Stablize select_kind using retry_on_exception

What does this MR do?

Introduces retry_on_exception and uses it to fix select_kind

What are the relevant issue numbers?

Closes https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/quality/nightly/issues/72

EE Port MR: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/merge_requests/9497

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