diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 5a428645..a0bb2def 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -40,13 +40,22 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || (github.repository == 'openthread/ot-efr32' && github.run_id) || github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+env:
+  TOOLCHAIN_DIR: .toolchain
+  DOCKER_IMAGE_SHA_TAG: siliconlabsinc/ot-efr32-dev:${{ github.sha }}
+
 jobs:
+  docker:
+    name: Docker
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/docker.yml
+
   arm-gcc:
-    name: arm-gcc-${{ matrix.gcc_ver }}
+    name: Arm GNU Toolchain ${{ matrix.gcc_ver }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    container:
-      image: siliconlabsinc/ot-efr32-dev:latest
-      options: --user 1001
+    needs: docker
+    continue-on-error: true
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -59,46 +68,54 @@ jobs:
             gcc_extract_dir: arm-gnu-toolchain-12.3.rel1-x86_64-arm-none-eabi
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      with:
-        submodules: true
-
-    - name: Create LFS file hash list
-      run: git -C third_party/silabs/gecko_sdk lfs ls-files -l | cut -d' ' -f1 | sort > .lfs-assets-id
-
-    - name: Restore gecko_sdk LFS cache
-      uses: actions/cache@v4
-      id: lfs-cache
-      with:
-          path: .git/modules/third_party/silabs/gecko_sdk/lfs
-          key: lfs-${{ hashFiles('.lfs-assets-id') }}
-
-    - name: Git LFS Pull
-      run: git -C third_party/silabs/gecko_sdk lfs pull
-
-    - name: Bootstrap ARM Toolchain
-      run: |
-        script/bootstrap arm_toolchain ${{ matrix.gcc_download_url }} ${{ matrix.gcc_extract_dir }}
-
-    - name: Build
-      run: |
-        export PATH=${HOME}/.local/${{ matrix.gcc_extract_dir }}/bin:$PATH
-        script/test
-
-    - name: Gather SLC generated files
-      if: failure()
-      run: |
-        rm -rf artifact && mkdir artifact
-        for b in build/*/slc; do
-            board=$(basename $(dirname "${b}"))
-
-            echo "Artifacting '${board}'"
-            mkdir -p "artifact/${board}"
-            mv "build/${board}/slc" "artifact/${board}"
-        done
-
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      if: failure()
-      with:
-        name: build-${{ matrix.gcc_ver }}
-        path: artifact
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: true
+
+      - name: Create LFS file hash list
+        run: git -C third_party/silabs/gecko_sdk lfs ls-files -l | cut -d' ' -f1 | sort > .lfs-assets-id
+
+      - name: Restore gecko_sdk LFS cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        id: lfs-cache
+        with:
+            path: .git/modules/third_party/silabs/gecko_sdk/lfs
+            key: lfs-${{ hashFiles('.lfs-assets-id') }}
+
+      - name: Git LFS Pull
+        run: git -C third_party/silabs/gecko_sdk lfs pull
+
+      - name: Download Docker image
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: ot-efr32-dev
+
+      - name: Load docker image
+        run: docker load -i ot-efr32-dev.tar
+
+      - name: Start ot-efr32-dev container
+        run: docker run --rm -it --user $(id -u) --name ot-efr32-dev -d -v $PWD:/ot-efr32 -w /ot-efr32 ${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE_SHA_TAG }}
+
+      - name: Bootstrap ARM Toolchain
+        run: docker exec ot-efr32-dev script/bootstrap arm_toolchain ${{ matrix.gcc_download_url }} ${{ matrix.gcc_extract_dir }} ${{ env.TOOLCHAIN_DIR }}
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: docker exec ot-efr32-dev bash -c 'PATH=${{ env.TOOLCHAIN_DIR }}/${{ matrix.gcc_extract_dir }}/bin:$PATH script/test'
+
+      - name: Gather SLC generated files
+        if: failure()
+        run: |
+          rm -rf artifact && mkdir artifact
+          for b in build/*/slc; do
+              board=$(basename $(dirname "${b}"))
+
+              echo "Artifacting '${board}'"
+              mkdir -p "artifact/${board}"
+              mv "build/${board}/slc" "artifact/${board}"
+          done
+
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        if: failure()
+        with:
+          name: build-${{ matrix.gcc_ver }}
+          path: artifact
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yml b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
index 4bd9e463..f675f51d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
@@ -28,58 +28,54 @@
 
 name: Docker
 
-env:
-  TEST_TAG: siliconlabsinc/ot-efr32-dev:test
-  SHA_TAG: siliconlabsinc/ot-efr32-dev:${{ github.sha }}
-  LATEST_TAG: siliconlabsinc/ot-efr32-dev:latest
-
 on:
-  push:
-    branches-ignore:
-      - 'dependabot/**'
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - 'main'
-
-concurrency:
-  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || (github.repository == 'openthread/ot-efr32' && github.run_id) || github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
+  workflow_call:
 
-permissions:  # added using https://github.com/step-security/secure-workflows
-  contents: read
+env:
+  DOCKER_IMAGE_SHA_TAG: siliconlabsinc/ot-efr32-dev:${{ github.sha }}
+  DOCKER_IMAGE_LATEST_TAG: siliconlabsinc/ot-efr32-dev:latest
 
 jobs:
-  build:
-    name: Build Docker Image
+  metadata:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/metadata.yml
+
+  image:
+    name: Build image
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    needs: metadata
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
     steps:
     - name: Harden Runner
       uses: step-security/harden-runner@17d0e2bd7d51742c71671bd19fa12bdc9d40a3d6 # v2.8.1
       with:
         egress-policy: audit # TODO: change to 'egress-policy: block' after couple of runs
 
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4 # v3.3.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
       with:
         submodules: true
 
     - name: Set up Docker Buildx
       uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@d70bba72b1f3fd22344832f00baa16ece964efeb # v3.3.0
+      with:
+        platforms: linux/amd64
 
     - name: Build and export to Docker context
-      uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+      uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
       with:
+        build-args: |
+          BUILD_DATE=${{ needs.metadata.outputs.date }}
         context: .
         file: docker/Dockerfile
         load: true
-        build-args: |
-          - BUILD_DATE=$(date -u +'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')
-        platforms:
-          linux/amd64
         tags: |
-          ${{ env.TEST_TAG }}
+          ${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE_SHA_TAG }}
         cache-from: type=gha
         cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
 
+    - name: Inspect Docker image
+      run: docker inspect ${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE_SHA_TAG }}
+
     - name: Container image sanity checks
       run: |
         # Download container-structure-test
@@ -87,49 +83,45 @@ jobs:
           && chmod +x container-structure-test-linux-amd64
 
         # Run tests
-        ./container-structure-test-linux-amd64 test --config docker/test-ot-efr32-dev.yml --image ${{ env.TEST_TAG }}
+        ./container-structure-test-linux-amd64 test --config docker/test-ot-efr32-dev.yml --image ${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE_SHA_TAG }}
 
-    - name: Create LFS file hash list
-      run: git -C third_party/silabs/gecko_sdk lfs ls-files -l | cut -d' ' -f1 | sort > .lfs-assets-id
+    - name: Export Docker image
+      run: docker save -o ot-efr32-dev.tar ${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE_SHA_TAG }}
 
-    - name: Restore gecko_sdk LFS cache
-      uses: actions/cache@v4
-      id: lfs-cache
+    - name: Upload Docker image
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
-          path: .git/modules/third_party/silabs/gecko_sdk/lfs
-          key: lfs-${{ hashFiles('.lfs-assets-id') }}
+        name: ot-efr32-dev
+        path: ot-efr32-dev.tar
 
-    - name: Git LFS Pull
-      run: git -C third_party/silabs/gecko_sdk lfs pull
-
-    - name: Test build inside container
-      run: |
-        docker run -v ${{ github.workspace }}:/ot-efr32/ --user $(id -u) --rm ${{ env.TEST_TAG }} script/build --skip-silabs-apps brd4151a
-
-    - name: Login to DockerHub
-      uses: docker/login-action@0d4c9c5ea7693da7b068278f7b52bda2a190a446 # v3.2.0
-      if: |
-        success() &&
-        github.repository == 'SiliconLabs/ot-efr32' &&
-        github.event_name != 'pull_request' &&
-        github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
-      with:
-        username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
-        password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
-
-    - name: Build and push
-      uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
-      if: |
-        success() &&
-        github.repository == 'SiliconLabs/ot-efr32' &&
-        github.event_name != 'pull_request' &&
-        github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
-      with:
-        context: .
-        file: docker/Dockerfile
-        push: true
-        tags: |
-          ${{ env.LATEST_TAG }}
-          ${{ env.SHA_TAG }}
-        platforms:
-          linux/amd64
+  publish-dockerhub:
+    name: Tag `latest` and publish to DockerHub
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    needs: [metadata, image]
+    if: |
+      github.repository == 'SiliconLabs/ot-efr32' &&
+      github.event_name != 'pull_request' &&
+      github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+    steps:
+      - name: Login to DockerHub
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+        uses: docker/login-action@0d4c9c5ea7693da7b068278f7b52bda2a190a446 # v3.2.0
+        with:
+          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
+
+      - name: Download Docker image
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: ot-efr32-dev
+
+      - name: Load Docker image
+        run: docker load -i ot-efr32-dev.tar
+
+      - name: Tag Docker image
+        run: |
+          docker tag ${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE_SHA_TAG }} ${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE_LATEST_TAG }}
+
+      - name: Push Docker image
+        run: |
+          docker push ${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE_LATEST_TAG }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/metadata.yml b/.github/workflows/metadata.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..39720d2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/metadata.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#
+#  Copyright (c) 2024, The OpenThread Authors.
+#  All rights reserved.
+#
+#  Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+#  modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+#  1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+#     notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#  2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+#     notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+#     documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+#  3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the
+#     names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
+#     derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+#  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+#  AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+#  IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+#  ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
+#  LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
+#  CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
+#  SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+#  INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+#  CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
+#  ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+#  POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+#
+
+name: Metadata
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    outputs:
+      owner:
+        description: 'The lowercase GitHub repository owner'
+        value: ${{ jobs.metadata.outputs.owner }}
+      date:
+        description: 'The current date'
+        value: ${{ jobs.metadata.outputs.date }}
+
+jobs:
+  metadata:
+    name: Generate required metadata
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    outputs:
+      owner: ${{ steps.lowercase_owner.outputs.owner }}
+      date: ${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Lowercase GitHub repository owner
+        id: lowercase_owner
+        run: echo "owner=$(echo ${{ github.repository_owner }} | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')" >> ${GITHUB_OUTPUT}
+      - name: Get current date
+        id: date
+        run: echo "date=$(date -u +'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')" >> ${GITHUB_OUTPUT}
+
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index b9d9d6bd..afb87b5c 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-FROM ubuntu:22.04
+ARG BASE_IMAGE='ubuntu:22.04'
+
+FROM ${BASE_IMAGE} AS base
 
 ENV TZ="America/New_York"
 ENV repo_dir="/ot-efr32"
@@ -23,7 +25,11 @@ RUN ./script/bootstrap arm_toolchain
 COPY ./requirements.txt .
 RUN ./script/bootstrap python
 
+# ==============================================================================
+
 # Label the build date before downloading slc to force slc to always be downloaded during a docker build
+
+FROM base AS ot-efr32-dev
 ARG BUILD_DATE
 LABEL build_date=${BUILD_DATE}
 
@@ -34,8 +40,13 @@ RUN mkdir ${SLC_INSTALL_DIR} && \
       ./script/bootstrap silabs
 
 
+# Change workdir to root temporarily
+WORKDIR /
+
 # Clone repo for convenience
 ARG REPO_URL="https://github.com/openthread/ot-efr32"
-WORKDIR /
+ENV repo_dir="/ot-efr32"
 RUN rm -rf ${repo_dir} && git clone ${REPO_URL} ${repo_dir}
+
+# Change workdir back to repo
 WORKDIR ${repo_dir}
diff --git a/docker/base.Dockerfile b/docker/base.Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..212e33af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/base.Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+ARG BASE_IMAGE='ubuntu:22.04'
+FROM ${BASE_IMAGE} as base
+
+ENV TZ="America/New_York"
+ENV repo_dir="/ot-efr32"
+WORKDIR ${repo_dir}
+
+# Install packages
+RUN apt-get update && \
+      apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends \
+      sudo \
+      tzdata \
+      && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Copy scripts
+COPY  ./script/bootstrap \
+      ./script/
+
+# Install system packages and ARM toolchain
+RUN ./script/bootstrap packages && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+RUN ./script/bootstrap arm_toolchain
+
+# Install Python packages
+COPY ./requirements.txt .
+RUN ./script/bootstrap python
diff --git a/docker/ot-efr32-dev.Dockerfile b/docker/ot-efr32-dev.Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..79bb0ca2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/ot-efr32-dev.Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+ARG BASE_IMAGE='siliconlabsinc/ot-efr32-dev:base'
+
+FROM ${BASE_IMAGE} AS ot-efr32-dev
+
+COPY  ./script/bootstrap_silabs \
+      ./script/
+ENV SLC_INSTALL_DIR=/opt/slc_cli
+RUN mkdir ${SLC_INSTALL_DIR} && \
+      ./script/bootstrap silabs
+
+
+# Change workdir to root temporarily
+WORKDIR /
+
+# Clone repo for convenience
+ARG REPO_URL="https://github.com/openthread/ot-efr32"
+ENV repo_dir="/ot-efr32"
+RUN rm -rf ${repo_dir} && git clone ${REPO_URL} ${repo_dir}
+
+# Change workdir back to repo
+WORKDIR ${repo_dir}