diff --git a/examples/spark-pi-driver.yaml b/examples/spark-pi-driver.yaml
index 7d7772b907543..edb204033878e 100644
--- a/examples/spark-pi-driver.yaml
+++ b/examples/spark-pi-driver.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
               - --class
               - org.apache.spark.examples.SparkPi
               - --master                                        
-              - armada://192.168.1.167:50051                    
+              - armada://armada-server.armada.svc.cluster.local:50051
               - --conf
               - "spark.driver.port=7078"
               - --conf
diff --git a/resource-managers/armada/core/pom.xml b/resource-managers/armada/core/pom.xml
index 66fd938f150d0..b602c093227ed 100644
--- a/resource-managers/armada/core/pom.xml
+++ b/resource-managers/armada/core/pom.xml
@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@
       <version>${project.version}</version>
     </dependency>
 
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.armadaproject.armada</groupId>
+      <artifactId>scala-armada-client_2.13</artifactId>
+      <version>0.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    </dependency>
+
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
       <artifactId>spark-core_${scala.binary.version}</artifactId>
diff --git a/resource-managers/armada/core/src/main/scala/io/armadaproject/spark/scheduler/cluster/armada/ArmadaClusterManager.scala b/resource-managers/armada/core/src/main/scala/io/armadaproject/spark/scheduler/cluster/armada/ArmadaClusterManager.scala
index 090a2f2672668..a34bc47d31d9e 100644
--- a/resource-managers/armada/core/src/main/scala/io/armadaproject/spark/scheduler/cluster/armada/ArmadaClusterManager.scala
+++ b/resource-managers/armada/core/src/main/scala/io/armadaproject/spark/scheduler/cluster/armada/ArmadaClusterManager.scala
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ private[spark] class ArmadaClusterManager extends ExternalClusterManager with Lo
     new ArmadaClusterSchedulerBackend(
       scheduler.asInstanceOf[TaskSchedulerImpl],
       sc,
-      new ArmadaClient, // FIXME
-      schedulerExecutorService)
+      schedulerExecutorService,
+      masterURL)
       // snapshotsStore,
       // executorPodsAllocator,
       // executorPodsLifecycleEventHandler,
diff --git a/resource-managers/armada/core/src/main/scala/io/armadaproject/spark/scheduler/cluster/armada/ArmadaClusterManagerBackend.scala b/resource-managers/armada/core/src/main/scala/io/armadaproject/spark/scheduler/cluster/armada/ArmadaClusterManagerBackend.scala
index 9cf707ddea111..6f815b0898b43 100644
--- a/resource-managers/armada/core/src/main/scala/io/armadaproject/spark/scheduler/cluster/armada/ArmadaClusterManagerBackend.scala
+++ b/resource-managers/armada/core/src/main/scala/io/armadaproject/spark/scheduler/cluster/armada/ArmadaClusterManagerBackend.scala
@@ -16,24 +16,27 @@
  */
 package org.apache.spark.scheduler.cluster.armada
 
-import java.util.concurrent.{ScheduledExecutorService}
+import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService
 
 import scala.collection.mutable.HashMap
 
+import io.armadaproject.armada.ArmadaClient
+import k8s.io.api.core.v1.generated.{Container, PodSpec, ResourceRequirements}
+import k8s.io.api.core.v1.generated.{EnvVar, EnvVarSource, ObjectFieldSelector}
+import k8s.io.apimachinery.pkg.api.resource.generated.Quantity
+
 import org.apache.spark.SparkContext
 import org.apache.spark.rpc.{RpcAddress, RpcCallContext}
 import org.apache.spark.scheduler.{ExecutorDecommission, TaskSchedulerImpl}
 import org.apache.spark.scheduler.cluster.{CoarseGrainedSchedulerBackend, SchedulerBackendUtils}
 
-// FIXME: Actually import ArmadaClient
-class ArmadaClient {}
 
 // TODO: Implement for Armada
 private[spark] class ArmadaClusterSchedulerBackend(
     scheduler: TaskSchedulerImpl,
     sc: SparkContext,
-    armadaClient: ArmadaClient,
-    executorService: ScheduledExecutorService)
+    executorService: ScheduledExecutorService,
+    masterURL: String)
     extends CoarseGrainedSchedulerBackend(scheduler, sc.env.rpcEnv) {
 
     // FIXME
@@ -45,7 +48,78 @@ private[spark] class ArmadaClusterSchedulerBackend(
         conf.getOption("spark.app.id").getOrElse(appId)
     }
 
-    override def start(): Unit = {}
+
+  private def submitJob(): Unit = {
+
+    val urlArray = masterURL.split(":")
+    // Remove leading "/"'s
+    val host = if (urlArray(1).startsWith("/")) urlArray(1).substring(2) else urlArray(1)
+    val port = urlArray(2).toInt
+
+    val driverAddr = sys.env("SPARK_DRIVER_BIND_ADDRESS")
+
+
+    val driverURL = s"spark://CoarseGrainedScheduler@$driverAddr:7078"
+    val source = EnvVarSource().withFieldRef(ObjectFieldSelector()
+      .withApiVersion("v1").withFieldPath("status.podIP"))
+    val envVars = Seq(
+      EnvVar().withName("SPARK_EXECUTOR_ID").withValue("1"),
+      EnvVar().withName("SPARK_RESOURCE_PROFILE_ID").withValue("0"),
+      EnvVar().withName("SPARK_EXECUTOR_POD_NAME").withValue("test-pod-name"),
+      EnvVar().withName("SPARK_APPLICATION_ID").withValue("test_spark_app_id"),
+      EnvVar().withName("SPARK_EXECUTOR_CORES").withValue("1"),
+      EnvVar().withName("SPARK_EXECUTOR_MEMORY").withValue("512m"),
+      EnvVar().withName("SPARK_DRIVER_URL").withValue(driverURL),
+      EnvVar().withName("SPARK_EXECUTOR_POD_IP").withValueFrom(source)
+    )
+    val executorContainer = Container()
+      .withName("spark-executor")
+      .withImagePullPolicy("IfNotPresent")
+      .withImage("spark:testing")
+      .withEnv(envVars)
+      .withCommand(Seq("/opt/entrypoint.sh"))
+      .withArgs(
+        Seq(
+          "executor"
+        )
+      )
+      .withResources(
+        ResourceRequirements(
+          limits = Map(
+            "memory" -> Quantity(Option("1000Mi")),
+            "cpu" -> Quantity(Option("100m"))
+          ),
+          requests = Map(
+            "memory" -> Quantity(Option("1000Mi")),
+            "cpu" -> Quantity(Option("100m"))
+          )
+        )
+      )
+
+    val podSpec = PodSpec()
+      .withTerminationGracePeriodSeconds(0)
+      .withRestartPolicy("Never")
+      .withContainers(Seq(executorContainer))
+
+    val testJob = api.submit
+      .JobSubmitRequestItem()
+      .withPriority(0)
+      .withNamespace("default")
+      .withPodSpec(podSpec)
+
+    val jobSubmitResponse = ArmadaClient(host, port)
+      .SubmitJobs("test", "executor", Seq(testJob))
+
+    logInfo(s"Driver Job Submit Response")
+    for (respItem <- jobSubmitResponse.jobResponseItems) {
+      logInfo(s"JobID: ${respItem.jobId}  Error: ${respItem.error} ")
+
+    }
+  }
+    override def start(): Unit = {
+      submitJob()
+    }
+
     override def stop(): Unit = {}
 
     /*
@@ -100,7 +174,7 @@ private[spark] class ArmadaClusterSchedulerBackend(
                 execIDRequester -= rpcAddress
                 // Expected, executors re-establish a connection with an ID
               case _ =>
-                logDebug(s"No executor found for ${rpcAddress}")
+                logDebug(s"No executor found for $rpcAddress")
             }
         }
     }