diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 44f6775e..b35b4c10 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -9,39 +9,18 @@ on:
       - "*"
 
 jobs:
-  Get-CI-Image-Tag:
-    uses: opensearch-project/opensearch-build/.github/workflows/get-ci-image-tag.yml@main
-    with:
-      product: opensearch
-
   linux-build:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         java: [ 21 ]
-    needs: Get-CI-Image-Tag
     # Job name
     name: Linux - Build Asynchronous Search
-    # This job runs on Linux.
-    outputs:
-      build-test-linux: ${{ steps.step-build-test-linux.outputs.build-test-linux }}
+    # This job runs on Ubuntu.
     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
-
-    # actions/checkout@v4 and actions/setup-java@v4 use node 20:
-    # https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/tag/v4.0.0
-    # container image does not have GLIBC_2.28 required for this node version
-    # as such use @v3 actions instead for this workflow and set ACTIONS_ALLOW_USE_UNSECURE_NODE_VERSION
-    env:
-      ACTIONS_ALLOW_USE_UNSECURE_NODE_VERSION: true
 
     steps:
       # This step uses the setup-java Github action: https://github.com/actions/setup-java
-      - name: Set up JDK ${{ matrix.java }} for build and test
+      - name: Set Up JDK ${{ matrix.java }}
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
           distribution: temurin # Temurin is a distribution of adoptium
@@ -52,17 +31,20 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build with Gradle
         id: step-build-test-linux
         run: |
-          chown -R 1000:1000 `pwd`
-          su `id -un 1000` -c "./gradlew build"
+          ./gradlew build -x integTest -x jacocoTestReport
           plugin=`basename $(ls build/distributions/*.zip)`
           echo plugin $plugin
           mv -v build/distributions/$plugin ./
           echo "build-test-linux=$plugin" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        env:
+          _JAVA_OPTIONS: -Xmx4096M
+      # This step uses the upload-artifact Github action: https://github.com/actions/upload-artifact
       - name: Uploads coverage
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v1.2.1
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      - name: Upload Artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: async-plugin-linux-${{ matrix.java }}
           path: ${{ steps.step-build-test-linux.outputs.build-test-linux }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/multi-node-test-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/multi-node-test-workflow.yml
index cbfdf430..3d920526 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/multi-node-test-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/multi-node-test-workflow.yml
@@ -10,33 +10,14 @@ on:
       - "*"
 
 jobs:
-  Get-CI-Image-Tag:
-    uses: opensearch-project/opensearch-build/.github/workflows/get-ci-image-tag.yml@main
-    with:
-      product: opensearch
-
   build:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         java: [ 21 ]
     # Job name
-    needs: Get-CI-Image-Tag
     name: Build Asynchronous Search
     # 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
-
-    # actions/checkout@v4 and actions/setup-java@v4 use node 20:
-    # https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/tag/v4.0.0
-    # container image does not have GLIBC_2.28 required for this node version
-    # as such use @v3 actions instead for this workflow and set ACTIONS_ALLOW_USE_UNSECURE_NODE_VERSION
-    env:
-      ACTIONS_ALLOW_USE_UNSECURE_NODE_VERSION: true
 
     steps:
       # This step uses the setup-java Github action: https://github.com/actions/setup-java
@@ -45,19 +26,16 @@ jobs:
         with:
           distribution: temurin # Temurin is a distribution of adoptium
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
-
       # This step uses the checkout Github action: https://github.com/actions/checkout
       - name: Checkout Branch
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Run integration tests with multi node config
         run: |
-          chown -R 1000:1000 `pwd`
-          su `id -un 1000` -c "./gradlew integTest -PnumNodes=5"
+          ./gradlew integTest -PnumNodes=5
       - name: Run Backwards Compatibility Tests
         run: |
           echo "Running backwards compatibility tests ..."
-          chown -R 1000:1000 `pwd`
-          su `id -un 1000` -c "./gradlew bwcTestSuite -Dtests.security.manager=false"
+          ./gradlew bwcTestSuite -Dtests.security.manager=false
       - name: Upload failed logs
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         if: failure()