pipeline multiple updates

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

added 9 commits

• fa07afd4...3f1eb2f6 - 8 commits from branch staging
• fc99f935 - Merge branch 'staging' into 'just-a-test'

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merged