diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 644af9e70c55f..46155afc84a4d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,46 +1,47 @@
 ---
 include:
-  - /.gitlab/.pre/cancel-prev-pipelines.yml
-  - /.gitlab/benchmarks/include.yml
-  - /.gitlab/binary_build/include.yml
-  - /.gitlab/check_deploy/check_deploy.yml
-  - /.gitlab/check_merge/do_not_merge.yml
-  - /.gitlab/choco_build/choco_build.yml
-  - /.gitlab/choco_deploy/choco_deploy.yml
-  - /.gitlab/common/shared.yml
-  - /.gitlab/common/pr_commenter.yml
-  - /.gitlab/container_build/include.yml
-  - /.gitlab/container_scan/container_scan.yml
-  - /.gitlab/deploy_containers/deploy_containers.yml
-  - /.gitlab/deploy_cws_instrumentation/deploy_cws_instrumentation.yml
-  - /.gitlab/deploy_dca/deploy_dca.yml
-  - /.gitlab/deploy_packages/include.yml
-  - /.gitlab/deps_build/deps_build.yml
-  - /.gitlab/deps_fetch/deps_fetch.yml
-  - /.gitlab/dev_container_deploy/include.yml
-  - /.gitlab/e2e/e2e.yml
-  - /.gitlab/e2e_pre_test/e2e_pre_test.yml
-  - /.gitlab/functional_test/include.yml
-  - /.gitlab/functional_test_cleanup/functional_test_cleanup.yml
-  - /.gitlab/install_script_testing/install_script_testing.yml
-  - /.gitlab/integration_test/include.yml
-  - /.gitlab/internal_image_deploy/internal_image_deploy.yml
-  - /.gitlab/internal_kubernetes_deploy/include.yml
-  - /.gitlab/junit_upload/junit_upload.yml
-  - /.gitlab/kitchen_cleanup/include.yml
-  - /.gitlab/kitchen_deploy/kitchen_deploy.yml
-  - /.gitlab/kitchen_testing/include.yml
-  - /.gitlab/maintenance_jobs/include.yml
-  - /.gitlab/notify/notify.yml
-  - /.gitlab/package_build/include.yml
-  - /.gitlab/packaging/include.yml
-  - /.gitlab/package_deps_build/package_deps_build.yml
-  - /.gitlab/pkg_metrics/pkg_metrics.yml
-  - /.gitlab/post_rc_build/post_rc_tasks.yml
-  - /.gitlab/setup/setup.yml
-  - /.gitlab/software_composition_analysis/software_composition_analysis.yml
-  - /.gitlab/source_test/include.yml
-  - /.gitlab/trigger_release/trigger_release.yml
+  - .gitlab/.pre/cancel-prev-pipelines.yml
+  - .gitlab/.pre/test_gitlab_configuration.yml
+  - .gitlab/benchmarks/include.yml
+  - .gitlab/binary_build/include.yml
+  - .gitlab/check_deploy/check_deploy.yml
+  - .gitlab/check_merge/do_not_merge.yml
+  - .gitlab/choco_build/choco_build.yml
+  - .gitlab/choco_deploy/choco_deploy.yml
+  - .gitlab/common/shared.yml
+  - .gitlab/common/pr_commenter.yml
+  - .gitlab/container_build/include.yml
+  - .gitlab/container_scan/container_scan.yml
+  - .gitlab/deploy_containers/deploy_containers.yml
+  - .gitlab/deploy_cws_instrumentation/deploy_cws_instrumentation.yml
+  - .gitlab/deploy_dca/deploy_dca.yml
+  - .gitlab/deploy_packages/include.yml
+  - .gitlab/deps_build/deps_build.yml
+  - .gitlab/deps_fetch/deps_fetch.yml
+  - .gitlab/dev_container_deploy/include.yml
+  - .gitlab/e2e/e2e.yml
+  - .gitlab/e2e_pre_test/e2e_pre_test.yml
+  - .gitlab/functional_test/include.yml
+  - .gitlab/functional_test_cleanup/functional_test_cleanup.yml
+  - .gitlab/install_script_testing/install_script_testing.yml
+  - .gitlab/integration_test/include.yml
+  - .gitlab/internal_image_deploy/internal_image_deploy.yml
+  - .gitlab/internal_kubernetes_deploy/include.yml
+  - .gitlab/junit_upload/junit_upload.yml
+  - .gitlab/kitchen_cleanup/include.yml
+  - .gitlab/kitchen_deploy/kitchen_deploy.yml
+  - .gitlab/kitchen_testing/include.yml
+  - .gitlab/maintenance_jobs/include.yml
+  - .gitlab/notify/notify.yml
+  - .gitlab/package_build/include.yml
+  - .gitlab/packaging/include.yml
+  - .gitlab/package_deps_build/package_deps_build.yml
+  - .gitlab/pkg_metrics/pkg_metrics.yml
+  - .gitlab/post_rc_build/post_rc_tasks.yml
+  - .gitlab/setup/setup.yml
+  - .gitlab/software_composition_analysis/software_composition_analysis.yml
+  - .gitlab/source_test/include.yml
+  - .gitlab/trigger_release/trigger_release.yml
 
 default:
   retry:
@@ -1440,3 +1441,12 @@ workflow:
       FAST_TESTS: "false"
   - variables:
       FAST_TESTS: "true"
+
+.on_gitlab_changes:
+  - !reference [.except_mergequeue]
+  - changes:
+      paths:
+        - .gitlab-ci.yml
+        - .gitlab/**/*
+      compare_to: main # TODO: use a variable, when this is supported https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/369916
+    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitlab/.pre/test_gitlab_configuration.yml b/.gitlab/.pre/test_gitlab_configuration.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..fd740ffc712d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitlab/.pre/test_gitlab_configuration.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+test_gitlab_configuration:
+  stage: .pre
+  image: 486234852809.dkr.ecr.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/ci/datadog-agent-buildimages/deb_x64$DATADOG_AGENT_BUILDIMAGES_SUFFIX:$DATADOG_AGENT_BUILDIMAGES
+  tags: ["arch:amd64"]
+  rules:
+    - !reference [.on_gitlab_changes]
+  script:
+    - source /root/.bashrc
+    - export GITLAB_TOKEN=$($CI_PROJECT_DIR/tools/ci/aws_ssm_get_wrapper.sh $GITLAB_SCHEDULER_TOKEN_SSM_NAME)
+    - inv lint-gitlab
diff --git a/.gitlab/benchmarks/include.yml b/.gitlab/benchmarks/include.yml
index 1b1308ecbe90f..03e75501e413f 100644
--- a/.gitlab/benchmarks/include.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/benchmarks/include.yml
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 # Contains jobs to benchmark the Agent.
 
 include:
-  - /.gitlab/benchmarks/benchmarks.yml
-  - /.gitlab/benchmarks/macrobenchmarks.yml
\ No newline at end of file
+  - .gitlab/benchmarks/benchmarks.yml
+  - .gitlab/benchmarks/macrobenchmarks.yml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitlab/binary_build/include.yml b/.gitlab/binary_build/include.yml
index b2aeddeef6286..d8574e19963d2 100644
--- a/.gitlab/binary_build/include.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/binary_build/include.yml
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 # Contains jobs which build various go binaries (dogstatsd, IoT agent, cluster-agent, cluster-agent-cloudfoundry).
 
 include:
-  - /.gitlab/binary_build/cluster_agent_cloudfoundry.yml
-  - /.gitlab/binary_build/cluster_agent.yml
-  - /.gitlab/binary_build/cws_instrumentation.yml
-  - /.gitlab/binary_build/fakeintake.yml
-  - /.gitlab/binary_build/linux.yml
-  - /.gitlab/binary_build/system_probe.yml
-  - /.gitlab/binary_build/windows.yml
-  - /.gitlab/binary_build/serverless.yml
+  - .gitlab/binary_build/cluster_agent_cloudfoundry.yml
+  - .gitlab/binary_build/cluster_agent.yml
+  - .gitlab/binary_build/cws_instrumentation.yml
+  - .gitlab/binary_build/fakeintake.yml
+  - .gitlab/binary_build/linux.yml
+  - .gitlab/binary_build/system_probe.yml
+  - .gitlab/binary_build/windows.yml
+  - .gitlab/binary_build/serverless.yml
diff --git a/.gitlab/container_build/docker_windows.yml b/.gitlab/container_build/docker_windows.yml
index 0592b8cf464bb..fdd22d1cef265 100644
--- a/.gitlab/container_build/docker_windows.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/container_build/docker_windows.yml
@@ -99,5 +99,5 @@
     SERVERCORE: "-servercore"
 
 include:
-  - /.gitlab/container_build/docker_windows_agent6.yml
-  - /.gitlab/container_build/docker_windows_agent7.yml
+  - .gitlab/container_build/docker_windows_agent6.yml
+  - .gitlab/container_build/docker_windows_agent7.yml
diff --git a/.gitlab/container_build/include.yml b/.gitlab/container_build/include.yml
index cc3f9e653ffe1..5ea8352b8fc62 100644
--- a/.gitlab/container_build/include.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/container_build/include.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 # Contains jobs to build container images of the Agent.
 
 include:
-  - /.gitlab/container_build/docker_linux.yml
-  - /.gitlab/container_build/docker_windows.yml
-  - /.gitlab/container_build/fakeintake.yml
+  - .gitlab/container_build/docker_linux.yml
+  - .gitlab/container_build/docker_windows.yml
+  - .gitlab/container_build/fakeintake.yml
diff --git a/.gitlab/deploy_containers/deploy_containers_a6.yml b/.gitlab/deploy_containers/deploy_containers_a6.yml
index d21734d14b596..b2a4d604faf4f 100644
--- a/.gitlab/deploy_containers/deploy_containers_a6.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/deploy_containers/deploy_containers_a6.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ stages:
   - deploy_containers
 
 include:
-  - /.gitlab/common/container_publish_job_templates.yml
-  - /.gitlab/deploy_containers/conditions.yml
+  - .gitlab/common/container_publish_job_templates.yml
+  - .gitlab/deploy_containers/conditions.yml
 
 #
 # Image tagging & manifest publication
diff --git a/.gitlab/deploy_containers/deploy_containers_a7.yml b/.gitlab/deploy_containers/deploy_containers_a7.yml
index bd0baf146762e..afe3512d2b00d 100644
--- a/.gitlab/deploy_containers/deploy_containers_a7.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/deploy_containers/deploy_containers_a7.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ stages:
   - deploy_containers
 
 include:
-  - /.gitlab/common/container_publish_job_templates.yml
-  - /.gitlab/deploy_containers/conditions.yml
+  - .gitlab/common/container_publish_job_templates.yml
+  - .gitlab/deploy_containers/conditions.yml
 
 #
 # Image tagging & manifest publication
diff --git a/.gitlab/deploy_cws_instrumentation/deploy_cws_instrumentation.yml b/.gitlab/deploy_cws_instrumentation/deploy_cws_instrumentation.yml
index 6bd710bc72e78..a39113245385c 100644
--- a/.gitlab/deploy_cws_instrumentation/deploy_cws_instrumentation.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/deploy_cws_instrumentation/deploy_cws_instrumentation.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 include:
-  - /.gitlab/common/container_publish_job_templates.yml
+  - .gitlab/common/container_publish_job_templates.yml
 
 #
 # CWS Instrumentation image tagging & manifest publication
diff --git a/.gitlab/deploy_dca/deploy_dca.yml b/.gitlab/deploy_dca/deploy_dca.yml
index c1617f8ffb84c..2a639d6f9689d 100644
--- a/.gitlab/deploy_dca/deploy_dca.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/deploy_dca/deploy_dca.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 include:
-  - /.gitlab/common/container_publish_job_templates.yml
+  - .gitlab/common/container_publish_job_templates.yml
 
 #
 # DCA image tagging & manifest publication
diff --git a/.gitlab/deploy_packages/include.yml b/.gitlab/deploy_packages/include.yml
index 1e0f87c545751..df7cfdde05cd6 100644
--- a/.gitlab/deploy_packages/include.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/deploy_packages/include.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 # start as soon as possible.
 
 include:
-  - /.gitlab/deploy_packages/cluster_agent_cloudfoundry.yml
-  - /.gitlab/deploy_packages/deploy_common.yml
-  - /.gitlab/deploy_packages/nix.yml
-  - /.gitlab/deploy_packages/windows.yml
-  - /.gitlab/deploy_packages/winget.yml
+  - .gitlab/deploy_packages/cluster_agent_cloudfoundry.yml
+  - .gitlab/deploy_packages/deploy_common.yml
+  - .gitlab/deploy_packages/nix.yml
+  - .gitlab/deploy_packages/windows.yml
+  - .gitlab/deploy_packages/winget.yml
diff --git a/.gitlab/dev_container_deploy/docker_linux.yml b/.gitlab/dev_container_deploy/docker_linux.yml
index 17c9a96f50677..efab1546bb522 100644
--- a/.gitlab/dev_container_deploy/docker_linux.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/dev_container_deploy/docker_linux.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 include:
-  - /.gitlab/common/container_publish_job_templates.yml
+  - .gitlab/common/container_publish_job_templates.yml
 
 dev_branch-a6:
   extends: .docker_publish_job_definition
diff --git a/.gitlab/dev_container_deploy/docker_windows.yml b/.gitlab/dev_container_deploy/docker_windows.yml
index 2c2f1ca1e27ce..f188ee773d6d6 100644
--- a/.gitlab/dev_container_deploy/docker_windows.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/dev_container_deploy/docker_windows.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 include:
-  - /.gitlab/common/container_publish_job_templates.yml
+  - .gitlab/common/container_publish_job_templates.yml
 
 dev_branch-a7-windows:
   extends: .docker_publish_job_definition
diff --git a/.gitlab/dev_container_deploy/include.yml b/.gitlab/dev_container_deploy/include.yml
index a1456b2b097d6..1ad939f24ae46 100644
--- a/.gitlab/dev_container_deploy/include.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/dev_container_deploy/include.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 # (in the datadog/agent-dev | datadog/dogstatsd-dev Dockerhub repos).
 
 include:
-  - /.gitlab/dev_container_deploy/docker_linux.yml
-  - /.gitlab/dev_container_deploy/docker_windows.yml
-  - /.gitlab/dev_container_deploy/fakeintake.yml
+  - .gitlab/dev_container_deploy/docker_linux.yml
+  - .gitlab/dev_container_deploy/docker_windows.yml
+  - .gitlab/dev_container_deploy/fakeintake.yml
diff --git a/.gitlab/functional_test/common.yml b/.gitlab/functional_test/common.yml
index 13b9500c2ff03..4a64e7aafdb31 100644
--- a/.gitlab/functional_test/common.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/functional_test/common.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # For now, the workaround is to include "common" files once in the top-level .gitlab-ci.yml file
 # See: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/28987
 # include:
-#   - /.gitlab/kitchen_testing/testing.yml
+#   - .gitlab/kitchen_testing/testing.yml
 
 .kitchen_test_system_probe:
   extends:
diff --git a/.gitlab/functional_test/include.yml b/.gitlab/functional_test/include.yml
index daa2eb3299e0f..3901f4d0cb53c 100644
--- a/.gitlab/functional_test/include.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/functional_test/include.yml
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 # Contains jobs which run kitchen tests on the security-agent and on system-probe
 
 include:
-  - /.gitlab/functional_test/common.yml
-  - /.gitlab/functional_test/security_agent.yml
-  - /.gitlab/functional_test/serverless.yml
-  - /.gitlab/functional_test/regression_detector.yml
-  - /.gitlab/functional_test/workload_checks.yml
-  - /.gitlab/functional_test/system_probe_windows.yml
-  - /.gitlab/kernel_matrix_testing/common.yml
-  - /.gitlab/kernel_matrix_testing/system_probe.yml
-  - /.gitlab/kernel_matrix_testing/security_agent.yml
-  - /.gitlab/functional_test_sysprobe/system_probe.yml
+  - .gitlab/functional_test/common.yml
+  - .gitlab/functional_test/security_agent.yml
+  - .gitlab/functional_test/serverless.yml
+  - .gitlab/functional_test/regression_detector.yml
+  - .gitlab/functional_test/workload_checks.yml
+  - .gitlab/functional_test/system_probe_windows.yml
+  - .gitlab/kernel_matrix_testing/common.yml
+  - .gitlab/kernel_matrix_testing/system_probe.yml
+  - .gitlab/kernel_matrix_testing/security_agent.yml
+  - .gitlab/functional_test_sysprobe/system_probe.yml
diff --git a/.gitlab/functional_test/security_agent.yml b/.gitlab/functional_test/security_agent.yml
index 93d9d725e5777..93b463798a732 100644
--- a/.gitlab/functional_test/security_agent.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/functional_test/security_agent.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # For now, the workaround is to include "common" files once in the top-level .gitlab-ci.yml file
 # See: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/28987
 # include:
-#   - /.gitlab/kitchen_testing/testing.yml
+#   - .gitlab/kitchen_testing/testing.yml
 
 # Expect warning: github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/config.LoadCustom:1501 Unknown environment variable: DD_SYSTEM_PROBE_BPF_DIR
 .kitchen_test_security_agent_linux:
diff --git a/.gitlab/functional_test/system_probe_windows.yml b/.gitlab/functional_test/system_probe_windows.yml
index 9a8fd3ad5ae18..5035c1f08e5d9 100644
--- a/.gitlab/functional_test/system_probe_windows.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/functional_test/system_probe_windows.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # For now, the workaround is to include "common" files once in the top-level .gitlab-ci.yml file
 # See: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/28987
 # include:
-#   - /.gitlab/kitchen_testing/testing.yml
-#   - /.gitlab/functional_test/common.yml
+#   - .gitlab/kitchen_testing/testing.yml
+#   - .gitlab/functional_test/common.yml
 
 kitchen_test_system_probe_windows_x64:
   extends:
diff --git a/.gitlab/functional_test_cleanup/functional_test_cleanup.yml b/.gitlab/functional_test_cleanup/functional_test_cleanup.yml
index 7d2d4bbd866c5..8e73c0b1bdca1 100644
--- a/.gitlab/functional_test_cleanup/functional_test_cleanup.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/functional_test_cleanup/functional_test_cleanup.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # For now, the workaround is to include "common" files once in the top-level .gitlab-ci.yml file
 # See: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/28987
 # include:
-#   - /.gitlab/kitchen_common/cleanup.yml
+#   - .gitlab/kitchen_common/cleanup.yml
 
 cleanup_kitchen_functional_test:
   extends: .kitchen_cleanup_azure_common
diff --git a/.gitlab/functional_test_sysprobe/system_probe.yml b/.gitlab/functional_test_sysprobe/system_probe.yml
index 5276288d6a336..7050cf5e874b0 100644
--- a/.gitlab/functional_test_sysprobe/system_probe.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/functional_test_sysprobe/system_probe.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # For now, the workaround is to include "common" files once in the top-level .gitlab-ci.yml file
 # See: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/28987
 # include:
-#   - /.gitlab/kitchen_testing/testing.yml
-#   - /.gitlab/functional_test/common.yml
+#   - .gitlab/kitchen_testing/testing.yml
+#   - .gitlab/functional_test/common.yml
 
 .kitchen_test_system_probe_linux:
   extends:
diff --git a/.gitlab/integration_test/include.yml b/.gitlab/integration_test/include.yml
index 3d195fbf448d7..0ebb78aea700f 100644
--- a/.gitlab/integration_test/include.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/integration_test/include.yml
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 # Contains jobs to run integration tests in go binaries
 
 include:
-  - /.gitlab/integration_test/dogstatsd.yml
-  - /.gitlab/integration_test/windows.yml
+  - .gitlab/integration_test/dogstatsd.yml
+  - .gitlab/integration_test/windows.yml
diff --git a/.gitlab/internal_kubernetes_deploy/include.yml b/.gitlab/internal_kubernetes_deploy/include.yml
index 68f5048e62ea1..4161ee65e6f04 100644
--- a/.gitlab/internal_kubernetes_deploy/include.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/internal_kubernetes_deploy/include.yml
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 # Contains jobs to trigger a pipeline in our k8s-datadog-agent-ops repo
 
 include:
-  - /.gitlab/internal_kubernetes_deploy/internal_kubernetes_deploy.yml
-  - /.gitlab/internal_kubernetes_deploy/rc_kubernetes_deploy.yml
\ No newline at end of file
+  - .gitlab/internal_kubernetes_deploy/internal_kubernetes_deploy.yml
+  - .gitlab/internal_kubernetes_deploy/rc_kubernetes_deploy.yml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitlab/kitchen_cleanup/include.yml b/.gitlab/kitchen_cleanup/include.yml
index 1c2ed673e6d3f..f0a86b5fcf296 100644
--- a/.gitlab/kitchen_cleanup/include.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/kitchen_cleanup/include.yml
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 # kitchen_cleanup stage
 # Include file for jobs which clean up kitchen resources created for Agent kitchen tests.
 include:
-  - /.gitlab/kitchen_cleanup/cleanup.yml
-  - /.gitlab/kitchen_cleanup/kitchen_cleanup.yml
\ No newline at end of file
+  - .gitlab/kitchen_cleanup/cleanup.yml
+  - .gitlab/kitchen_cleanup/kitchen_cleanup.yml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitlab/kitchen_cleanup/kitchen_cleanup.yml b/.gitlab/kitchen_cleanup/kitchen_cleanup.yml
index e83a4729492aa..0cb00813aaf31 100644
--- a/.gitlab/kitchen_cleanup/kitchen_cleanup.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/kitchen_cleanup/kitchen_cleanup.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # For now, the workaround is to include "common" files once in the top-level .gitlab-ci.yml file
 # See: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/28987
 # include:
-#   - /.gitlab/kitchen_common/cleanup.yml
+#   - .gitlab/kitchen_common/cleanup.yml
 
 kitchen_cleanup_azure-a6:
   extends: .kitchen_cleanup_azure_common
diff --git a/.gitlab/kitchen_testing/centos.yml b/.gitlab/kitchen_testing/centos.yml
index 87c64517e31e8..7d798485eda50 100644
--- a/.gitlab/kitchen_testing/centos.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/kitchen_testing/centos.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # For now, the workaround is to include "common" files once in the top-level .gitlab-ci.yml file
 # See: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/28987
 # include:
-#   - /.gitlab/kitchen_testing/testing.yml
+#   - .gitlab/kitchen_testing/testing.yml
 
 # Kitchen: OSes
 # -------------
diff --git a/.gitlab/kitchen_testing/debian.yml b/.gitlab/kitchen_testing/debian.yml
index fc1922957969d..5ac089cf50363 100644
--- a/.gitlab/kitchen_testing/debian.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/kitchen_testing/debian.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # For now, the workaround is to include "common" files once in the top-level .gitlab-ci.yml file
 # See: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/28987
 # include:
-#   - /.gitlab/kitchen_testing/testing.yml
+#   - .gitlab/kitchen_testing/testing.yml
 
 # Kitchen: OSes
 # -------------
diff --git a/.gitlab/kitchen_testing/include.yml b/.gitlab/kitchen_testing/include.yml
index 21b93409b4ae3..62b7e577a6c9c 100644
--- a/.gitlab/kitchen_testing/include.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/kitchen_testing/include.yml
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 # Contains jobs which run kitchen tests on the Agent packages.
 
 include:
-  - /.gitlab/kitchen_testing/centos.yml
-  - /.gitlab/kitchen_testing/debian.yml
-  - /.gitlab/kitchen_testing/new-e2e_testing.yml
-  - /.gitlab/kitchen_testing/new-e2e_testing/include.yml
-  - /.gitlab/kitchen_testing/suse.yml
-  - /.gitlab/kitchen_testing/testing.yml
-  - /.gitlab/kitchen_testing/ubuntu.yml
-  - /.gitlab/kitchen_testing/windows.yml
+  - .gitlab/kitchen_testing/centos.yml
+  - .gitlab/kitchen_testing/debian.yml
+  - .gitlab/kitchen_testing/new-e2e_testing.yml
+  - .gitlab/kitchen_testing/new-e2e_testing/include.yml
+  - .gitlab/kitchen_testing/suse.yml
+  - .gitlab/kitchen_testing/testing.yml
+  - .gitlab/kitchen_testing/ubuntu.yml
+  - .gitlab/kitchen_testing/windows.yml
diff --git a/.gitlab/kitchen_testing/new-e2e_testing/include.yml b/.gitlab/kitchen_testing/new-e2e_testing/include.yml
index 78f6d77e5074e..30ab8be78521c 100644
--- a/.gitlab/kitchen_testing/new-e2e_testing/include.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/kitchen_testing/new-e2e_testing/include.yml
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 # Contains jobs which run new-e2e tests on the Agent packages.
 
 include:
-  - /.gitlab/kitchen_testing/new-e2e_testing/debian.yml
-  - /.gitlab/kitchen_testing/new-e2e_testing/ubuntu.yml
-  - /.gitlab/kitchen_testing/new-e2e_testing/amazonlinux.yml
-  - /.gitlab/kitchen_testing/new-e2e_testing/centos.yml
-  - /.gitlab/kitchen_testing/new-e2e_testing/suse.yml
-  - /.gitlab/kitchen_testing/new-e2e_testing/windows.yml
+  - .gitlab/kitchen_testing/new-e2e_testing/debian.yml
+  - .gitlab/kitchen_testing/new-e2e_testing/ubuntu.yml
+  - .gitlab/kitchen_testing/new-e2e_testing/amazonlinux.yml
+  - .gitlab/kitchen_testing/new-e2e_testing/centos.yml
+  - .gitlab/kitchen_testing/new-e2e_testing/suse.yml
+  - .gitlab/kitchen_testing/new-e2e_testing/windows.yml
diff --git a/.gitlab/kitchen_testing/suse.yml b/.gitlab/kitchen_testing/suse.yml
index 7a1fa74f503f2..14f1c0a52aa8e 100644
--- a/.gitlab/kitchen_testing/suse.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/kitchen_testing/suse.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # For now, the workaround is to include "common" files once in the top-level .gitlab-ci.yml file
 # See: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/28987
 # include:
-#   - /.gitlab/kitchen_testing/testing.yml
+#   - .gitlab/kitchen_testing/testing.yml
 
 
 # Kitchen: OSes
diff --git a/.gitlab/kitchen_testing/ubuntu.yml b/.gitlab/kitchen_testing/ubuntu.yml
index 24c91e794a4e8..3f33ebef38421 100644
--- a/.gitlab/kitchen_testing/ubuntu.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/kitchen_testing/ubuntu.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # For now, the workaround is to include "common" files once in the top-level .gitlab-ci.yml file
 # See: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/28987
 # include:
-#   - /.gitlab/kitchen_common/testing.yml
+#   - .gitlab/kitchen_common/testing.yml
 
 # Kitchen: OSes
 # -------------
diff --git a/.gitlab/kitchen_testing/windows.yml b/.gitlab/kitchen_testing/windows.yml
index 4e3ce60f9871f..587a42cea5973 100644
--- a/.gitlab/kitchen_testing/windows.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/kitchen_testing/windows.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # For now, the workaround is to include "common" files once in the top-level .gitlab-ci.yml file
 # See: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/28987
 # include:
-#   - /.gitlab/kitchen_testing/testing.yml
+#   - .gitlab/kitchen_testing/testing.yml
 
 # Kitchen: OSes
 # -------------
diff --git a/.gitlab/maintenance_jobs/docker.yml b/.gitlab/maintenance_jobs/docker.yml
index af292b2e0506e..e1e5d993a1e24 100644
--- a/.gitlab/maintenance_jobs/docker.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/maintenance_jobs/docker.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 include:
-  - /.gitlab/common/container_publish_job_templates.yml
+  - .gitlab/common/container_publish_job_templates.yml
 
 #
 # Use these steps to revert the latest tags to a previous release
diff --git a/.gitlab/maintenance_jobs/include.yml b/.gitlab/maintenance_jobs/include.yml
index dfc155470c9bd..c8c7ddf8d2634 100644
--- a/.gitlab/maintenance_jobs/include.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/maintenance_jobs/include.yml
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 # as well as jobs which periodically clean up kitchen resources.
 
 include:
-  - /.gitlab/maintenance_jobs/docker.yml
-  - /.gitlab/maintenance_jobs/kitchen.yml
+  - .gitlab/maintenance_jobs/docker.yml
+  - .gitlab/maintenance_jobs/kitchen.yml
diff --git a/.gitlab/package_build/include.yml b/.gitlab/package_build/include.yml
index fb9bb422bca5b..06324108c1100 100644
--- a/.gitlab/package_build/include.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/package_build/include.yml
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
   - If ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Previous command returned $lastExitCode" }
 
 include:
-  - /.gitlab/package_build/deb.yml
-  - /.gitlab/package_build/dmg.yml
-  - /.gitlab/package_build/remote_updater.yml
-  - /.gitlab/package_build/rpm.yml
-  - /.gitlab/package_build/suse_rpm.yml
-  - /.gitlab/package_build/windows.yml
+  - .gitlab/package_build/deb.yml
+  - .gitlab/package_build/dmg.yml
+  - .gitlab/package_build/remote_updater.yml
+  - .gitlab/package_build/rpm.yml
+  - .gitlab/package_build/suse_rpm.yml
+  - .gitlab/package_build/windows.yml
diff --git a/.gitlab/packaging/include.yml b/.gitlab/packaging/include.yml
index 30d6f150c982c..c3417ade7a1ad 100644
--- a/.gitlab/packaging/include.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/packaging/include.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 include:
-  - /.gitlab/packaging/oci.yml
+  - .gitlab/packaging/oci.yml
diff --git a/.gitlab/source_test/include.yml b/.gitlab/source_test/include.yml
index e31cc06505487..7dce6c67c9a5d 100644
--- a/.gitlab/source_test/include.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/source_test/include.yml
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 # security scans & go.mod checks.
 
 include:
-  - /.gitlab/source_test/ebpf.yml
-  - /.gitlab/source_test/linux.yml
-  - /.gitlab/source_test/macos.yml
-  - /.gitlab/source_test/windows.yml
-  - /.gitlab/source_test/go_generate_check.yml
-  - /.gitlab/source_test/slack.yml
-  - /.gitlab/source_test/golang_deps_diff.yml
-  - /.gitlab/source_test/notify.yml
+  - .gitlab/source_test/ebpf.yml
+  - .gitlab/source_test/linux.yml
+  - .gitlab/source_test/macos.yml
+  - .gitlab/source_test/windows.yml
+  - .gitlab/source_test/go_generate_check.yml
+  - .gitlab/source_test/slack.yml
+  - .gitlab/source_test/golang_deps_diff.yml
+  - .gitlab/source_test/notify.yml
diff --git a/tasks/__init__.py b/tasks/__init__.py
index 0f5e9643ced4f..fb237e71e636f 100644
--- a/tasks/__init__.py
+++ b/tasks/__init__.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 from tasks.install_tasks import download_tools, install_shellcheck, install_tools
 from tasks.junit_tasks import junit_upload
 from tasks.libs.go_workspaces import handle_go_work
-from tasks.linter_tasks import lint_copyrights, lint_filenames, lint_go, lint_python
+from tasks.linter_tasks import gitlab_ci, lint_copyrights, lint_filenames, lint_go, lint_python
 from tasks.pr_checks import lint_releasenote
 from tasks.show_linters_issues import show_linters_issues
 from tasks.unit_tests import invoke_unit_tests
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
 ns.add_task(lint_filenames)
 ns.add_task(lint_python)
 ns.add_task(lint_go)
+ns.add_task(gitlab_ci, "lint-gitlab")
 ns.add_task(show_linters_issues)
 ns.add_task(go_version)
 ns.add_task(update_go)
diff --git a/tasks/libs/common/gitlab.py b/tasks/libs/common/gitlab.py
index ba6b8c81ab6c4..533ab9b31c2ad 100644
--- a/tasks/libs/common/gitlab.py
+++ b/tasks/libs/common/gitlab.py
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 import os
 import platform
 import subprocess
+from collections import UserList
 from urllib.parse import quote
 
+import yaml
 from invoke.exceptions import Exit
 
 from tasks.libs.common.remote_api import APIError, RemoteAPI
@@ -288,6 +290,15 @@ def find_tag(self, tag_name):
             else:
                 raise e
 
+    def lint(self, configuration):
+        """
+        Lint a gitlab-ci configuration.
+        """
+        path = f"/projects/{quote(self.project_name, safe='')}/ci/lint?dry_run=true&include_jobs=true"
+        headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}
+        data = {"content": configuration}
+        return self.make_request(path, headers=headers, data=data, json_input=True, json_output=True)
+
     def make_request(
         self, path, headers=None, data=None, json_input=False, json_output=False, stream_output=False, method=None
     ):
@@ -353,3 +364,175 @@ def get_gitlab_bot_token():
         )
         raise Exit(code=1)
     return os.environ["GITLAB_BOT_TOKEN"]
+
+
+class ReferenceTag(yaml.YAMLObject):
+    """
+    Custom yaml tag to handle references in gitlab-ci configuration
+    """
+
+    yaml_tag = u'!reference'
+
+    def __init__(self, references):
+        self.references = references
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_yaml(cls, loader, node):
+        return UserList(loader.construct_sequence(node))
+
+    @classmethod
+    def to_yaml(cls, dumper, data):
+        return dumper.represent_sequence(cls.yaml_tag, data.data, flow_style=True)
+
+
+def generate_gitlab_full_configuration(input_file, context=None, compare_to=None):
+    """
+    Generate a full gitlab-ci configuration by resolving all includes
+    """
+    # Update loader/dumper to handle !reference tag
+    yaml.SafeLoader.add_constructor(ReferenceTag.yaml_tag, ReferenceTag.from_yaml)
+    yaml.SafeDumper.add_representer(UserList, ReferenceTag.to_yaml)
+
+    yaml_contents = []
+    read_includes(input_file, yaml_contents)
+    full_configuration = {}
+    for yaml_file in yaml_contents:
+        full_configuration.update(yaml_file)
+    # Override some variables with a dedicated context
+    if context:
+        full_configuration["variables"].update(context)
+    if compare_to:
+        for value in full_configuration.values():
+            if (
+                isinstance(value, dict)
+                and "changes" in value
+                and isinstance(value["changes"], dict)
+                and "compare_to" in value["changes"]
+            ):
+                value["changes"]["compare_to"] = compare_to
+            elif isinstance(value, list):
+                for v in value:
+                    if (
+                        isinstance(v, dict)
+                        and "changes" in v
+                        and isinstance(v["changes"], dict)
+                        and "compare_to" in v["changes"]
+                    ):
+                        v["changes"]["compare_to"] = compare_to
+    return yaml.safe_dump(full_configuration)
+
+
+def read_includes(yaml_file, includes):
+    """
+    Recursive method to read all includes from yaml files and store them in a list
+    """
+    current_file = read_content(yaml_file)
+    if 'include' not in current_file:
+        includes.append(current_file)
+    else:
+        for include in current_file['include']:
+            read_includes(include, includes)
+        del current_file['include']
+        includes.append(current_file)
+
+
+def read_content(file_path):
+    """
+    Read the content of a file, either from a local file or from an http endpoint
+    """
+    content = None
+    if file_path.startswith('http'):
+        import requests
+
+        response = requests.get(file_path)
+        response.raise_for_status()
+        content = response.text
+    else:
+        with open(file_path) as f:
+            content = f.read()
+    return yaml.safe_load(content)
+
+
+def get_preset_contexts(required_tests):
+    possible_tests = ["all", "main", "release", "mq"]
+    required_tests = required_tests.casefold().split(",")
+    if set(required_tests) | set(possible_tests) != set(possible_tests):
+        raise Exit(f"Invalid test required: {required_tests} must contain only values from {possible_tests}", 1)
+    main_contexts = [
+        ("BUCKET_BRANCH", ["nightly"]),  # ["dev", "nightly", "beta", "stable", "oldnightly"]
+        ("CI_COMMIT_BRANCH", ["main"]),  # ["main", "mq-working-branch-main", "7.42.x", "any/name"]
+        ("CI_COMMIT_TAG", [""]),  # ["", "1.2.3-rc.4", "6.6.6"]
+        ("CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE", ["pipeline"]),  # ["trigger", "pipeline", "schedule"]
+        ("DEPLOY_AGENT", ["true"]),
+        ("RUN_ALL_BUILDS", ["true"]),
+        ("RUN_E2E_TESTS", ["auto"]),
+        ("RUN_KMT_TESTS", ["on"]),
+        ("RUN_UNIT_TESTS", ["on"]),
+        ("TESTING_CLEANUP", ["true"]),
+    ]
+    release_contexts = [
+        ("BUCKET_BRANCH", ["stable"]),
+        ("CI_COMMIT_BRANCH", ["7.42.x"]),
+        ("CI_COMMIT_TAG", ["3.2.1", "1.2.3-rc.4"]),
+        ("CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE", ["schedule"]),
+        ("DEPLOY_AGENT", ["true"]),
+        ("RUN_ALL_BUILDS", ["true"]),
+        ("RUN_E2E_TESTS", ["auto"]),
+        ("RUN_KMT_TESTS", ["on"]),
+        ("RUN_UNIT_TESTS", ["on"]),
+        ("TESTING_CLEANUP", ["true"]),
+    ]
+    mq_contexts = [
+        ("BUCKET_BRANCH", ["dev"]),
+        ("CI_COMMIT_BRANCH", ["mq-working-branch-main"]),
+        ("CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE", ["pipeline"]),
+        ("DEPLOY_AGENT", ["false"]),
+        ("RUN_ALL_BUILDS", ["false"]),
+        ("RUN_E2E_TESTS", ["auto"]),
+        ("RUN_KMT_TESTS", ["off"]),
+        ("RUN_UNIT_TESTS", ["off"]),
+        ("TESTING_CLEANUP", ["false"]),
+    ]
+    all_contexts = []
+    for test in required_tests:
+        if test in ["all", "main"]:
+            generate_contexts(main_contexts, [], all_contexts)
+        if test in ["all", "release"]:
+            generate_contexts(release_contexts, [], all_contexts)
+        if test in ["all", "mq"]:
+            generate_contexts(mq_contexts, [], all_contexts)
+    return all_contexts
+
+
+def generate_contexts(contexts, context, all_contexts):
+    """
+    Recursive method to generate all possible contexts from a list of tuples
+    """
+    if len(contexts) == 0:
+        all_contexts.append(context[:])
+        return
+    for value in contexts[0][1]:
+        context.append((contexts[0][0], value))
+        generate_contexts(contexts[1:], context, all_contexts)
+        context.pop()
+
+
+def load_context(context):
+    """
+    Load a context either from a yaml file or from a json string
+    """
+    if os.path.exists(context):
+        with open(context) as f:
+            y = yaml.safe_load(f)
+        if "variables" not in y:
+            raise Exit(
+                f"Invalid context file: {context}, missing 'variables' key. Input file must be similar to tasks/unit-tests/testdata/gitlab_main_context_template.yml",
+                1,
+            )
+        return [[(k, v) for k, v in y["variables"].items()]]
+    else:
+        try:
+            j = json.loads(context)
+            return [[(k, v) for k, v in j.items()]]
+        except json.JSONDecodeError:
+            raise Exit(f"Invalid context: {context}, must be a valid json, or a path to a yaml file", 1)
diff --git a/tasks/linter_tasks.py b/tasks/linter_tasks.py
index bee3afda4c2d6..7873b593a02c4 100644
--- a/tasks/linter_tasks.py
+++ b/tasks/linter_tasks.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import re
 import sys
 from collections import defaultdict
 from typing import List
@@ -8,6 +9,13 @@
 from tasks.flavor import AgentFlavor
 from tasks.go import run_golangci_lint
 from tasks.libs.common.check_tools_version import check_tools_version
+from tasks.libs.common.gitlab import (
+    Gitlab,
+    generate_gitlab_full_configuration,
+    get_gitlab_token,
+    get_preset_contexts,
+    load_context,
+)
 from tasks.libs.common.utils import DEFAULT_BRANCH, color_message
 from tasks.libs.copyright import CopyrightLinter
 from tasks.modules import GoModule
@@ -237,3 +245,107 @@ def command(module_results, module: GoModule, module_result):
         module_results.append(module_result)
 
     return test_core(modules, flavor, ModuleLintResult, "golangci_lint", command, headless_mode=headless_mode)
+
+
+@task
+def list_ssm_parameters(_):
+    """
+    List all SSM parameters used in the datadog-agent repository.
+    """
+
+    ssm_owner = re.compile(r"^[A-Z].*_SSM_(NAME|KEY): (?P<param>[^ ]+) +# +(?P<owner>.+)$")
+    ssm_params = defaultdict(list)
+    with open(".gitlab-ci.yml") as f:
+        for line in f:
+            m = ssm_owner.match(line.strip())
+            if m:
+                ssm_params[m.group("owner")].append(m.group("param"))
+    for owner in ssm_params.keys():
+        print(f"Owner:{owner}")
+        for param in ssm_params[owner]:
+            print(f"  - {param}")
+
+
+@task
+def ssm_parameters(ctx):
+    """
+    Lint SSM parameters in the datadog-agent repository.
+    """
+    lint_folders = [".circleci", ".github", ".gitlab", "tasks", "test"]
+    repo_files = ctx.run("git ls-files", hide="both")
+    error_files = []
+    for file in repo_files.stdout.split("\n"):
+        if any(file.startswith(f) for f in lint_folders):
+            matched = is_get_parameter_call(file)
+            if matched:
+                error_files.append(matched)
+    if error_files:
+        print("The following files contain unexpected syntax for aws ssm get-parameter:")
+        for file in error_files:
+            print(f"  - {file}")
+        raise Exit(code=1)
+
+
+class SSMParameterCall:
+    def __init__(self, file, line_nb, with_wrapper=False, with_env_var=False):
+        self.file = file
+        self.line_nb = line_nb
+        self.with_wrapper = with_wrapper
+        self.with_env_var = with_env_var
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        message = ""
+        if not self.with_wrapper:
+            message += "Please use the dedicated `aws_ssm_get_wrapper.(sh|ps1)`."
+        if not self.with_env_var:
+            message += " Save your parameter name as environment variable in .gitlab-ci.yml file."
+        return f"{self.file}:{self.line_nb+1}. {message}"
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return str(self)
+
+
+def is_get_parameter_call(file):
+    ssm_get = re.compile(r"^.+ssm.get.+$")
+    aws_ssm_call = re.compile(r"^.+ssm get-parameter.+--name +(?P<param>[^ ]+).*$")
+    ssm_wrapper_call = re.compile(r"^.+aws_ssm_get_wrapper.(sh|ps1) +(?P<param>[^ )]+).*$")
+    with open(file) as f:
+        try:
+            for nb, line in enumerate(f):
+                is_ssm_get = ssm_get.match(line.strip())
+                if is_ssm_get:
+                    m = aws_ssm_call.match(line.strip())
+                    if m:
+                        return SSMParameterCall(
+                            file, nb, with_wrapper=False, with_env_var=m.group("param").startswith("$")
+                        )
+                    m = ssm_wrapper_call.match(line.strip())
+                    if m and not m.group("param").startswith("$"):
+                        return SSMParameterCall(file, nb, with_wrapper=True, with_env_var=False)
+        except UnicodeDecodeError:
+            pass
+
+
+@task
+def gitlab_ci(_, test="all", custom_context=None):
+    """
+    Lint Gitlab CI files in the datadog-agent repository.
+    """
+    all_contexts = []
+    if custom_context:
+        all_contexts = load_context(custom_context)
+    else:
+        all_contexts = get_preset_contexts(test)
+    print(f"We will tests {len(all_contexts)} contexts.")
+    for context in all_contexts:
+        print("Test gitlab configuration with context: ", context)
+        config = generate_gitlab_full_configuration(".gitlab-ci.yml", dict(context))
+        gitlab = Gitlab(api_token=get_gitlab_token())
+        res = gitlab.lint(config)
+        status = color_message("valid", "green") if res["valid"] else color_message("invalid", "red")
+        print(f"Config is {status}")
+        if len(res["warnings"]) > 0:
+            print(color_message(f"Warnings: {res['warnings']}", "orange"), file=sys.stderr)
+        if not res["valid"]:
+            print(color_message(f"Errors: {res['errors']}", "red"), file=sys.stderr)
+            raise Exit(code=1)
diff --git a/tasks/unit-tests/testdata/codeowners.txt b/tasks/unit-tests/testdata/codeowners.txt
index ff398c0a09003..27879add4ff60 100644
--- a/tasks/unit-tests/testdata/codeowners.txt
+++ b/tasks/unit-tests/testdata/codeowners.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 /.*                                     @DataDog/agent-platform
 /*.md                                   @DataDog/agent-platform @DataDog/documentation
-/.gitlab/                               @DataDog/agent-platform
-/.gitlab/security.yml                   @DataDog/agent-security
+.gitlab/                               @DataDog/agent-platform
+.gitlab/security.yml                   @DataDog/agent-security
diff --git a/tasks/unit-tests/testdata/fake_gitlab-ci.yml b/tasks/unit-tests/testdata/fake_gitlab-ci.yml
index 27967ef7c523e..7d233a71e0a10 100644
--- a/tasks/unit-tests/testdata/fake_gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/tasks/unit-tests/testdata/fake_gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,50 +1,50 @@
 ---
 include:
-  - /.gitlab/setup.yml
-  - /.gitlab/shared.yml
-  - /.gitlab/maintenance_jobs.yml
-  - /.gitlab/deps_build.yml
-  - /.gitlab/package_deps_build.yml
-  - /.gitlab/deps_fetch.yml
-  - /.gitlab/source_test.yml
-  - /.gitlab/source_test_junit_upload.yml
-  - /.gitlab/binary_build.yml
-  - /.gitlab/cancel-prev-pipelines.yml
-  - /.gitlab/do_not_merge.yml
-  - /.gitlab/integration_test.yml
-  - /.gitlab/package_build.yml
-  - /.gitlab/kitchen_deploy.yml
-  - /.gitlab/kitchen_testing.yml
-  - /.gitlab/kitchen_tests_upload.yml
-  - /.gitlab/new-e2e_testing.yml
-  - /.gitlab/new-e2e_common/testing.yml
-  - /.gitlab/install_script_testing.yml
-  - /.gitlab/pkg_metrics.yml
-  - /.gitlab/container_build.yml
-  - /.gitlab/container_scan.yml
-  - /.gitlab/check_deploy.yml
-  - /.gitlab/dev_container_deploy.yml
-  - /.gitlab/deploy_common.yml
-  - /.gitlab/deploy_containers.yml
-  - /.gitlab/deploy_packages.yml
-  - /.gitlab/deploy_dca.yml
-  - /.gitlab/choco_build.yml
-  - /.gitlab/choco_deploy.yml
-  - /.gitlab/internal_image_deploy.yml
-  - /.gitlab/trigger_release.yml
-  - /.gitlab/e2e.yml
-  - /.gitlab/e2e_test_junit_upload.yml
-  - /.gitlab/fakeintake.yml
-  - /.gitlab/kitchen_cleanup.yml
-  - /.gitlab/functional_test.yml
-  - /.gitlab/functional_test_cleanup.yml
-  - /.gitlab/functional_test_junit_upload.yml
-  - /.gitlab/internal_kubernetes_deploy.yml
-  - /.gitlab/notify.yml
-  - /.gitlab/kitchen_common/cleanup.yml
-  - /.gitlab/kitchen_common/testing.yml
-  - /.gitlab/benchmarks/benchmarks.yml
-  - /.gitlab/benchmarks/macrobenchmarks.yml
+  - .gitlab/setup.yml
+  - .gitlab/shared.yml
+  - .gitlab/maintenance_jobs.yml
+  - .gitlab/deps_build.yml
+  - .gitlab/package_deps_build.yml
+  - .gitlab/deps_fetch.yml
+  - .gitlab/source_test.yml
+  - .gitlab/source_test_junit_upload.yml
+  - .gitlab/binary_build.yml
+  - .gitlab/cancel-prev-pipelines.yml
+  - .gitlab/do_not_merge.yml
+  - .gitlab/integration_test.yml
+  - .gitlab/package_build.yml
+  - .gitlab/kitchen_deploy.yml
+  - .gitlab/kitchen_testing.yml
+  - .gitlab/kitchen_tests_upload.yml
+  - .gitlab/new-e2e_testing.yml
+  - .gitlab/new-e2e_common/testing.yml
+  - .gitlab/install_script_testing.yml
+  - .gitlab/pkg_metrics.yml
+  - .gitlab/container_build.yml
+  - .gitlab/container_scan.yml
+  - .gitlab/check_deploy.yml
+  - .gitlab/dev_container_deploy.yml
+  - .gitlab/deploy_common.yml
+  - .gitlab/deploy_containers.yml
+  - .gitlab/deploy_packages.yml
+  - .gitlab/deploy_dca.yml
+  - .gitlab/choco_build.yml
+  - .gitlab/choco_deploy.yml
+  - .gitlab/internal_image_deploy.yml
+  - .gitlab/trigger_release.yml
+  - .gitlab/e2e.yml
+  - .gitlab/e2e_test_junit_upload.yml
+  - .gitlab/fakeintake.yml
+  - .gitlab/kitchen_cleanup.yml
+  - .gitlab/functional_test.yml
+  - .gitlab/functional_test_cleanup.yml
+  - .gitlab/functional_test_junit_upload.yml
+  - .gitlab/internal_kubernetes_deploy.yml
+  - .gitlab/notify.yml
+  - .gitlab/kitchen_common/cleanup.yml
+  - .gitlab/kitchen_common/testing.yml
+  - .gitlab/benchmarks/benchmarks.yml
+  - .gitlab/benchmarks/macrobenchmarks.yml
 
 default:
   retry:
diff --git a/tasks/unit-tests/testdata/gitlab_main_context_template.yml b/tasks/unit-tests/testdata/gitlab_main_context_template.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..eeac1dbd391bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/unit-tests/testdata/gitlab_main_context_template.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+variables:
+  BUCKET_BRANCH: 'dev'
+  CI_COMMIT_BRANCH: 'main'
+  CI_COMMIT_TAG: ''
+  CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE: 'pipeline'
+  DEPLOY_AGENT: 'true'
+  RUN_ALL_BUILDS: 'true'
+  RUN_E2E_TESTS: 'on'
+  RUN_KMT_TESTS: 'on'
+  RUN_UNIT_TESTS: 'true'
diff --git a/tasks/unit-tests/testdata/gitlab_mq_context_template.yml b/tasks/unit-tests/testdata/gitlab_mq_context_template.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..29c05d73fcfb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/unit-tests/testdata/gitlab_mq_context_template.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+variables:
+  BUCKET_BRANCH: 'dev'
+  CI_COMMIT_BRANCH: 'mq-working-branch-main'
+  CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE: 'pipeline'
+  DEPLOY_AGENT: 'false'
+  RUN_ALL_BUILDS: 'false'
+  RUN_E2E_TESTS: 'auto'
+  RUN_KMT_TESTS: 'off'
+  RUN_UNIT_TESTS: 'off'