diff --git a/.github/actions/golangci-lint/action.yml b/.github/actions/golangci-lint/action.yml
index 20ad2689deb..22a35682c2d 100644
--- a/.github/actions/golangci-lint/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/golangci-lint/action.yml
@@ -27,11 +27,13 @@ runs:
       if: github.event_name == 'merge_group'
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
+
     - name: Checkout repo
       uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
       if: github.event_name != 'merge_group'
       with:
         fetch-depth: 1
+
     - name: Setup Go
       uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go
       with:
@@ -39,38 +41,66 @@ runs:
         cache-version: ${{ inputs.cache-version }}
         go-version-file: ${{ inputs.go-version-file }}
         go-module-file: ${{ inputs.go-module-file }}
+
     - name: Touching core/web/assets/index.html
       shell: bash
       run: mkdir -p core/web/assets && touch core/web/assets/index.html
-    - name: Build binary
-      working-directory: ${{ inputs.go-directory }}
-      shell: bash
-      run: go build ./...
-    - name: Set golangci-lint working directory
+
+    - name: Set Golangci-lint working directory
       shell: bash
       id: set-working-directory
       # XXX: Don't use `.` default working directory here due to issues with the golangci-lint-action.
       run: |
         if [ "${{ inputs.go-directory }}" == "." ]; then
-          echo "golangci-lint-working-directory=" | tee -a $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "golangci-lint-working-directory=" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         else
-          echo "golangci-lint-working-directory=${{ inputs.go-directory }}" | tee -a $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "golangci-lint-working-directory=${{ inputs.go-directory }}/" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         fi
-    - name: golangci-lint
+
+    - name: Golangci-lint
       uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@38e1018663fa5173f3968ea0777460d3de38f256 # v5.3.0
       with:
-        version: v1.61.0
+        version: v1.62.2
         only-new-issues: true
         args: --out-format colored-line-number,checkstyle:golangci-lint-report.xml
         working-directory: ${{ steps.set-working-directory.outputs.golangci-lint-working-directory }}
-    - name: Print lint report artifact
+
+    - name: Print Golangci-lint report results
       if: failure()
       shell: bash
-      run: cat ${{ inputs.go-directory }}/golangci-lint-report.xml
-    - name: Store lint report artifact
+      run: cat ./${{ steps.set-working-directory.outputs.golangci-lint-working-directory }}golangci-lint-report.xml
+
+      # Get a valid name for the upload-artifact step.
+      # Avoid error: `The artifact name is not valid: <path>/<to>/<artifact>/` caused by `/`.
+      # Remove trailing `/` from the directory name: `core/scripts/` -> `core/scripts`.
+      # Replace remaining `/` with `-`: `core/scripts` -> `core-scripts`.
+      # Assign `root` if the directory name is empty (ref: step.id: set-working-directory).
+    - name: Get valid suffix for artifact name
+      if: always()
+      id: suffix
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        go_directory=${{ steps.set-working-directory.outputs.golangci-lint-working-directory }}
+        echo "Validating if directory name '$go_directory' is empty or has slashes"
+        
+        if [[ $go_directory == *\/* ]]; then
+            suffix=$(echo "$go_directory" | sed 's:\/$::' | tr '/' '-')
+            echo "Directory name with slashes '$go_directory' updated to a valid artifact suffix '$suffix'"
+        elif [[ $go_directory == "" ]]; then
+          suffix="root"
+          echo "Root directory (empty string) updated to a valid artifact suffix '$suffix'"
+        else
+          suffix="$go_directory"
+          echo "Directory name is valid for the artifact suffix: '$suffix'"
+        fi
+
+        echo "suffix=${suffix}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+    - name: Store Golangci-lint report artifact
       if: always()
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4.4.3
       with:
-        name: golangci-lint-report
-        path: ${{ inputs.go-directory }}/golangci-lint-report.xml
-        retention-days: 7
+        # Use a unique suffix for each lint report artifact to avoid duplication errors
+        name: golangci-lint-report-${{ steps.suffix.outputs.suffix }}
+        # N/B: value may be empty (no slash) OR `<path>/<to>/<module>/` (with slash tat the end)
+        path: ./${{ steps.set-working-directory.outputs.golangci-lint-working-directory }}golangci-lint-report.xml
diff --git a/.github/scripts/map-affected-files-to-modules.sh b/.github/scripts/map-affected-files-to-modules.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..a12e5306894
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/map-affected-files-to-modules.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+# This script:
+# 1. Finds all modules.
+# 2. Maps changed files (passed as a param) to found modules.
+# 3. Prints out the affected modules.
+# 4. Output the result (as JSON) to a GitHub Actions environment variable.
+
+# Get the list of changed files as parameter (from JSON array)
+changed_files=$(echo "$1" | jq -r '.[]')
+echo "Changed files: $changed_files"
+
+# 1. Find all modules in the repository, 
+# - Strip the leading './' from the path 
+# (necessary for comparison, affected files do not have leading './')
+modules=$(find . -name 'go.mod' -exec dirname {} \; | sed 's|^./||' | uniq)
+echo "Found modules: $modules"
+
+# Use a Bash associative array to track unique modules
+declare -A unique_modules
+
+for path_to_file in $changed_files; do
+	echo "Resolving a module affected by a file: '$path_to_file'"
+  for module in $modules; do
+    echo "Validating against module: '$module'"
+
+    # if no slash in the path, it is the root 
+    # (i.e. `main.go`, `.gitignore` vs `core/main.go`)
+    if [[ ! $path_to_file =~ \/ ]]; then
+      echo "File '$path_to_file' mapped to the "root" module."
+      unique_modules["."]="."
+      break
+    # if a module's name matches with a file path 
+    # add it, to the affected modules array, skipping the root (`.`) 
+    elif [[ $module != "." && $path_to_file =~ ^$module* ]]; then
+      echo "File '$path_to_file' mapped the module '$module'"
+      unique_modules["$module"]="$module"
+      break
+    fi
+	done
+done
+
+# Convert keys (module names) of the associative array to an indexed array
+affected_modules=("${!unique_modules[@]}")
+echo "Affected modules: ${affected_modules[@]}"
+
+# Convert bash array to a JSON array for GitHub Actions
+json_array=$(printf '%s\n' "${affected_modules[@]}" | jq -R . | jq -s . | jq -c)
+echo "module_names=$json_array" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-core.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-core.yml
index 9134a8c9b56..19363430a73 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-core.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-core.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       pull-requests: read
     outputs:
+      affected-packages: ${{ steps.resolved-modules.outputs.module_names }}
       deployment-changes: ${{ steps.match-some.outputs.deployment == 'true' }}
+      scripts-changes: ${{ steps.match-some.outputs.scripts == 'true' }}
       should-run-ci-core: ${{ steps.match-some.outputs.core-ci == 'true' || steps.match-every.outputs.non-ignored == 'true' ||  github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'schedule' }}
       should-run-golangci: ${{ steps.match-some.outputs.golang-ci == 'true' || steps.match-every.outputs.non-ignored == 'true' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -47,7 +49,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           # "if any changed file matches one or more of the conditions" (https://github.com/dorny/paths-filter/issues/225)
           predicate-quantifier: some
-          # deployment - any changes to files in `deployments/`
+          # deployment - any changes to files in the `deployments/`
+          # scripts - any changes to files in the `core/scripts/`
           # core-ci - any changes that could affect this workflow definition
           # golang-ci - any changes that could affect the linting result
           filters: |
@@ -60,6 +63,8 @@ jobs:
               - '.golangci.yml'
               - '.github/workflows/ci-core.yml'
               - '.github/actions/**'
+            scripts:
+              - 'core/scripts/**'
       - uses: dorny/paths-filter@de90cc6fb38fc0963ad72b210f1f284cd68cea36 # v3.0.2
         id: match-every
         with:
@@ -67,14 +72,18 @@ jobs:
           predicate-quantifier: every
           # non-integration-tests - only changes made outside of the `integration-tests` directory
           # non-ignored - only changes except for the negated ones
+          # all - changes in any directory
           #  - This is opt-in on purpose. To be safe, new files are assumed to have an affect on CI Core unless listed here specifically.
+          # Enable listing of files matching each filter.
+          # Paths to files will be available in `${FILTER_NAME}_files` output variable.
+          # Paths will be formatted as JSON array
+          list-files: json
           filters: |
             non-integration-tests:
               - '**'
               - '!integration-tests/**'
             non-ignored:
               - '**'
-              - '!docs/**'
               - '!integration-tests/**'
               - '!tools/secrets/**'
               - '!tools/goreleaser-config/**'
@@ -91,24 +100,39 @@ jobs:
               - '!nix-darwin-shell-hook.sh'
               - '!LICENSE'
               - '!.github/**'
-    
+            all:
+              - '**'
+
+      - name: Resolve affected files to affected modules
+        id: resolved-modules
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          # Ensure the step uses `with.list-files: json` to get the list of files in JSON format
+          bash ./.github/scripts/map-affected-files-to-modules.sh '${{ steps.match-every.outputs.all_files }}'
+  
   golangci:
-    # We don't directly merge dependabot PRs, so let's not waste the resources
+    name: GolangCI Lint
+    needs: [filter, run-frequency]
+    # We don't directly merge dependabot PRs to not waste the resources.
     if: ${{ (github.event_name == 'pull_request' ||  github.event_name == 'schedule') && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' }}
-    name: lint
     permissions:
-      # For golangci-lint-actions to annotate code in the PR.
+      # To annotate code in the PR.
       checks: write
       contents: read
       # For golangci-lint-action's `only-new-issues` option.
       pull-requests: read
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-8cores-32GB-ARM
-    needs: [filter, run-frequency]
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        modules: ${{ fromJson(needs.filter.outputs.affected-packages) }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
-      - name: Golang Lint
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+      - name: Golang Lint (${{ matrix.modules }})
         uses: ./.github/actions/golangci-lint
-        if: ${{ needs.filter.outputs.should-run-golangci == 'true' }}
+        with: 
+          go-directory: ${{ matrix.modules }}
       - name: Notify Slack
         if: ${{ failure() && needs.run-frequency.outputs.one-per-day-frequency == 'true' }}
         uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@6c661ce58804a1a20f6dc5fbee7f0381b469e001 # v1.25.0
@@ -117,6 +141,22 @@ jobs:
         with:
           channel-id: "#team-core"
           slack-message: "golangci-lint failed: \n${{ format('https://github.com/{0}/actions/runs/{1}', github.repository, github.run_id) }}"
+  
+  # Fails if any golangci-lint matrix jobs fails and silently succeeds otherwise
+  # Consolidates golangci-lint matrix job results under one required `lint` check
+  # Inclusive check: all (new) modules are analyzed, but no need to enable "required" checks for each one
+  golangci-matrix-results-validation:
+    name: lint
+    needs: [golangci]
+    # We don't directly merge dependabot PRs to not waste the resources.
+    if: ${{ (github.event_name == 'pull_request' ||  github.event_name == 'schedule') && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check Golangci-lint Matrix Results
+        if: ${{ needs.golangci.result != 'success' }}
+        run: |
+          echo "At least one 'GolangCI Lint' matrix job failed. Check the failed lint jobs."
+          exit 1
 
   core:
     env:
@@ -136,11 +176,11 @@ jobs:
           - cmd: go_core_ccip_deployment_tests
             os: ubuntu22.04-32cores-128GB
             printResults: true
+          - cmd: go_core_fuzz
+            os: ubuntu22.04-8cores-32GB
           - cmd: go_core_race_tests
             # use 64cores for certain scheduled runs only
             os: ${{ needs.run-frequency.outputs.two-per-day-frequency == 'true' && 'ubuntu-latest-64cores-256GB' || 'ubuntu-latest-32cores-128GB' }}
-          - cmd: go_core_fuzz
-            os: ubuntu22.04-8cores-32GB
     name: Core Tests (${{ matrix.type.cmd }})
     # We don't directly merge dependabot PRs, so let's not waste the resources
     if: ${{ github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' }}
@@ -285,8 +325,38 @@ jobs:
           channel-id: "#topic-data-races"
           slack-message: "Race tests failed: \n${{ format('https://github.com/{0}/actions/runs/{1}', github.repository, github.run_id) }}"
 
+  core-scripts-tests:
+    name: test-scripts
+    needs: [filter]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' || needs.filter.outputs.scripts-changes == 'true' }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
+
+      - name: Setup Go
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go
+        with:
+          go-version-file: core/scripts/go.mod
+          go-module-file: core/scripts/go.sum
+      
+      - name: Run Tests
+        env:
+          OUTPUT_FILE: ./output.txt
+        run: ./tools/bin/go_core_scripts_tests ./...
+
+      - name: Store test report artifacts
+        if: ${{ always() && needs.filter.outputs.should-run-ci-core == 'true' }}
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4.4.3
+        with:
+          name: go_core_scripts_tests_logs
+          path: |
+            ./output.txt
+            ./coverage.txt
+          retention-days: 7 
+
   detect-flakey-tests:
-    needs: [filter, core]
+    needs: [filter, core, core-scripts-tests]
     name: Flakey Test Detection
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: always() && (github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch')
@@ -375,8 +445,8 @@ jobs:
 
   scan:
     name: SonarQube Scan
-    needs: [core, run-frequency]
-    if: ${{ always() && needs.run-frequency.outputs.four-per-day-frequency == 'true' && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' }}
+    needs: [golangci, core, core-scripts-tests]
+    if: ${{ always() && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the repo
@@ -384,37 +454,61 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # fetches all history for all tags and branches to provide more metadata for sonar reports
 
-      - name: Download all workflow run artifacts
+      - name: Download all workflow artifacts
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4.1.8
 
       - name: Check and Set SonarQube Report Paths
         shell: bash
         run: |
           # Check and assign paths for coverage/test reports in go_core_tests_logs
-          if [ -d "go_core_tests_logs" ]; then
-            sonarqube_coverage_report_paths=$(find go_core_tests_logs -name coverage.txt | paste -sd "," -)
-            sonarqube_tests_report_paths=$(find go_core_tests_logs -name output.txt | paste -sd "," -)
+          core_artifact="go_core_tests_logs"
+          if [ -d "$core_artifact" ]; then
+            echo "Found $core_artifact"
+            sonarqube_coverage_report_paths=$(find "$core_artifact" -name coverage.txt | paste -sd "," -)
+            sonarqube_tests_report_paths=$(find "$core_artifact" -name output.txt | paste -sd "," -)
+            echo "Coverage report paths: $sonarqube_coverage_report_paths"
+            echo "Tests report paths: $sonarqube_tests_report_paths"
           else
+            echo "Did not find $core_artifact"
             sonarqube_coverage_report_paths=""
             sonarqube_tests_report_paths=""
           fi
 
           # Check and assign paths for coverage/test reports in go_core_tests_integration_logs
-          if [ -d "go_core_tests_integration_logs" ]; then
-            integration_coverage_paths=$(find go_core_tests_integration_logs -name coverage.txt | paste -sd "," -)
-            integration_tests_paths=$(find go_core_tests_integration_logs -name output.txt | paste -sd "," -)
+          integration_tests_artifact="go_core_tests_integration_logs"
+          if [ -d "$integration_tests_artifact" ]; then
+            echo "Found $integration_tests_artifact"
+            integration_coverage_paths=$(find "$integration_tests_artifact" -name coverage.txt | paste -sd "," -)
+            integration_tests_paths=$(find "$integration_tests_artifact" -name output.txt | paste -sd "," -)
+            
             # Append to existing paths if they are set, otherwise assign directly
             sonarqube_coverage_report_paths="${sonarqube_coverage_report_paths:+$sonarqube_coverage_report_paths,}$integration_coverage_paths"
             sonarqube_tests_report_paths="${sonarqube_tests_report_paths:+$sonarqube_tests_report_paths,}$integration_tests_paths"
           fi
 
-          # Check and assign paths for lint reports
-          if [ -d "golangci-lint-report" ]; then
-            sonarqube_lint_report_paths=$(find golangci-lint-report -name golangci-lint-report.xml | paste -sd "," -)
-          else
-            sonarqube_lint_report_paths=""
+          # Check and assign paths for coverage/test reports in go_core_scripts_tests_logs
+          scripts_tests_artifact="go_core_scripts_tests_logs"
+          if [ -d "$scripts_tests_artifact" ]; then
+              echo "Found $scripts_tests_artifact"
+              scripts_coverage_paths=$(find "$scripts_tests_artifact" -name coverage.txt | paste -sd "," -)
+              scripts_tests_paths=$(find "$scripts_tests_artifact" -name output.txt | paste -sd "," -)
+    
+              # Append to existing paths if they are set, otherwise assign directly
+              sonarqube_coverage_report_paths="${sonarqube_coverage_report_paths:+$sonarqube_coverage_report_paths,}$scripts_coverage_paths"
+              sonarqube_tests_report_paths="${sonarqube_tests_report_paths:+$sonarqube_tests_report_paths,}$scripts_tests_paths"
           fi
 
+          # Check and assign paths for lint reports
+          # To find reports in the folders named differently (because of the matrix strategy), 
+          # We need to loop through the artifacts. It allows usage of RegExp folders (skipped if not found).
+          for golang_lint_artifact in golangci-lint-report*
+          do
+              echo "Found golangci-lint-report artifacts"
+              sonarqube_lint_report_paths=$(find -type f -name 'golangci-lint-report.xml' -printf "%p,")
+              echo "Lint report paths: $sonarqube_lint_report_paths"
+              break
+          done
+
           ARGS=""
           if [[ -z "$sonarqube_tests_report_paths" ]]; then
             echo "::warning::No test report paths found, will not pass to sonarqube"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-scripts.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-scripts.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5683641f26b..00000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-scripts.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-name: CI Scripts
-
-on:
-  merge_group:
-  pull_request:
-
-jobs:
-  lint-scripts:
-    # We don't directly merge dependabot PRs, so let's not waste the resources
-    if: ${{ (github.event_name == 'pull_request' ||  github.event_name == 'schedule') && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      # For golangci-lint-actions to annotate code in the PR.
-      checks: write
-      contents: read
-      # For golangci-lint-action's `only-new-issues` option.
-      pull-requests: read
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
-      - name: Golang Lint
-        uses: ./.github/actions/golangci-lint
-        with:
-          id: scripts
-          name: lint-scripts
-          go-directory: core/scripts
-          go-version-file: core/scripts/go.mod
-          go-module-file: core/scripts/go.sum
-
-  test-scripts:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
-      - name: Setup Go
-        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go
-        with:
-          go-version-file: core/scripts/go.mod
-          go-module-file: core/scripts/go.sum
-      - name: Run Tests
-        shell: bash
-        working-directory: core/scripts
-        run: go test ./...
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
index 27bdfa52243..e79956cc253 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# N/B: ci-core, which runs on PRs, will trigger linting for affected directories/modules
+# no need to run lint twice
 name: Integration Tests
 run-name: Integration Tests ${{ inputs.distinct_run_name && inputs.distinct_run_name || '' }}
 on:
@@ -116,47 +118,6 @@ jobs:
       core_changes: ${{ steps.ignore-filter.outputs.changes || steps.changes.outputs.core_changes }}
       ccip_changes: ${{ steps.ignore-filter.outputs.changes || steps.changes.outputs.ccip_changes }}
 
-  lint-integration-tests:
-    name: Lint ${{ matrix.project.name }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-8cores-32GB-ARM
-    # We don't directly merge dependabot PRs, so let's not waste the resources
-    if: github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]'
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        project:
-          - name: integration-tests
-            id: e2e-tests
-            path: ./integration-tests
-            cache_id: e2e-tests
-          - name: load
-            id: load
-            path: ./integration-tests/load
-            cache_id: load
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout the repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.1
-        with:
-          repository: smartcontractkit/chainlink
-          ref: ${{ inputs.cl_ref }}
-      - name: Setup Go
-        uses: smartcontractkit/.github/actions/ctf-setup-go@b0d756c57fcdbcff187e74166562a029fdd5d1b9 # ctf-setup-go@0.0.0
-        with:
-          test_download_vendor_packages_command: cd ${{ matrix.project.path }} && go mod download
-          go_mod_path: ${{ matrix.project.path }}/go.mod
-          cache_key_id: ${{ matrix.project.cache_id }}
-          cache_restore_only: "true"
-      - name: Lint Go
-        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@3cfe3a4abbb849e10058ce4af15d205b6da42804 # v4.0.0
-        with:
-          version: v1.62.0
-          # We already cache these directories in setup-go
-          skip-pkg-cache: true
-          skip-build-cache: true
-          # only-new-issues is only applicable to PRs, otherwise it is always set to false
-          only-new-issues: false # disabled for PRs due to unreliability
-          args: --out-format colored-line-number,checkstyle:golangci-lint-report.xml
-          working-directory: ${{ matrix.project.path }}
-
   build-chainlink:
     environment: integration
     permissions:
@@ -171,6 +132,7 @@ jobs:
           - name: (plugins)
             dockerfile: plugins/chainlink.Dockerfile
             tag-suffix: -plugins
+
     name: Build Chainlink Image ${{ matrix.image.name }}
     runs-on: ubuntu22.04-8cores-32GB
     needs: [changes, enforce-ctf-version]
@@ -374,7 +336,7 @@ jobs:
     if: always()
     name: ETH Smoke Tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [lint-integration-tests, run-core-e2e-tests-for-pr, run-ccip-e2e-tests-for-pr, run-core-e2e-tests-for-merge-queue, run-ccip-e2e-tests-for-merge-queue]
+    needs: [run-core-e2e-tests-for-pr, run-ccip-e2e-tests-for-pr, run-core-e2e-tests-for-merge-queue, run-ccip-e2e-tests-for-merge-queue]
     steps:
       - name: Check Core test results
         id: check_core_results
@@ -414,10 +376,6 @@ jobs:
         if: always() && needs.run-core-e2e-tests-for-merge-queue.result == 'failure'
         run: exit 1
 
-      - name: Fail the job if lint not successful
-        if: always() && needs.lint-integration-tests.result == 'failure'
-        run: exit 1
-
   cleanup:
     name: Clean up integration environment deployments
     if: always()
diff --git a/.github/workflows/solidity-tracability.yml b/.github/workflows/solidity-traceability.yml
similarity index 99%
rename from .github/workflows/solidity-tracability.yml
rename to .github/workflows/solidity-traceability.yml
index f0b1166807f..caa233ea8bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/solidity-tracability.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/solidity-traceability.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # This workflow handles the enforcement of code Traceability via changesets and jira issue linking for our Solidity codebase.
-name: Solidity Tracability
+name: Solidity Traceability
 
 on:
   merge_group:
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 34d25ebb472..af19562c928 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -48,9 +48,8 @@ cl_backup_*.tar.gz
 
 # Test artifacts
 core/cmd/TestClient_ImportExportP2PKeyBundle_test_key.json
-output.txt
 race.*
-golangci-lint-output.txt
+*output.txt
 /golangci-lint/
 .covdata
 core/services/job/testdata/wasm/testmodule.wasm
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index ca8cf4dade5..a7928ee97de 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 run:
   timeout: 15m0s
+  allow-parallel-runners: true
 linters:
   enable:
     - containedctx
diff --git a/.tool-versions b/.tool-versions
index 49f7ef749d1..bdf11a7ed21 100644
--- a/.tool-versions
+++ b/.tool-versions
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ nodejs 20.13.1
 pnpm 9.4.0
 postgres 15.1
 helm 3.10.3
-golangci-lint 1.61.0
+golangci-lint 1.62.2
 protoc 25.1
 python 3.10.5
+act 0.2.30
diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index 336efd326a7..5ae7ee4acd0 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ config-docs: ## Generate core node configuration documentation
 .PHONY: golangci-lint
 golangci-lint: ## Run golangci-lint for all issues.
 	[ -d "./golangci-lint" ] || mkdir ./golangci-lint && \
-	docker run --rm -v $(shell pwd):/app -w /app golangci/golangci-lint:v1.61.0 golangci-lint run --max-issues-per-linter 0 --max-same-issues 0 | tee ./golangci-lint/$(shell date +%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M:%S).txt
+	docker run --rm -v $(shell pwd):/app -w /app golangci/golangci-lint:v1.62.2 golangci-lint run --max-issues-per-linter 0 --max-same-issues 0 | tee ./golangci-lint/$(shell date +%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M:%S).txt
 
 .PHONY: modgraph
 modgraph:
diff --git a/tools/bin/go_core_scripts_tests b/tools/bin/go_core_scripts_tests
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..e4380264215
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/bin/go_core_scripts_tests
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -o pipefail
+set +e
+
+SCRIPT_PATH=`dirname "$0"`; SCRIPT_PATH=`eval "cd \"$SCRIPT_PATH\" && pwd"`
+OUTPUT_FILE=${OUTPUT_FILE:-"./output.txt"}
+EXTRA_FLAGS=""
+
+cd ./core/scripts || exit
+go mod download
+echo "Test execution results: ---------------------"
+echo ""
+
+if [[ $GITHUB_EVENT_NAME == "schedule" ]]; then
+  EXTRA_FLAGS="-covermode=atomic -coverpkg=./... -coverprofile=coverage.txt"
+fi
+go test ./... $EXTRA_FLAGS | tee $OUTPUT_FILE | grep -Ev '\[no test files\]|\[no tests to run\]'
+EXITCODE=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
+
+# Assert no known sensitive strings present in test logger output
+printf "\n----------------------------------------------\n\n"
+echo "Beginning check of output logs for sensitive strings"
+$SCRIPT_PATH/scrub_logs $OUTPUT_FILE
+cd ..
+if [[ $? != 0 ]]; then
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Exit code: $EXITCODE"
+if [[ $EXITCODE != 0 ]]; then
+  echo "Encountered test failures."
+else
+  echo "All tests passed!"
+fi
+echo "go_core_scripts_tests exiting with code $EXITCODE"
+exit $EXITCODE
diff --git a/tools/bin/go_core_tests b/tools/bin/go_core_tests
index 76c15fccd07..3679988a896 100755
--- a/tools/bin/go_core_tests
+++ b/tools/bin/go_core_tests
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ else
   echo "All tests passed!"
 fi
 echo "go_core_tests exiting with code $EXITCODE"
-exit $EXITCODE
+exit $EXITCODE
\ No newline at end of file