diff --git a/.github/workflows/.security-test-workflow.yml.swp b/.github/workflows/.security-test-workflow.yml.swp
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index 000000000..c5958f93e
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diff --git a/yaml/bwc-test-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/bwc-test-workflow.yml
similarity index 58%
rename from yaml/bwc-test-workflow.yml
rename to .github/workflows/bwc-test-workflow.yml
index 66174c697..be0e165c4 100644
--- a/yaml/bwc-test-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bwc-test-workflow.yml
@@ -9,14 +9,25 @@ on:
       - "*"
 
 jobs:
-  build:
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        java: [ 11 ]
+  Get-CI-Image-Tag:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/get-ci-image-tag.yml
+    with:
+      platform: centos7
+      usage: opensearch
+
+  build-linux:
+    needs: Get-CI-Image-Tag
     # Job name
     name: Build and test Alerting
     # This job runs on Linux
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      # using the same image which is used by opensearch-build team to build the OpenSearch Distribution
+      # this image tag is subject to change as more dependencies and updates will arrive over time
+      image: ${{ needs.Get-CI-Image-Tag.outputs.ci-image-version-linux }}
+      # need to switch to root so that github actions can install runner binary on container without permission issues.
+      options: --user root
+
     steps:
       # This step uses the setup-java Github action: https://github.com/actions/setup-java
       - name: Set Up JDK ${{ matrix.java }}
@@ -34,4 +45,5 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run Alerting Backwards Compatibility Tests
         run: |
           echo "Running backwards compatibility tests..."
-          ./gradlew bwcTestSuite
+          chown -R opensearch.opensearch `pwd`
+          su opensearch -c "whoami && java -version && ./gradlew bwcTestSuite"
diff --git a/yaml/multi-node-test-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/multi-node-test-workflow.yml
similarity index 51%
rename from yaml/multi-node-test-workflow.yml
rename to .github/workflows/multi-node-test-workflow.yml
index b6377ed5d..b80f04a43 100644
--- a/yaml/multi-node-test-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/multi-node-test-workflow.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,14 @@ on:
       - "*"
 
 jobs:
-  build:
+  Get-CI-Image-Tag:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/get-ci-image-tag.yml
+    with:
+      platform: centos7
+      usage: opensearch
+
+  build-linux:
+    needs: Get-CI-Image-Tag
     strategy:
       matrix:
         java: [ 11, 17 ]
@@ -17,6 +24,13 @@ jobs:
     name: Build and test Alerting
     # This job runs on Linux
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      # using the same image which is used by opensearch-build team to build the OpenSearch Distribution
+      # this image tag is subject to change as more dependencies and updates will arrive over time
+      image: ${{ needs.Get-CI-Image-Tag.outputs.ci-image-version-linux }}
+      # need to switch to root so that github actions can install runner binary on container without permission issues.
+      options: --user root
+
     steps:
       # This step uses the setup-java Github action: https://github.com/actions/setup-java
       - name: Set Up JDK ${{ matrix.java }}
@@ -27,4 +41,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout Branch
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Run integration tests with multi node config
-        run: ./gradlew integTest -PnumNodes=3
+        run: |
+          chown -R opensearch.opensearch `pwd`
+          su opensearch -c "whoami && java -version && ./gradlew integTest -PnumNodes=3"
diff --git a/yaml/dco.yml b/yaml/dco.yml
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index 53ed5304c..000000000
--- a/yaml/dco.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-name: Developer Certificate of Origin Check
-
-on: [pull_request]
-
-jobs:
-  check:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Get PR Commits
-        id: 'get-pr-commits'
-        uses: tim-actions/get-pr-commits@v1.1.0
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      - name: DCO Check
-        uses: tim-actions/dco@v1.1.0
-        with:
-          commits: ${{ steps.get-pr-commits.outputs.commits }}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/security-test-workflow.yml b/yaml/security-test-workflow.yml
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rename from .github/workflows/security-test-workflow.yml
rename to yaml/security-test-workflow.yml