguments>
-                    <argument>embedme</argument>
-                    <argument>${project.basedir}/README.md</argument>
-                  </arguments>
-                </configuration>
-              </execution>
-            </executions>
-          </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-      </build>
-    </profile>
-
     <!-- Profiles for updating README file using embedme tool to inject code snippets from compilable Java source files.
      Activate the profile below to update README files when corresponding Java files are updated. -->
     <profile>
@@ -1005,45 +971,10 @@
                   <goal>exec</goal>
                 </goals>
                 <configuration>
-                  <executable>npx</executable>
-                  <arguments>
-                    <argument>embedme</argument>
-                    <argument>${project.basedir}/README.md</argument>
-                  </arguments>
-                </configuration>
-              </execution>
-            </executions>
-          </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-      </build>
-    </profile>
-
-    <profile>
-      <!-- separate profile for windows as the executable on windows is named npx.cmd and npx on other os families -->
-      <id>verify-readme-windows</id>
-      <activation>
-        <property>
-          <name>verify-readme-windows</name>
-        </property>
-      </activation>
-      <build>
-        <plugins>
-          <plugin>
-            <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-            <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>1.2.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update;org.codehaus.mojo:exec-maven-plugin;external_dependency} -->
-            <executions>
-              <execution>
-                <id>verify-readme-codesnippet-windows</id>
-                <phase>prepare-package</phase>
-                <goals>
-                  <goal>exec</goal>
-                </goals>
-                <configuration>
-                  <executable>npx.cmd</executable>
+                  <executable>python</executable>
                   <arguments>
-                    <argument>embedme</argument>
-                    <argument>--verify</argument>
+                    <argument>${project.basedir}/${relative.path.to.eng.folder}/eng/scripts/invoke_embedme.py</argument>
+                    <argument>--readme</argument>
                     <argument>${project.basedir}/README.md</argument>
                   </arguments>
                 </configuration>
@@ -1054,8 +985,7 @@
       </build>
     </profile>
 
-    <!-- Verify that there are no changes to readme file. Build fails if the there's a difference in README
-     after running the embedme tool. -->
+    <!-- Verify that there are no changes to readme file. Build fails if the there's a difference in README after running the embedme tool. -->
     <profile>
       <id>verify-readme</id>
       <activation>
@@ -1077,11 +1007,12 @@
                   <goal>exec</goal>
                 </goals>
                 <configuration>
-                  <executable>npx</executable>
+                  <executable>python</executable>
                   <arguments>
-                    <argument>embedme</argument>
-                    <argument>--verify</argument>
+                    <argument>${project.basedir}/${relative.path.to.eng.folder}/eng/scripts/invoke_embedme.py</argument>
+                    <argument>--readme</argument>
                     <argument>${project.basedir}/README.md</argument>
+                    <argument>--verify</argument>
                   </arguments>
                 </configuration>
               </execution>