diff --git a/.github/actions/install-frontend-dependencies/action.yml b/.github/actions/install-frontend-dependencies/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c89dc0d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/install-frontend-dependencies/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+name: "Install frontend dependencies"
+description: "Setup node + install frontend dependencies"
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      with:
+        node-version: 18.16.0
+        cache: "yarn"
+        cache-dependency-path: grafana-plugin/yarn.lock
+    - name: Use cached frontend dependencies
+      id: cache-frontend-dependencies
+      uses: actions/cache@v3
+      with:
+        path: grafana-plugin/node_modules
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-frontend-node-modules-${{ hashFiles('grafana-plugin/yarn.lock') }}
+    - name: Install frontend dependencies
+      if: steps.cache-frontend-dependencies.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+      shell: bash
+      working-directory: grafana-plugin
+      run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile --prefer-offline --network-timeout 500000
diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-python/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-python/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..56ace557
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-python/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+name: "Setup Python"
+description: "Setup Python + optionally install dependencies from a set of requirements file(s)"
+
+inputs:
+  install-dependencies:
+    description: "Whether to install dependencies from the Python requirements file(s)"
+    required: false
+    default: "true"
+  python-requirements-paths:
+    description: "The path(s) to the Python requirements file(s) to install"
+    required: false
+    default: "engine/requirements.txt engine/requirements-dev.txt"
+
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: Setup Python
+      id: setup-python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      with:
+        python-version: "3.11.4"
+        cache: "pip"
+        cache-dependency-path: ${{ inputs.python-requirements-paths }}
+    - name: Install Python dependencies
+      if: ${{ inputs.install-dependencies == 'true' }}
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        pip install uv
+        uv pip sync --system ${{ inputs.python-requirements-paths }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
index adccedcf..b996a7f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
@@ -59,11 +59,8 @@ jobs:
           config: ./dev/kind.yml
           install_only: true
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-        with:
-          node-version: 18.16.0
-          cache: "yarn"
-          cache-dependency-path: grafana-plugin/yarn.lock
+      - name: Install frontend dependencies
+        uses: ./.github/actions/install-frontend-dependencies
 
       - name: Install Tilt
         run: |
@@ -76,18 +73,6 @@ jobs:
           curl -fsSL https://github.com/tilt-dev/ctlptl/releases/download/v$CTLPTL_VERSION/$CTLPTL_FILE_NAME | \
             tar -xzv -C /usr/local/bin ctlptl
 
-      - name: Use cached frontend dependencies
-        id: cache-frontend-dependencies
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
-        with:
-          path: grafana-plugin/node_modules
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-frontend-node-modules-${{ hashFiles('grafana-plugin/yarn.lock') }}
-
-      - name: Install frontend dependencies
-        if: steps.cache-frontend-dependencies.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        working-directory: grafana-plugin
-        run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile --prefer-offline --network-timeout 500000
-
       - name: Use cached plugin frontend build
         id: cache-plugin-frontend
         uses: actions/cache@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linting-and-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/linting-and-tests.yml
index 188a22d3..8dedefed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linting-and-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linting-and-tests.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ name: Linting and Tests
   # https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/configuring-pull-request-merges/managing-a-merge-queue#triggering-merge-group-checks-with-github-actions
   merge_group:
 
+env:
+  DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE: settings.ci-test
+  DATABASE_HOST: localhost
+  RABBITMQ_URI: amqp://rabbitmq:rabbitmq@localhost:5672
+  SLACK_CLIENT_OAUTH_ID: 1
+
 concurrency:
   # Cancel any running workflow for the same branch when new commits are pushed.
   # We group both by ref_name (available when CI is triggered by a push to a branch/tag)
@@ -23,52 +29,24 @@ jobs:
     name: "Lint entire project"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      - name: Checkout project
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-python
         with:
-          python-version: "3.11.4"
-          cache: "pip"
-          cache-dependency-path: |
-            engine/requirements.txt
-            engine/requirements-dev.txt
-      # following 2 steps - need to install the frontend dependencies for the eslint/prettier/stylelint steps
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-        with:
-          node-version: 18.16.0
-          cache: "yarn"
-          cache-dependency-path: grafana-plugin/yarn.lock
-      - name: Use cached frontend dependencies
-        id: cache-frontend-dependencies
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
-        with:
-          path: grafana-plugin/node_modules
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-frontend-node-modules-${{ hashFiles('grafana-plugin/yarn.lock') }}
+          install-dependencies: "false"
       - name: Install frontend dependencies
-        if: steps.cache-frontend-dependencies.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        working-directory: grafana-plugin
-        run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile --prefer-offline --network-timeout 500000
+        uses: ./.github/actions/install-frontend-dependencies
       - uses: pre-commit/action@v3.0.0
 
   lint-test-and-build-frontend:
     name: "Lint, test, and build frontend"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-        with:
-          node-version: 18.16.0
-          cache: "yarn"
-          cache-dependency-path: grafana-plugin/yarn.lock
-      - name: Use cached frontend dependencies
-        id: cache-frontend-dependencies
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
-        with:
-          path: grafana-plugin/node_modules
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-frontend-node-modules-${{ hashFiles('grafana-plugin/yarn.lock') }}
+      - name: Checkout project
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Install frontend dependencies
-        if: steps.cache-frontend-dependencies.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        working-directory: grafana-plugin
-        run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile --prefer-offline --network-timeout 500000
+        uses: ./.github/actions/install-frontend-dependencies
       - name: Build, lint and test frontend
         working-directory: grafana-plugin
         run: yarn lint && yarn test && yarn build
@@ -93,11 +71,6 @@ jobs:
   lint-migrations-backend-mysql-rabbitmq:
     name: "Lint database migrations"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      DATABASE_HOST: localhost
-      RABBITMQ_URI: amqp://rabbitmq:rabbitmq@localhost:5672
-      DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE: settings.ci-test
-      SLACK_CLIENT_OAUTH_ID: 1
     services:
       rabbit_test:
         image: rabbitmq:3.12.0
@@ -114,21 +87,15 @@ jobs:
         ports:
           - 3306:3306
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-        with:
-          python-version: "3.11.4"
-          cache: "pip"
-          cache-dependency-path: |
-            engine/requirements.txt
-            engine/requirements-dev.txt
+      - name: Checkout project
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-python
       - name: Lint migrations
         working-directory: engine
         # makemigrations --check = Exit with a non-zero status if model changes are missing migrations
         # and don't actually write them.
         run: |
-          pip install uv
-          uv pip sync --system requirements.txt requirements-dev.txt
           python manage.py makemigrations --check
           python manage.py lintmigrations
 
@@ -136,7 +103,8 @@ jobs:
     name: "Helm Chart Unit Tests"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Checkout project
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: azure/setup-helm@v3
         with:
           version: v3.8.0
@@ -152,10 +120,6 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         rbac_enabled: ["True", "False"]
     env:
-      DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE: settings.ci-test
-      DATABASE_HOST: localhost
-      RABBITMQ_URI: amqp://rabbitmq:rabbitmq@localhost:5672
-      SLACK_CLIENT_OAUTH_ID: 1
       ONCALL_TESTING_RBAC_ENABLED: ${{ matrix.rbac_enabled }}
     services:
       rabbit_test:
@@ -173,20 +137,14 @@ jobs:
         ports:
           - 3306:3306
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-        with:
-          python-version: "3.11.4"
-          cache: "pip"
-          cache-dependency-path: |
-            engine/requirements.txt
-            engine/requirements-dev.txt
+      - name: Checkout project
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-python
       - name: Unit Test Backend
         working-directory: engine
         run: |
           apt-get update && apt-get install -y netcat-traditional
-          pip install uv
-          uv pip sync --system requirements.txt requirements-dev.txt
           ./wait_for_test_mysql_start.sh && pytest -x
 
   unit-test-backend-postgresql-rabbitmq:
@@ -197,10 +155,6 @@ jobs:
         rbac_enabled: ["True", "False"]
     env:
       DATABASE_TYPE: postgresql
-      DATABASE_HOST: localhost
-      RABBITMQ_URI: amqp://rabbitmq:rabbitmq@localhost:5672
-      DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE: settings.ci-test
-      SLACK_CLIENT_OAUTH_ID: 1
       ONCALL_TESTING_RBAC_ENABLED: ${{ matrix.rbac_enabled }}
     services:
       rabbit_test:
@@ -224,20 +178,13 @@ jobs:
           --health-timeout 5s
           --health-retries 5
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-        with:
-          python-version: "3.11.4"
-          cache: "pip"
-          cache-dependency-path: |
-            engine/requirements.txt
-            engine/requirements-dev.txt
+      - name: Checkout project
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-python
       - name: Unit Test Backend
         working-directory: engine
-        run: |
-          pip install uv
-          uv pip sync --system requirements.txt requirements-dev.txt
-          pytest -x
+        run: pytest -x
 
   unit-test-backend-sqlite-redis:
     name: "Backend Tests: SQLite + Redis (RBAC enabled: ${{ matrix.rbac_enabled }})"
@@ -249,8 +196,6 @@ jobs:
       DATABASE_TYPE: sqlite3
       BROKER_TYPE: redis
       REDIS_URI: redis://localhost:6379
-      DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE: settings.ci-test
-      SLACK_CLIENT_OAUTH_ID: 1
       ONCALL_TESTING_RBAC_ENABLED: ${{ matrix.rbac_enabled }}
     services:
       redis_test:
@@ -263,57 +208,41 @@ jobs:
           --health-timeout 5s
           --health-retries 5
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-        with:
-          python-version: "3.11.4"
-          cache: "pip"
-          cache-dependency-path: |
-            engine/requirements.txt
-            engine/requirements-dev.txt
+      - name: Checkout project
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-python
       - name: Unit Test Backend
         working-directory: engine
         run: |
           apt-get update && apt-get install -y netcat-traditional
-          pip install uv
-          uv pip sync --system requirements.txt requirements-dev.txt
           pytest -x
 
   unit-test-migrators:
     name: "Unit tests - Migrators"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      - name: Checkout project
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-python
         with:
-          python-version: "3.11.4"
-          cache: "pip"
-          cache-dependency-path: tools/migrators/requirements.txt
+          python-requirements-paths: tools/migrators/requirements.txt
       - name: Unit Test Migrators
         working-directory: tools/migrators
-        run: |
-          pip install uv
-          uv pip sync --system requirements.txt
-          pytest -x
+        run: pytest -x
 
   mypy:
     name: "mypy"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-        with:
-          python-version: "3.11.4"
-          cache: "pip"
-          cache-dependency-path: |
-            engine/requirements.txt
-            engine/requirements-dev.txt
+      - name: Checkout project
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-python
       - name: mypy Static Type Checking
         working-directory: engine
-        run: |
-          pip install uv
-          uv pip sync --system requirements.txt requirements-dev.txt
-          mypy .
+        run: mypy .
 
   end-to-end-tests:
     name: Standard e2e tests