diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 10ef71a5d8d27b18207fd2ce1620f10a665b6d9b..d1060feb512564056b386f6c8cad3e351ed7f4d3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -92,9 +92,7 @@ lint:
   before_script:
     - mkdir -p "$PRE_COMMIT_HOME"
   script:
-    - 'echo "Running Lint Stage: verifying code formatting and hygiene"'
-    - 'echo "User: $(whoami), UID: $(id -u)"'
-    - pre-commit run --config .pre-commit-config.yaml --all-files
+    - bash ci/scripts/lint.sh
 
 # Build stage: produce Python wheel
 build:
@@ -110,10 +108,7 @@ build:
   image: $IMAGE
   tags: *runner-tags
   script:
-    - 'echo "Running Build Stage: starting build for OS = $OS"'
-    - bazel version
-    - echo "Building Python wheel"
-    - python -m build --wheel
+    - bash ci/scripts/build.sh
   cache:
     - <<: *global_cache
     - key: "$CI_PIPELINE_ID"
@@ -124,10 +119,7 @@ build:
 test-cli:
   <<: *test-template
   script:
-    - 'echo "Running Test-CLI Stage: installing wheel and running tests on OS = $OS"'
-    - python -m pip install dist/*.whl
-    - echo "Executing pytest"
-    - python -m pytest -v tests/test_cli.py --log-cli-level=DEBUG --junit-xml=junit-cli-${OS}.xml
+    - bash ci/scripts/test_cli.sh
   artifacts:
     when: always
     expire_in: 7 days
@@ -140,10 +132,7 @@ test-cli:
 test-python-api:
   <<: *test-template
   script:
-    - 'echo "Running Test-Python-API Stage: installing wheel and running tests on OS = $OS"'
-    - python -m pip install dist/*.whl
-    - echo "Executing pytest"
-    - python -m pytest tests/test_python_api.py -v --log-cli-level=DEBUG --junit-xml=junit-python-api-${OS}.xml
+    - bash ci/scripts/test_python_api.sh
   artifacts:
     when: always
     expire_in: 7 days
diff --git a/ci/scripts/build.sh b/ci/scripts/build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c35cecfe8b9528c815ff91d8e183202753d7f216
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/scripts/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2025 Arm Limited and/or its affiliates <open-source-office@arm.com>
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+set -euo pipefail
+
+echo "Running Build Stage: starting build for OS = $OS"
+bazel version
+
+echo "Building Python wheel"
+python -m build --wheel
diff --git a/ci/scripts/lint.sh b/ci/scripts/lint.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..16318897cc3b920c0a4eae2a3819f50d3dfbba75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/scripts/lint.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2025 Arm Limited and/or its affiliates <open-source-office@arm.com>
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Ensure pre-commit cache directory exists
+mkdir -p "$PRE_COMMIT_HOME"
+
+echo "Running Lint Stage: verifying code formatting and hygiene"
+echo "User: $(whoami), UID: $(id -u)"
+
+pre-commit run --config .pre-commit-config.yaml --all-files
diff --git a/ci/scripts/test_cli.sh b/ci/scripts/test_cli.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1af8daffbf3d5c88c61907022790d5b183897d89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/scripts/test_cli.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2025 Arm Limited and/or its affiliates <open-source-office@arm.com>
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+set -euo pipefail
+
+echo "Running Test CLI Stage: installing wheel and running tests on OS = $OS"
+python -m pip install dist/*.whl
+
+echo "Executing pytest"
+python -m pytest -v tests/test_cli.py \
+    --log-cli-level=DEBUG \
+    --junit-xml=junit-cli-${OS}.xml
diff --git a/ci/scripts/test_python_api.sh b/ci/scripts/test_python_api.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d23066116eb7efde147b0f6fc073c2ed25476d4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/scripts/test_python_api.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2025 Arm Limited and/or its affiliates <open-source-office@arm.com>
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+set -euo pipefail
+
+echo "Running Test-Python-API Stage: installing wheel and running tests on OS = $OS"
+python -m pip install dist/*.whl
+
+echo "Executing pytest"
+python -m pytest tests/test_python_api.py \
+    -v --log-cli-level=DEBUG \
+    --junit-xml=junit-python-api-${OS}.xml