diff --git a/molecule/archive-community-plaintext-rhel/molecule.yml b/molecule/archive-community-plaintext-rhel/molecule.yml
index 5cef480cf9..1ae32e8f9b 100644
--- a/molecule/archive-community-plaintext-rhel/molecule.yml
+++ b/molecule/archive-community-plaintext-rhel/molecule.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-### Archive Installation of Confluent Community Edition on centos8
+### Archive Installation of Confluent Community Edition on Oracle Linux 9.
 ### JAVA 17.
 ### Custom Package Repository for Confluent Platform.
 ### Custom Package Repository for Confluent CLI.
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ platforms:
     groups:
       - ${CONTROLLER_HOSTGROUP:-zookeeper}
       - ${CONTROLLER_HOSTGROUP:-zookeeper}_migration
-    image: geerlingguy/docker-centos8-ansible
-    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel-java17.j2
+    image: oraclelinux:9-slim
+    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel9-java17.j2
     command: ""
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:ro
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ platforms:
     groups:
       - kafka_broker
       - kafka_broker_migration
-    image: geerlingguy/docker-centos8-ansible
-    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel-java17.j2
+    image: oraclelinux:9-slim
+    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel9-java17.j2
     command: ""
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:ro
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ platforms:
     groups:
       - schema_registry
       - schema_registry_migration
-    image: geerlingguy/docker-centos8-ansible
-    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel-java17.j2
+    image: oraclelinux:9-slim
+    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel9-java17.j2
     command: ""
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:ro
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ platforms:
     groups:
       - kafka_rest
       - kafka_rest_migration
-    image: geerlingguy/docker-centos8-ansible
-    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel-java17.j2
+    image: oraclelinux:9-slim
+    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel9-java17.j2
     command: ""
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:ro
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ platforms:
     groups:
       - kafka_connect
       - kafka_connect_migration
-    image: geerlingguy/docker-centos8-ansible
-    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel-java17.j2
+    image: oraclelinux:9-slim
+    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel9-java17.j2
     command: ""
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:ro
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ platforms:
     groups:
       - ksql
       - ksql_migration
-    image: geerlingguy/docker-centos8-ansible
-    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel-java17.j2
+    image: oraclelinux:9-slim
+    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel9-java17.j2
     command: ""
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:ro
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ platforms:
     hostname: controller1-mig.confluent
     groups:
       - kafka_controller_migration
-    image: geerlingguy/docker-centos8-ansible
-    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel-java17.j2
+    image: oraclelinux:9-slim
+    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel9-java17.j2
     command: ""
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:ro
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ provisioner:
         confluent_community_archive_url: "{{ lookup('env', 'COMMON_REPO_URL') | default('http://packages.confluent.io', true) }}/archive/{{confluent_repo_version}}/confluent-community-{{confluent_package_version}}.tar.gz"
         confluent_archive_file_source: "{{ lookup('env', 'MOLECULE_SCENARIO_DIRECTORY') }}/confluent-community-{{confluent_package_version}}.tar.gz"
         confluent_archive_file_remote: false
-        confluent_cli_archive_url: "https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/confluent.cloud/confluent-cli/archives/latest/confluent_latest_linux_amd64.tar.gz" # image: geerlingguy/docker-centos8-ansible is for linux/amd64
+        confluent_cli_archive_url: "https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/confluent.cloud/confluent-cli/archives/latest/confluent_latest_linux_amd64.tar.gz" # image: oraclelinux:9-slim is for linux/amd64
         confluent_cli_archive_file_source: "{{ lookup('env', 'MOLECULE_SCENARIO_DIRECTORY') }}/confluent_latest_linux_amd64.tar.gz"
         confluent_cli_archive_file_remote: false
         confluent_cli_download_enabled: true
diff --git a/molecule/kerberos-rhel/molecule.yml b/molecule/kerberos-rhel/molecule.yml
index 8d48e7a286..052623761a 100644
--- a/molecule/kerberos-rhel/molecule.yml
+++ b/molecule/kerberos-rhel/molecule.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-### Installation of Confluent Platform on centos7.
+### Installation of Confluent Platform on Oracle Linux 9.
 ### Kerberos enabled with custom client config path
 
 driver:
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ platforms:
     groups:
       - ${CONTROLLER_HOSTGROUP:-zookeeper}
       - ${CONTROLLER_HOSTGROUP:-zookeeper}_migration
-    image: geerlingguy/docker-centos7-ansible
-    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel-java17.j2
+    image: oraclelinux:9-slim
+    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel9-java8.j2
     command: ""
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:ro
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ platforms:
     groups:
       - kafka_broker
       - kafka_broker_migration
-    image: geerlingguy/docker-centos7-ansible
-    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel-java17.j2
+    image: oraclelinux:9-slim
+    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel9-java8.j2
     command: ""
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:ro
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ platforms:
     groups:
       - kafka_broker
       - kafka_broker_migration
-    image: geerlingguy/docker-centos7-ansible
-    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel-java17.j2
+    image: oraclelinux:9-slim
+    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel9-java8.j2
     command: ""
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:ro
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ platforms:
     groups:
       - kafka_broker
       - kafka_broker_migration
-    image: geerlingguy/docker-centos7-ansible
-    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel-java17.j2
+    image: oraclelinux:9-slim
+    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel9-java8.j2
     command: ""
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:ro
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ platforms:
     hostname: schema-registry1.confluent
     groups:
       - schema_registry
-    image: geerlingguy/docker-centos7-ansible
-    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel-java17.j2
+    image: oraclelinux:9-slim
+    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel9-java8.j2
     command: ""
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:ro
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ platforms:
     hostname: kafka-rest1.confluent
     groups:
       - kafka_rest
-    image: geerlingguy/docker-centos7-ansible
-    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel-java17.j2
+    image: oraclelinux:9-slim
+    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel9-java8.j2
     command: ""
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:ro
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ platforms:
     hostname: kafka-connect1.confluent
     groups:
       - kafka_connect
-    image: geerlingguy/docker-centos7-ansible
-    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel-java17.j2
+    image: oraclelinux:9-slim
+    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel9-java8.j2
     command: ""
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:ro
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ platforms:
     hostname: ksql1.confluent
     groups:
       - ksql
-    image: geerlingguy/docker-centos7-ansible
-    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel-java17.j2
+    image: oraclelinux:9-slim
+    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel9-java8.j2
     command: ""
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:ro
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ platforms:
     hostname: control-center1.confluent
     groups:
       - control_center
-    image: geerlingguy/docker-centos7-ansible
-    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel-java17.j2
+    image: oraclelinux:9-slim
+    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel9-java8.j2
     command: ""
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:ro
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ platforms:
     hostname: controller1-mig.confluent
     groups:
       - kafka_controller_migration
-    image: geerlingguy/docker-centos7-ansible
-    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel-java17.j2
+    image: oraclelinux:9-slim
+    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel9-java8.j2
     command: ""
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:ro
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ provisioner:
     group_vars:
       all:
         scenario_name: kerberos-rhel
-        redhat_java_package_name: java-11-openjdk     # Use Java 11 package
+
         sasl_protocol: kerberos
 
         kerberos:
diff --git a/molecule/rbac-mtls-rhel-fips/molecule.yml b/molecule/rbac-mtls-rhel-fips/molecule.yml
index 0a8b03b2c6..b926323f77 100644
--- a/molecule/rbac-mtls-rhel-fips/molecule.yml
+++ b/molecule/rbac-mtls-rhel-fips/molecule.yml
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ platforms:
     hostname: ${KRAFT_CONTROLLER:-zookeeper}1.confluent
     groups:
       - ${CONTROLLER_HOSTGROUP:-zookeeper}
-    image: geerlingguy/docker-centos8-ansible
-    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel-base.j2
+    image: oraclelinux:9-slim
+    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel9-java17.j2
     command: ""
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:ro
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ platforms:
     hostname: kafka-broker1.confluent
     groups:
       - kafka_broker
-    image: geerlingguy/docker-centos8-ansible
-    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel-base.j2
+    image: oraclelinux:9-slim
+    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel9-java17.j2
     command: ""
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:ro
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ platforms:
     hostname: kafka-broker2.confluent
     groups:
       - kafka_broker
-    image: geerlingguy/docker-centos8-ansible
-    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel-base.j2
+    image: oraclelinux:9-slim
+    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel9-java17.j2
     command: ""
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:ro
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ platforms:
     hostname: kafka-broker3.confluent
     groups:
       - kafka_broker
-    image: geerlingguy/docker-centos8-ansible
-    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel-base.j2
+    image: oraclelinux:9-slim
+    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel9-java17.j2
     command: ""
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:ro
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ platforms:
     hostname: schema-registry1.confluent
     groups:
       - schema_registry
-    image: geerlingguy/docker-centos8-ansible
-    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel-base.j2
+    image: oraclelinux:9-slim
+    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel9-java17.j2
     command: ""
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:ro
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ platforms:
     hostname: kafka-rest1.confluent
     groups:
       - kafka_rest
-    image: geerlingguy/docker-centos8-ansible
-    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel-base.j2
+    image: oraclelinux:9-slim
+    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel9-java17.j2
     command: ""
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:ro
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ platforms:
     hostname: kafka-connect1.confluent
     groups:
       - kafka_connect
-    image: geerlingguy/docker-centos8-ansible
-    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel-base.j2
+    image: oraclelinux:9-slim
+    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel9-java17.j2
     command: ""
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:ro
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ platforms:
     hostname: ksql1.confluent
     groups:
       - ksql
-    image: geerlingguy/docker-centos8-ansible
-    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel-base.j2
+    image: oraclelinux:9-slim
+    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel9-java17.j2
     command: ""
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:ro
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ platforms:
     hostname: control-center1.confluent
     groups:
       - control_center
-    image: geerlingguy/docker-centos8-ansible
-    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel-base.j2
+    image: oraclelinux:9-slim
+    dockerfile: ../Dockerfile-rhel9-java17.j2
     command: ""
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:ro