diff --git a/docs/developer/getting-started/monorepo-packages.asciidoc b/docs/developer/getting-started/monorepo-packages.asciidoc
index f9df403adca7b1..f4f226ec8728f0 100644
--- a/docs/developer/getting-started/monorepo-packages.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/developer/getting-started/monorepo-packages.asciidoc
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ yarn kbn watch-bazel
 - @kbn/config-schema
 - @kbn/crypto
 - @kbn/dev-utils
+- @kbn/es
 - @kbn/eslint-import-resolver-kibana
 - @kbn/eslint-plugin-eslint
 - @kbn/expect
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6848810a713954..dc0521e03deaa9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@
     "@kbn/cli-dev-mode": "link:packages/kbn-cli-dev-mode",
     "@kbn/dev-utils": "link:bazel-bin/packages/kbn-dev-utils/npm_module",
     "@kbn/docs-utils": "link:packages/kbn-docs-utils",
-    "@kbn/es": "link:packages/kbn-es",
+    "@kbn/es": "link:bazel-bin/packages/kbn-es/npm_module",
     "@kbn/es-archiver": "link:packages/kbn-es-archiver",
     "@kbn/eslint-import-resolver-kibana": "link:bazel-bin/packages/kbn-eslint-import-resolver-kibana/npm_module",
     "@kbn/eslint-plugin-eslint": "link:bazel-bin/packages/kbn-eslint-plugin-eslint/npm_module",
diff --git a/packages/BUILD.bazel b/packages/BUILD.bazel
index b149e2637f9f2e..10600e514cfb63 100644
--- a/packages/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/BUILD.bazel
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ filegroup(
       "//packages/kbn-config-schema:build",
       "//packages/kbn-crypto:build",
       "//packages/kbn-dev-utils:build",
+      "//packages/kbn-es:build",
       "//packages/kbn-eslint-import-resolver-kibana:build",
       "//packages/kbn-eslint-plugin-eslint:build",
       "//packages/kbn-expect:build",
diff --git a/packages/kbn-es/.babelrc b/packages/kbn-es/.babelrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..7da72d17791281
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/kbn-es/.babelrc
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "presets": ["@kbn/babel-preset/node_preset"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/kbn-es/BUILD.bazel b/packages/kbn-es/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..bc8986e527fc58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/kbn-es/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "js_library", "pkg_npm")
+load("@npm//@babel/cli:index.bzl", "babel")
+
+PKG_BASE_NAME = "kbn-es"
+PKG_REQUIRE_NAME = "@kbn/es"
+
+SOURCE_FILES = glob(
+  [
+    "src/**/*",
+  ],
+  exclude = [
+    "**/*.test.*",
+    "**/integration_tests/**",
+    "**/__fixtures__/**",
+  ],
+)
+
+SRCS = SOURCE_FILES
+
+filegroup(
+  name = "srcs",
+  srcs = SRCS,
+)
+
+NPM_MODULE_EXTRA_FILES = [
+  "package.json",
+  "README.md",
+]
+
+DEPS = [
+  "//packages/kbn-babel-preset",
+  "@npm//@elastic/elasticsearch",
+  "@npm//abort-controller",
+  "@npm//chalk",
+  "@npm//dedent",
+  "@npm//del",
+  "@npm//execa",
+  "@npm//getopts",
+  "@npm//glob",
+  "@npm//node-fetch",
+  "@npm//simple-git",
+  "@npm//tar-fs",
+  "@npm//tree-kill",
+  "@npm//yauzl",
+  "@npm//zlib"
+]
+
+babel(
+  name = "target",
+  data = [
+      ":srcs",
+      ".babelrc",
+  ] + DEPS,
+  output_dir = True,
+  # the following arg paths includes $(execpath) as babel runs on the sandbox root
+  args = [
+      "./%s/src" % package_name(),
+      "--config-file",
+      "./%s/.babelrc" % package_name(),
+      "--out-dir",
+      "$(@D)",
+      "--extensions",
+      ".ts,.js",
+      "--copy-files",
+      "--quiet"
+  ],
+)
+
+js_library(
+  name = PKG_BASE_NAME,
+  srcs = NPM_MODULE_EXTRA_FILES,
+  deps = [":target"] + DEPS,
+  package_name = PKG_REQUIRE_NAME,
+  visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+
+pkg_npm(
+  name = "npm_module",
+  deps = [
+    ":%s" % PKG_BASE_NAME,
+  ]
+)
+
+filegroup(
+  name = "build",
+  srcs = [
+    ":npm_module",
+  ],
+  visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
diff --git a/packages/kbn-es/package.json b/packages/kbn-es/package.json
index e7356794b6113a..ed3f29feaef987 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-es/package.json
+++ b/packages/kbn-es/package.json
@@ -6,10 +6,5 @@
   "private": true,
   "kibana": {
     "devOnly": true
-  },
-  "scripts": {
-    "build": "node scripts/build",
-    "kbn:bootstrap": "node scripts/build",
-    "kbn:watch": "node scripts/build --watch"
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/kbn-es/scripts/build.js b/packages/kbn-es/scripts/build.js
deleted file mode 100644
index d8d8d0e69ee272..00000000000000
--- a/packages/kbn-es/scripts/build.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
- * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
- * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
- * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
- * Side Public License, v 1.
- */
-
-const { resolve } = require('path');
-
-const del = require('del');
-const { run, withProcRunner } = require('@kbn/dev-utils');
-
-const ROOT_DIR = resolve(__dirname, '..');
-const BUILD_DIR = resolve(ROOT_DIR, 'target');
-
-run(
-  async ({ log, flags }) => {
-    await withProcRunner(log, async (proc) => {
-      log.info('Deleting old output');
-      await del(BUILD_DIR);
-
-      const cwd = ROOT_DIR;
-
-      log.info(`Starting babel${flags.watch ? ' in watch mode' : ''}`);
-      await proc.run(`babel`, {
-        cmd: 'babel',
-        args: [
-          'src',
-          '--no-babelrc',
-          '--presets',
-          require.resolve('@kbn/babel-preset/node_preset'),
-          '--extensions',
-          '.ts,.js',
-          '--copy-files',
-          '--out-dir',
-          BUILD_DIR,
-          ...(flags.watch ? ['--watch'] : ['--quiet']),
-          ...(!flags['source-maps'] || !!process.env.CODE_COVERAGE
-            ? []
-            : ['--source-maps', 'inline']),
-        ],
-        wait: true,
-        cwd,
-      });
-
-      log.success('Complete');
-    });
-  },
-  {
-    description: 'Simple build tool for @kbn/es package',
-    flags: {
-      boolean: ['watch', 'source-maps'],
-      help: `
-        --watch            Run in watch mode
-        --source-maps      Include sourcemaps
-      `,
-    },
-  }
-);
diff --git a/packages/kbn-test/package.json b/packages/kbn-test/package.json
index 15d6ac90b2ebea..a668d8c1f85888 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-test/package.json
+++ b/packages/kbn-test/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
     "devOnly": true
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@kbn/es": "link:../kbn-es",
     "@kbn/i18n": "link:../kbn-i18n",
     "@kbn/optimizer": "link:../kbn-optimizer"
   }
diff --git a/x-pack/package.json b/x-pack/package.json
index 129c8d86adecc0..91caae7a976e4a 100644
--- a/x-pack/package.json
+++ b/x-pack/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
     "yarn": "^1.21.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@kbn/es": "link:../packages/kbn-es",
     "@kbn/plugin-helpers": "link:../packages/kbn-plugin-helpers",
     "@kbn/storybook": "link:../packages/kbn-storybook",
     "@kbn/test": "link:../packages/kbn-test"
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index e63d8c5ff88a7d..699f10936dc75b 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2635,7 +2635,7 @@
   version "0.0.0"
   uid ""
 
-"@kbn/es@link:packages/kbn-es":
+"@kbn/es@link:bazel-bin/packages/kbn-es/npm_module":
   version "0.0.0"
   uid ""
 
@@ -2692,11 +2692,17 @@
   uid ""
 
 "@kbn/securitysolution-constants@link:bazel-bin/packages/kbn-securitysolution-constants/npm_module":
-"@kbn/securitysolution-utils@link:bazel-bin/packages/kbn-securitysolution-utils/npm_module":
+  version "0.0.0"
+  uid ""
+
 "@kbn/securitysolution-io-ts-utils@link:bazel-bin/packages/kbn-securitysolution-io-ts-utils/npm_module":
   version "0.0.0"
   uid ""
 
+"@kbn/securitysolution-utils@link:bazel-bin/packages/kbn-securitysolution-utils/npm_module":
+  version "0.0.0"
+  uid ""
+
 "@kbn/server-http-tools@link:packages/kbn-server-http-tools":
   version "0.0.0"
   uid ""