diff --git a/internal/lookoutingesterv2/lookoutdb/insertion.go b/internal/lookoutingesterv2/lookoutdb/insertion.go
index 481c888bf45..f65bf774180 100644
--- a/internal/lookoutingesterv2/lookoutdb/insertion.go
+++ b/internal/lookoutingesterv2/lookoutdb/insertion.go
@@ -52,7 +52,18 @@ func (l *LookoutDb) Store(ctx *armadacontext.Context, instructions *model.Instru
 
 	start := time.Now()
 	// Jobs need to be ingested first as other updates may reference these
-	l.CreateJobs(ctx, instructions.JobsToCreate)
+	wgJobIngestion := sync.WaitGroup{}
+	wgJobIngestion.Add(2)
+	go func() {
+		defer wgJobIngestion.Done()
+		l.CreateJobs(ctx, instructions.JobsToCreate)
+	}()
+	go func() {
+		defer wgJobIngestion.Done()
+		l.CreateJobSpecs(ctx, instructions.JobsToCreate)
+	}()
+
+	wgJobIngestion.Wait()
 
 	// Now we can job updates, annotations and new job runs
 	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
@@ -98,6 +109,22 @@ func (l *LookoutDb) CreateJobs(ctx *armadacontext.Context, instructions []*model
 	log.Infof("Inserted %d jobs in %s", len(instructions), taken)
 }
 
+func (l *LookoutDb) CreateJobSpecs(ctx *armadacontext.Context, instructions []*model.CreateJobInstruction) {
+	if len(instructions) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	start := time.Now()
+	err := l.CreateJobSpecsBatch(ctx, instructions)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.WithError(err).Warn("Creating job specs via batch failed, will attempt to insert serially (this might be slow).")
+		l.CreateJobSpecsScalar(ctx, instructions)
+	}
+	taken := time.Since(start)
+	l.metrics.RecordAvRowChangeTimeByOperation("job_spec", commonmetrics.DBOperationInsert, len(instructions), taken)
+	l.metrics.RecordRowsChange("job_spec", commonmetrics.DBOperationInsert, len(instructions))
+	log.Infof("Inserted %d job specs in %s", len(instructions), taken)
+}
+
 func (l *LookoutDb) UpdateJobs(ctx *armadacontext.Context, instructions []*model.UpdateJobInstruction) {
 	if len(instructions) == 0 {
 		return
@@ -185,7 +212,6 @@ func (l *LookoutDb) CreateJobsBatch(ctx *armadacontext.Context, instructions []*
 					state                        smallint,
 					last_transition_time         timestamp,
 					last_transition_time_seconds bigint,
-					job_spec                     bytea,
 					priority_class               varchar(63),
 					annotations                  jsonb
 				) ON COMMIT DROP;`, tmpTable))
@@ -213,7 +239,6 @@ func (l *LookoutDb) CreateJobsBatch(ctx *armadacontext.Context, instructions []*
 					"state",
 					"last_transition_time",
 					"last_transition_time_seconds",
-					"job_spec",
 					"priority_class",
 					"annotations",
 				},
@@ -233,7 +258,6 @@ func (l *LookoutDb) CreateJobsBatch(ctx *armadacontext.Context, instructions []*
 						instructions[i].State,
 						instructions[i].LastTransitionTime,
 						instructions[i].LastTransitionTimeSeconds,
-						instructions[i].JobProto,
 						instructions[i].PriorityClass,
 						instructions[i].Annotations,
 					}, nil
@@ -261,7 +285,6 @@ func (l *LookoutDb) CreateJobsBatch(ctx *armadacontext.Context, instructions []*
 						state,
 						last_transition_time,
 						last_transition_time_seconds,
-						job_spec,
 						priority_class,
 						annotations
 					) SELECT * from %s
@@ -294,11 +317,10 @@ func (l *LookoutDb) CreateJobsScalar(ctx *armadacontext.Context, instructions []
 			state,
 			last_transition_time,
 			last_transition_time_seconds,
-			job_spec,
 			priority_class,
 			annotations
 		)
-		VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9, $10, $11, $12, $13, $14, $15, $16, $17)
+		VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9, $10, $11, $12, $13, $14, $15, $16)
 		ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING`
 	for _, i := range instructions {
 		err := l.withDatabaseRetryInsert(func() error {
@@ -317,7 +339,6 @@ func (l *LookoutDb) CreateJobsScalar(ctx *armadacontext.Context, instructions []
 				i.State,
 				i.LastTransitionTime,
 				i.LastTransitionTimeSeconds,
-				i.JobProto,
 				i.PriorityClass,
 				i.Annotations,
 			)
@@ -446,6 +467,83 @@ func (l *LookoutDb) UpdateJobsScalar(ctx *armadacontext.Context, instructions []
 	}
 }
 
+func (l *LookoutDb) CreateJobSpecsBatch(ctx *armadacontext.Context, instructions []*model.CreateJobInstruction) error {
+	return l.withDatabaseRetryInsert(func() error {
+		tmpTable := "job_spec_create_tmp"
+
+		createTmp := func(tx pgx.Tx) error {
+			_, err := tx.Exec(ctx, fmt.Sprintf(`
+				CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE %s (
+					job_id varchar(32),
+					job_spec bytea
+				) ON COMMIT DROP;`, tmpTable))
+			if err != nil {
+				l.metrics.RecordDBError(commonmetrics.DBOperationCreateTempTable)
+			}
+			return err
+		}
+
+		insertTmp := func(tx pgx.Tx) error {
+			_, err := tx.CopyFrom(ctx,
+				pgx.Identifier{tmpTable},
+				[]string{
+					"job_id",
+					"job_spec",
+				},
+				pgx.CopyFromSlice(len(instructions), func(i int) ([]interface{}, error) {
+					return []interface{}{
+						instructions[i].JobId,
+						instructions[i].JobProto,
+					}, nil
+				}),
+			)
+			return err
+		}
+
+		copyToDest := func(tx pgx.Tx) error {
+			_, err := tx.Exec(
+				ctx,
+				fmt.Sprintf(`
+					INSERT INTO job_spec (
+						job_id,
+						job_spec
+					) SELECT * from %s
+					ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING`, tmpTable),
+			)
+			if err != nil {
+				l.metrics.RecordDBError(commonmetrics.DBOperationInsert)
+			}
+			return err
+		}
+
+		return batchInsert(ctx, l.db, createTmp, insertTmp, copyToDest)
+	})
+}
+
+func (l *LookoutDb) CreateJobSpecsScalar(ctx *armadacontext.Context, instructions []*model.CreateJobInstruction) {
+	sqlStatement := `INSERT INTO job_spec (
+			job_id,
+			job_spec
+		)
+		VALUES ($1, $2)
+		ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING`
+	for _, i := range instructions {
+		err := l.withDatabaseRetryInsert(func() error {
+			_, err := l.db.Exec(ctx, sqlStatement,
+				i.JobId,
+				i.JobProto,
+			)
+			if err != nil {
+				l.metrics.RecordDBError(commonmetrics.DBOperationInsert)
+			}
+			return err
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			log.WithError(err).Warnf("Create job spec for job %s, jobset %s failed", i.JobId, i.JobSet)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func (l *LookoutDb) CreateJobRunsBatch(ctx *armadacontext.Context, instructions []*model.CreateJobRunInstruction) error {
 	return l.withDatabaseRetryInsert(func() error {
 		tmpTable := "job_run_create_tmp"
diff --git a/internal/lookoutingesterv2/lookoutdb/insertion_test.go b/internal/lookoutingesterv2/lookoutdb/insertion_test.go
index 0806c841c83..5f20ad259cf 100644
--- a/internal/lookoutingesterv2/lookoutdb/insertion_test.go
+++ b/internal/lookoutingesterv2/lookoutdb/insertion_test.go
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ type JobRow struct {
 	Annotations               map[string]string
 }
 
+type JobSpecRow struct {
+	JobId    string
+	JobProto []byte
+}
+
 type JobRunRow struct {
 	RunId       string
 	JobId       string
@@ -147,7 +152,7 @@ var expectedJobAfterSubmit = JobRow{
 	State:                     lookout.JobQueuedOrdinal,
 	LastTransitionTime:        baseTime,
 	LastTransitionTimeSeconds: baseTime.Unix(),
-	JobProto:                  []byte(jobProto),
+	JobProto:                  []byte(nil),
 	Duplicate:                 false,
 	PriorityClass:             priorityClass,
 	Annotations:               annotations,
@@ -167,7 +172,7 @@ var expectedJobAfterUpdate = JobRow{
 	State:                     lookout.JobFailedOrdinal,
 	LastTransitionTime:        updateTime,
 	LastTransitionTimeSeconds: updateTime.Unix(),
-	JobProto:                  []byte(jobProto),
+	JobProto:                  []byte(nil),
 	Duplicate:                 false,
 	PriorityClass:             priorityClass,
 	Annotations:               annotations,
@@ -841,10 +846,10 @@ func TestStoreNullValue(t *testing.T) {
 		err := ldb.Store(armadacontext.Background(), instructions)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-		job := getJob(t, ldb.db, jobIdString)
+		jobSpec := getJobSpec(t, ldb.db, jobIdString)
 		jobRun := getJobRun(t, ldb.db, runIdString)
 
-		assert.Equal(t, jobProto, job.JobProto)
+		assert.Equal(t, jobProto, jobSpec.JobProto)
 		assert.Equal(t, errorMsg, jobRun.Error)
 		assert.Equal(t, debugMsg, jobRun.Debug)
 		return nil
@@ -988,6 +993,23 @@ func getJob(t *testing.T, db *pgxpool.Pool, jobId string) JobRow {
 	return job
 }
 
+func getJobSpec(t *testing.T, db *pgxpool.Pool, jobId string) JobSpecRow {
+	jobSpec := JobSpecRow{}
+	r := db.QueryRow(
+		armadacontext.Background(),
+		`SELECT
+    		job_id,
+    		job_spec
+		FROM job_spec WHERE job_id = $1`,
+		jobId)
+	err := r.Scan(
+		&jobSpec.JobId,
+		&jobSpec.JobProto,
+	)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	return jobSpec
+}
+
 func getJobRun(t *testing.T, db *pgxpool.Pool, runId string) JobRunRow {
 	run := JobRunRow{}
 	r := db.QueryRow(
diff --git a/internal/lookoutv2/pruner/pruner.go b/internal/lookoutv2/pruner/pruner.go
index 6ece3dd3962..2b87e90d5b6 100644
--- a/internal/lookoutv2/pruner/pruner.go
+++ b/internal/lookoutv2/pruner/pruner.go
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ func deleteBatch(ctx *armadacontext.Context, tx pgx.Tx, batchLimit int) (int, er
 	}
 	_, err = tx.Exec(ctx, `
 		DELETE FROM job WHERE job_id in (SELECT job_id from batch);
+		DELETE FROM job_spec WHERE job_id in (SELECT job_id from batch);
 		DELETE FROM job_run WHERE job_id in (SELECT job_id from batch);
 		DELETE FROM job_ids_to_delete WHERE job_id in (SELECT job_id from batch);
 		TRUNCATE TABLE batch;`)
diff --git a/internal/lookoutv2/pruner/pruner_test.go b/internal/lookoutv2/pruner/pruner_test.go
index 3fae15ac9b2..bf34c998b2b 100644
--- a/internal/lookoutv2/pruner/pruner_test.go
+++ b/internal/lookoutv2/pruner/pruner_test.go
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ func TestPruneDb(t *testing.T) {
 
 				queriedJobIdsPerTable := []map[string]bool{
 					selectStringSet(t, db, "SELECT job_id FROM job"),
+					selectStringSet(t, db, "SELECT job_id FROM job_spec"),
 					selectStringSet(t, db, "SELECT DISTINCT job_id FROM job_run"),
 				}
 				for _, queriedJobs := range queriedJobIdsPerTable {
diff --git a/internal/lookoutv2/repository/getjobspec.go b/internal/lookoutv2/repository/getjobspec.go
index 55799249f35..8e51fe89871 100644
--- a/internal/lookoutv2/repository/getjobspec.go
+++ b/internal/lookoutv2/repository/getjobspec.go
@@ -30,10 +30,17 @@ func NewSqlGetJobSpecRepository(db *pgxpool.Pool, decompressor compress.Decompre
 
 func (r *SqlGetJobSpecRepository) GetJobSpec(ctx *armadacontext.Context, jobId string) (*api.Job, error) {
 	var rawBytes []byte
-	err := r.db.QueryRow(ctx, "SELECT job_spec FROM job WHERE job_id = $1", jobId).Scan(&rawBytes)
+
+	err := r.db.QueryRow(
+		ctx, `
+			SELECT
+				COALESCE(job_spec.job_spec, job.job_spec)
+			FROM job LEFT JOIN job_spec
+				ON job.job_id = job_spec.job_id
+			WHERE job.job_id = $1`, jobId).Scan(&rawBytes)
 	if err != nil {
 		if err == pgx.ErrNoRows {
-			return nil, errors.Errorf("job with id %s not found", jobId)
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("job_spec with job id %s not found", jobId)
 		}
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/lookoutv2/repository/getjobspec_test.go b/internal/lookoutv2/repository/getjobspec_test.go
index 62e619dbf41..7eeb439905b 100644
--- a/internal/lookoutv2/repository/getjobspec_test.go
+++ b/internal/lookoutv2/repository/getjobspec_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package repository
 import (
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/proto"
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgxpool"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
@@ -50,6 +51,84 @@ func TestGetJobSpec(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 }
 
+func TestMIGRATEDGetJobSpec(t *testing.T) {
+	var migratedResult *api.Job
+	err := lookout.WithLookoutDb(func(db *pgxpool.Pool) error {
+		converter := instructions.NewInstructionConverter(metrics.Get().Metrics, userAnnotationPrefix, &compress.NoOpCompressor{})
+		store := lookoutdb.NewLookoutDb(db, nil, metrics.Get(), 10)
+
+		_ = NewJobSimulator(converter, store).
+			Submit(queue, jobSet, owner, namespace, baseTime, &JobOptions{
+				JobId:            jobId,
+				Priority:         priority,
+				PriorityClass:    "other-default",
+				Cpu:              cpu,
+				Memory:           memory,
+				EphemeralStorage: ephemeralStorage,
+				Gpu:              gpu,
+				Annotations: map[string]string{
+					"step_path": "/1/2/3",
+					"hello":     "world",
+				},
+			}).
+			Pending(runId, cluster, baseTime).
+			Running(runId, node, baseTime).
+			RunSucceeded(runId, baseTime).
+			Succeeded(baseTime).
+			Build().
+			ApiJob()
+
+		repo := NewSqlGetJobSpecRepository(db, &compress.NoOpDecompressor{})
+		var err error
+		migratedResult, err = repo.GetJobSpec(armadacontext.TODO(), jobId)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		return nil
+	})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	var result *api.Job
+	err = lookout.WithLookoutDb(func(db *pgxpool.Pool) error {
+		bytes, err := proto.Marshal(migratedResult)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		_, err = db.Exec(armadacontext.Background(),
+			`INSERT INTO job (
+			job_id, queue, owner, namespace, jobset,
+			cpu,
+			memory,
+			ephemeral_storage,
+			gpu,
+			priority,
+			submitted,
+			state,
+			last_transition_time,
+			last_transition_time_seconds,
+            job_spec,
+			priority_class,
+			annotations
+		)
+		VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9, $10, $11, $12, $13, $14, $15, $16, $17)
+		ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING`,
+			jobId, queue, owner, namespace, jobSet,
+			int64(15), int64(48*1024*1024*1024), int64(100*1024*1024*1024), 8,
+			priority, baseTime, 1, baseTime, baseTime.Unix(), bytes, "other-default",
+			map[string]string{
+				"step_path": "/1/2/3",
+				"hello":     "world",
+			})
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		repo := NewSqlGetJobSpecRepository(db, &compress.NoOpDecompressor{})
+		result, err = repo.GetJobSpec(armadacontext.TODO(), jobId)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		return nil
+	})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	assertApiJobsEquivalent(t, migratedResult, result)
+}
+
 func TestGetJobSpecError(t *testing.T) {
 	err := lookout.WithLookoutDb(func(db *pgxpool.Pool) error {
 		repo := NewSqlGetJobSpecRepository(db, &compress.NoOpDecompressor{})
diff --git a/internal/lookoutv2/schema/migrations/013_add_job_spec_table.sql b/internal/lookoutv2/schema/migrations/013_add_job_spec_table.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..36f3fef6fd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/lookoutv2/schema/migrations/013_add_job_spec_table.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS job_spec (
+  job_id           varchar(32)   NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+  job_spec         bytea         NOT NULL
+  );
+ALTER TABLE job_spec ALTER COLUMN job_spec SET STORAGE EXTERNAL;
+ALTER TABLE job ALTER COLUMN job_spec DROP NOT NULL;