diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-backend-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/run-backend-tests.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b0546553e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-backend-tests.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+name: Run backend tests
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+
+env:
+  FORCE_COLOR: 1
+
+permissions: {}
+
+jobs:
+  run-unit-tests:
+    name: Run unit tests
+    permissions:
+      actions: write
+      contents: read
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
+
+      - name: Install Poetry
+        run: pipx install poetry
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405  # v6.2.0
+        with:
+          cache-dependency-path: backend/poetry.lock
+          cache: poetry
+          python-version: '3.13'
+
+      - name: Set up backend dependencies cache
+        uses: actions/cache@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae  # v5.0.5
+        with:
+          key: poetry-venv-${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('backend/poetry.lock') }}
+          path: backend/.venv
+
+      - name: Install backend dependencies
+        run: poetry install --no-interaction
+        working-directory: backend
+
+      - name: Run backend tests
+        run: set -a && source .env.example && set +a && poetry run pytest tests/unit
+        working-directory: backend
+
+      - name: Upload coverage artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f  # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          if-no-files-found: error
+          name: coverage-xml
+          path: backend/coverage.xml
+    timeout-minutes: 5
+
+  upload-coverage-to-codecov:
+    name: Upload coverage to Codecov
+    needs: run-unit-tests
+    permissions:
+      actions: read
+      id-token: write
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Download coverage artifact
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@37930b1c2abaa49bbe596cd826c3c89aef350131  # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          name: coverage-xml
+          path: backend
+
+      - name: Upload coverage report to Codecov
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@57e3a136b779b570ffcdbf80b3bdc90e7fab3de2  # v6.0.0
+        with:
+          fail_ci_if_error: false
+          files: backend/coverage.xml
+          flags: backend
+          use_oidc: true
+    timeout-minutes: 5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-ci-cd.yaml b/.github/workflows/run-ci-cd.yaml
index a009b65f0e..54d4a3eac0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-ci-cd.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-ci-cd.yaml
@@ -36,50 +36,10 @@ jobs:
     needs:
       - run-code-quality-checks
     permissions:
+      actions: write
       contents: read
       id-token: write
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Check out repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
-
-      - name: Set up Docker buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@4d04d5d9486b7bd6fa91e7baf45bbb4f8b9deedd  # v4.0.0
-
-      - name: Build backend test image
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@bcafcacb16a39f128d818304e6c9c0c18556b85f  # v7.1.0
-        with:
-          cache-from: |
-            type=gha
-            type=registry,ref=owasp/nest:test-backend-cache
-          cache-to: |
-            type=gha,compression=zstd
-          context: backend
-          file: docker/backend/Dockerfile.test
-          load: true
-          platforms: linux/amd64
-          tags: owasp/nest:test-backend-latest
-
-      - name: Run backend tests
-        run: |
-          CONTAINER_ID=$(docker create \
-            -e DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=settings.test \
-            --env-file backend/.env.example \
-            owasp/nest:test-backend-latest pytest)
-          docker start -a $CONTAINER_ID
-          EXIT_CODE=$?
-          docker cp $CONTAINER_ID:/home/owasp/coverage.xml backend/coverage.xml 2>/dev/null || true
-          docker rm $CONTAINER_ID >/dev/null 2>&1
-          exit $EXIT_CODE
-
-      - name: Upload coverage report to Codecov
-        uses: codecov/codecov-action@57e3a136b779b570ffcdbf80b3bdc90e7fab3de2  # v6.0.0
-        with:
-          fail_ci_if_error: false
-          files: backend/coverage.xml
-          flags: backend
-          use_oidc: true
-    timeout-minutes: 5
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/run-backend-tests.yaml
 
   run-frontend-unit-tests:
     name: Run frontend unit tests