pipeline multiple updates

• updated workflow rules
• updated job names
• updated container versions
• added a template for gke-initialization

added 53 commits

• b57846c4...e6e5184d - 52 commits from branch staging
• 1342d4bd - Merge branch 'staging' into 'just-a-test'

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mentioned in commit 6b140e9c

merged