diff --git a/docs/developer/getting-started/monorepo-packages.asciidoc b/docs/developer/getting-started/monorepo-packages.asciidoc
index 3c3c355ebc65..fad8b42f204c 100644
--- a/docs/developer/getting-started/monorepo-packages.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/developer/getting-started/monorepo-packages.asciidoc
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ yarn kbn watch-bazel
 - @kbn/expect
 - @kbn/legacy-logging
 - @kbn/logging
+- @kbn/securitysolution-utils
 - @kbn/securitysolution-io-ts-utils
 - @kbn/std
 - @kbn/tinymath
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 212d5c974c2f..c11730a321c5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@
     "@kbn/legacy-logging": "link:bazel-bin/packages/kbn-legacy-logging/npm_module",
     "@kbn/logging": "link:bazel-bin/packages/kbn-logging/npm_module",
     "@kbn/monaco": "link:packages/kbn-monaco",
+    "@kbn/securitysolution-utils": "link:bazel-bin/packages/kbn-securitysolution-utils/npm_module",
     "@kbn/securitysolution-io-ts-utils": "link:bazel-bin/packages/kbn-securitysolution-io-ts-utils/npm_module",
     "@kbn/server-http-tools": "link:packages/kbn-server-http-tools",
     "@kbn/server-route-repository": "link:packages/kbn-server-route-repository",
diff --git a/packages/BUILD.bazel b/packages/BUILD.bazel
index 53e165a40d44..3f5f42e759c0 100644
--- a/packages/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/BUILD.bazel
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ filegroup(
       "//packages/kbn-legacy-logging:build",
       "//packages/kbn-logging:build",
       "//packages/kbn-securitysolution-io-ts-utils:build",
+      "//packages/kbn-securitysolution-utils:build",
       "//packages/kbn-std:build",
       "//packages/kbn-tinymath:build",
       "//packages/kbn-utility-types:build",
diff --git a/packages/kbn-securitysolution-utils/BUILD.bazel b/packages/kbn-securitysolution-utils/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..33c25a3091c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/kbn-securitysolution-utils/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+load("@npm//@bazel/typescript:index.bzl", "ts_config", "ts_project")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "js_library", "pkg_npm")
+
+PKG_BASE_NAME = "kbn-securitysolution-utils"
+
+PKG_REQUIRE_NAME = "@kbn/securitysolution-utils"
+
+SOURCE_FILES = glob(
+  [
+    "src/**/*.ts",
+  ],
+  exclude = [
+    "**/*.test.*",
+    "**/*.mock.*",
+  ],
+)
+
+SRCS = SOURCE_FILES
+
+filegroup(
+  name = "srcs",
+  srcs = SRCS,
+)
+
+NPM_MODULE_EXTRA_FILES = [
+  "package.json",
+  "README.md",
+]
+
+SRC_DEPS = [
+  "@npm//tslib",
+  "@npm//uuid",
+]
+
+TYPES_DEPS = [
+  "@npm//@types/jest",
+  "@npm//@types/node",
+  "@npm//@types/uuid"  
+]
+
+DEPS = SRC_DEPS + TYPES_DEPS
+
+ts_config(
+  name = "tsconfig",
+  src = "tsconfig.json",
+  deps = [
+      "//:tsconfig.base.json",
+  ],
+)
+
+ts_project(
+  name = "tsc",
+  srcs = SRCS,
+  args = ["--pretty"],
+  declaration = True,
+  declaration_map = True,
+  incremental = True,
+  out_dir = "target",
+  root_dir = "src",
+  source_map = True,
+  tsconfig = ":tsconfig",
+  deps = DEPS,
+)
+
+js_library(
+  name = PKG_BASE_NAME,
+  package_name = PKG_REQUIRE_NAME,
+  srcs = NPM_MODULE_EXTRA_FILES,
+  visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+  deps = [":tsc"] + DEPS,
+)
+
+pkg_npm(
+  name = "npm_module",
+  deps = [
+      ":%s" % PKG_BASE_NAME,
+  ],
+)
+
+filegroup(
+  name = "build",
+  srcs = [
+      ":npm_module",
+  ],
+  visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/kbn-securitysolution-utils/README.md b/packages/kbn-securitysolution-utils/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bf0ab96e5c65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/kbn-securitysolution-utils/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# kbn-securitysolution-utils
+
+This is where shared utils for security solution should go that are going to be shared among plugins.
+This was originally created to remove the dependencies between security_solution and other projects such as lists.
diff --git a/packages/kbn-securitysolution-utils/jest.config.js b/packages/kbn-securitysolution-utils/jest.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..12213b677724
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/kbn-securitysolution-utils/jest.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+module.exports = {
+  preset: '@kbn/test',
+  rootDir: '../..',
+  roots: ['<rootDir>/packages/kbn-securitysolution-utils'],
+};
diff --git a/packages/kbn-securitysolution-utils/package.json b/packages/kbn-securitysolution-utils/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d4b46ed07bfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/kbn-securitysolution-utils/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "name": "@kbn/securitysolution-utils",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "security solution utilities to use across plugins such lists, security_solution, cases, etc...",
+  "license": "SSPL-1.0 OR Elastic License 2.0",
+  "main": "./target/index.js",
+  "types": "./target/index.d.ts",
+  "private": true
+}
diff --git a/packages/kbn-securitysolution-utils/src/add_remove_id_to_item/index.test.ts b/packages/kbn-securitysolution-utils/src/add_remove_id_to_item/index.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..30656bc75d11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/kbn-securitysolution-utils/src/add_remove_id_to_item/index.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+import { addIdToItem, removeIdFromItem } from '.';
+
+jest.mock('uuid', () => ({
+  v4: jest.fn().mockReturnValue('123'),
+}));
+
+describe('add_remove_id_to_item', () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  describe('addIdToItem', () => {
+    test('it adds an id to an empty item', () => {
+      expect(addIdToItem({})).toEqual({ id: '123' });
+    });
+
+    test('it adds a complex object', () => {
+      expect(
+        addIdToItem({
+          field: '',
+          type: 'mapping',
+          value: '',
+        })
+      ).toEqual({
+        id: '123',
+        field: '',
+        type: 'mapping',
+        value: '',
+      });
+    });
+
+    test('it adds an id to an existing item', () => {
+      expect(addIdToItem({ test: '456' })).toEqual({ id: '123', test: '456' });
+    });
+
+    test('it does not change the id if it already exists', () => {
+      expect(addIdToItem({ id: '456' })).toEqual({ id: '456' });
+    });
+
+    test('it returns the same reference if it has an id already', () => {
+      const obj = { id: '456' };
+      expect(addIdToItem(obj)).toBe(obj);
+    });
+
+    test('it returns a new reference if it adds an id to an item', () => {
+      const obj = { test: '456' };
+      expect(addIdToItem(obj)).not.toBe(obj);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('removeIdFromItem', () => {
+    test('it removes an id from an item', () => {
+      expect(removeIdFromItem({ id: '456' })).toEqual({});
+    });
+
+    test('it returns a new reference if it removes an id from an item', () => {
+      const obj = { id: '123', test: '456' };
+      expect(removeIdFromItem(obj)).not.toBe(obj);
+    });
+
+    test('it does not effect an item without an id', () => {
+      expect(removeIdFromItem({ test: '456' })).toEqual({ test: '456' });
+    });
+
+    test('it returns the same reference if it does not have an id already', () => {
+      const obj = { test: '456' };
+      expect(removeIdFromItem(obj)).toBe(obj);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/kbn-securitysolution-utils/src/add_remove_id_to_item/index.ts b/packages/kbn-securitysolution-utils/src/add_remove_id_to_item/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..682e38ae2b8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/kbn-securitysolution-utils/src/add_remove_id_to_item/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+import uuid from 'uuid';
+
+/**
+ * This is useful for when you have arrays without an ID and need to add one for
+ * ReactJS keys. I break the types slightly by introducing an id to an arbitrary item
+ * but then cast it back to the regular type T.
+ * Usage of this could be considered tech debt as I am adding an ID when the backend
+ * could be doing the same thing but it depends on how you want to model your data and
+ * if you view modeling your data with id's to please ReactJS a good or bad thing.
+ * @param item The item to add an id to.
+ */
+type NotArray<T> = T extends unknown[] ? never : T;
+export const addIdToItem = <T>(item: NotArray<T>): T => {
+  const maybeId: typeof item & { id?: string } = item;
+  if (maybeId.id != null) {
+    return item;
+  } else {
+    return { ...item, id: uuid.v4() };
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * This is to reverse the id you added to your arrays for ReactJS keys.
+ * @param item The item to remove the id from.
+ */
+export const removeIdFromItem = <T>(
+  item: NotArray<T>
+):
+  | T
+  | Pick<
+      T & {
+        id?: string | undefined;
+      },
+      Exclude<keyof T, 'id'>
+    > => {
+  const maybeId: typeof item & { id?: string } = item;
+  if (maybeId.id != null) {
+    const { id, ...noId } = maybeId;
+    return noId;
+  } else {
+    return item;
+  }
+};
diff --git a/packages/kbn-securitysolution-utils/src/index.ts b/packages/kbn-securitysolution-utils/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0bb36c590ffd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/kbn-securitysolution-utils/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+export * from './add_remove_id_to_item';
diff --git a/packages/kbn-securitysolution-utils/tsconfig.json b/packages/kbn-securitysolution-utils/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..783e67666d8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/kbn-securitysolution-utils/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../../tsconfig.base.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "declaration": true,
+    "declarationMap": true,
+    "incremental": true,
+    "outDir": "target",
+    "rootDir": "src",
+    "sourceMap": true,
+    "sourceRoot": "../../../../packages/kbn-securitysolution-utils/src",
+    "types": [
+      "jest",
+      "node"
+    ]
+  },
+  "include": [
+    "src/**/*"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 320a43eb6606..950ef0ee8a6f 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2691,6 +2691,7 @@
   version "0.0.0"
   uid ""
 
+"@kbn/securitysolution-utils@link:bazel-bin/packages/kbn-securitysolution-utils/npm_module":
 "@kbn/securitysolution-io-ts-utils@link:bazel-bin/packages/kbn-securitysolution-io-ts-utils/npm_module":
   version "0.0.0"
   uid ""