diff --git a/.buildkite/extensible-dockerfiles-pipeline.yml b/.buildkite/extensible-dockerfiles-pipeline.yml
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@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+steps:
+  - group: ":truck: Building, Testing and Scanning extensible Dockerfile and Dockerfile.ftest"
+    key: "build_test_scan_group"
+    if: "(build.branch == \"main\")"
+    steps:
+      # ----
+      # Dockerfile build and tests on amd64
+      # ----
+      - label: "Building amd64 Docker image from extensible Dockerfile"
+        agents:
+          provider: aws
+          instanceType: m6i.xlarge
+          imagePrefix: ci-amazonlinux-2
+        env:
+          ARCHITECTURE: "amd64"
+          DOCKERFILE_PATH: "Dockerfile"
+          DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME: "docker.elastic.co/ci-agent-images/elastic-connectors-extensible-dockerfile"
+          DOCKER_ARTIFACT_KEY: "elastic-connectors-extensible-dockerfile"
+        command: ".buildkite/publish/build-docker.sh"
+        key: "build_extensible_dockerfile_image_amd64"
+        artifact_paths: ".artifacts/*.tar.gz"
+      - label: "Testing amd64 image built from extensible Dockerfile"
+        agents:
+          provider: aws
+          instanceType: m6i.xlarge
+          imagePrefix: ci-amazonlinux-2
+        env:
+          ARCHITECTURE: "amd64"
+          DOCKERFILE_PATH: "Dockerfile"
+          DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME: "docker.elastic.co/ci-agent-images/elastic-connectors-extensible-dockerfile"
+          DOCKER_ARTIFACT_KEY: "elastic-connectors-extensible-dockerfile"
+        depends_on: "build_extensible_dockerfile_image_amd64"
+        key: "test_extensible_dockerfile_image_amd64"
+        commands:
+          - "mkdir -p .artifacts"
+          - buildkite-agent artifact download '.artifacts/*.tar.gz*' .artifacts/ --step build_extensible_dockerfile_image_amd64
+          - ".buildkite/publish/test-docker.sh"
+
+      # ----
+      # Dockerfile.ftest build and tests on amd64
+      # ----
+      - label: "Building amd64 Docker image from extensible Dockerfile.ftest"
+        agents:
+          provider: aws
+          instanceType: m6i.xlarge
+          imagePrefix: ci-amazonlinux-2
+        env:
+          ARCHITECTURE: "amd64"
+          DOCKERFILE_PATH: "Dockerfile.ftest"
+          DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME: "docker.elastic.co/ci-agent-images/elastic-connectors-extensible-dockerfile-ftest"
+          DOCKER_ARTIFACT_KEY: "elastic-connectors-extensible-dockerfile-ftest"
+        command: ".buildkite/publish/build-docker.sh"
+        key: "build_extensible_dockerfile_ftest_image_amd64"
+        artifact_paths: ".artifacts/*.tar.gz"
+      - label: "Testing amd64 image built from Dockerfile.ftest"
+        agents:
+          provider: aws
+          instanceType: m6i.xlarge
+          imagePrefix: ci-amazonlinux-2
+        env:
+          ARCHITECTURE: "amd64"
+          DOCKERFILE_PATH: "Dockerfile.ftest"
+          DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME: "docker.elastic.co/ci-agent-images/elastic-connectors-extensible-dockerfile-ftest"
+          DOCKER_ARTIFACT_KEY: "elastic-connectors-extensible-dockerfile-ftest"
+        depends_on: "build_extensible_dockerfile_ftest_image_amd64"
+        key: "test_extensible_dockerfile_ftest_image_amd64"
+        commands:
+          - "mkdir -p .artifacts"
+          - buildkite-agent artifact download '.artifacts/*.tar.gz*' .artifacts/ --step build_extensible_dockerfile_ftest_image_amd64
+          - ".buildkite/publish/test-docker.sh"
+
+      # ----
+      # Dockerfile build and tests on arm64
+      # ----
+      - label: "Building arm64 Docker image from extensible Dockerfile"
+        agents:
+          provider: aws
+          instanceType: m6g.xlarge
+          imagePrefix: ci-amazonlinux-2-aarch64
+          diskSizeGb: 40
+          diskName: '/dev/xvda'
+        env:
+          ARCHITECTURE: "arm64"
+          DOCKERFILE_PATH: "Dockerfile"
+          DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME: "docker.elastic.co/ci-agent-images/elastic-connectors-extensible-dockerfile"
+          DOCKER_ARTIFACT_KEY: "elastic-connectors-extensible-dockerfile"
+        command: ".buildkite/publish/build-docker.sh"
+        key: "build_extensible_dockerfile_image_arm64"
+        artifact_paths: ".artifacts/*.tar.gz"
+      - label: "Testing arm64 image built from extensible Dockerfile"
+        agents:
+          provider: aws
+          instanceType: m6g.xlarge
+          imagePrefix: ci-amazonlinux-2-aarch64
+          diskSizeGb: 40
+          diskName: '/dev/xvda'
+        env:
+          ARCHITECTURE: "arm64"
+          DOCKERFILE_PATH: "Dockerfile"
+          DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME: "docker.elastic.co/ci-agent-images/elastic-connectors-extensible-dockerfile"
+          DOCKER_ARTIFACT_KEY: "elastic-connectors-extensible-dockerfile"
+        depends_on: "build_extensible_dockerfile_image_arm64"
+        key: "test_extensible_dockerfile_image_arm64"
+        commands:
+          - "mkdir -p .artifacts"
+          - buildkite-agent artifact download '.artifacts/*.tar.gz*' .artifacts/ --step build_extensible_dockerfile_image_arm64
+          - ".buildkite/publish/test-docker.sh"
+
+      # ----
+      # Dockerfile.ftest build and tests on arm64
+      # ----
+      - label: "Building arm64 Docker image from extensible Dockerfile.ftest"
+        agents:
+          provider: aws
+          instanceType: m6g.xlarge
+          imagePrefix: ci-amazonlinux-2-aarch64
+          diskSizeGb: 40
+          diskName: '/dev/xvda'
+        env:
+          ARCHITECTURE: "arm64"
+          DOCKERFILE_PATH: "Dockerfile.ftest"
+          DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME: "docker.elastic.co/ci-agent-images/elastic-connectors-extensible-dockerfile-ftest"
+          DOCKER_ARTIFACT_KEY: "elastic-connectors-extensible-dockerfile-ftest"
+        command: ".buildkite/publish/build-docker.sh"
+        key: "build_extensible_dockerfile_ftest_image_arm64"
+        artifact_paths: ".artifacts/*.tar.gz"
+      - label: "Testing arm64 image built from Dockerfile.ftest"
+        agents:
+          provider: aws
+          instanceType: m6g.xlarge
+          imagePrefix: ci-amazonlinux-2-aarch64
+          diskSizeGb: 40
+          diskName: '/dev/xvda'
+        env:
+          ARCHITECTURE: "arm64"
+          DOCKERFILE_PATH: "Dockerfile.ftest"
+          DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME: "docker.elastic.co/ci-agent-images/elastic-connectors-extensible-dockerfile-ftest"
+          DOCKER_ARTIFACT_KEY: "elastic-connectors-extensible-dockerfile-ftest"
+        depends_on: "build_extensible_dockerfile_ftest_image_arm64"
+        key: "test_extensible_dockerfile_ftest_image_arm64"
+        commands:
+          - "mkdir -p .artifacts"
+          - buildkite-agent artifact download '.artifacts/*.tar.gz*' .artifacts/ --step build_extensible_dockerfile_ftest_image_arm64
+          - ".buildkite/publish/test-docker.sh"
+
+      # ----
+      # Vulnerability scanning on amd64 extensible Dockerfile and Dockerfile.ftest built images
+      # ----
+      - label: "Trivy Scan amd64 extensible Dockerfile Artifacts"
+        timeout_in_minutes: 10
+        depends_on:
+          - test_extensible_dockerfile_image_amd64
+        key: "trivy-scan-amd64-extensible-dockerfile-image"
+        agents:
+          provider: k8s
+          image: "docker.elastic.co/ci-agent-images/trivy:latest"
+        command: |-
+          mkdir -p .artifacts
+          buildkite-agent artifact download '.artifacts/*.tar.gz*' .artifacts/ --step build_extensible_dockerfile_image_amd64
+          trivy --version
+          env | grep TRIVY
+          find .artifacts -type f -name '*.tar.gz*' -exec trivy image --quiet --input {} \;
+      - label: "Trivy Scan amd64 Dockerfile.ftest Artifacts"
+        timeout_in_minutes: 10
+        depends_on:
+          - test_extensible_dockerfile_ftest_image_amd64
+        key: "trivy-scan-amd64-extensible-dockerfile-ftest-image"
+        agents:
+          provider: k8s
+          image: "docker.elastic.co/ci-agent-images/trivy:latest"
+        command: |-
+          mkdir -p release
+          buildkite-agent artifact download '.artifacts/*.tar.gz*' .artifacts/ --step build_extensible_dockerfile_ftest_image_amd64
+          trivy --version
+          env | grep TRIVY
+          find .artifacts -type f -name '*.tar.gz*' -exec trivy image --quiet --input {} \;
+
+      # ----
+      # Vulnerability scanning on arm64 extensible Dockerfile and Dockerfile.ftest built images
+      # ----
+      - label: "Trivy Scan arm64 extensible Dockerfile Artifacts"
+        timeout_in_minutes: 10
+        depends_on:
+          - test_extensible_dockerfile_image_arm64
+        key: "trivy-scan-arm64-extensible-dockerfile-image"
+        agents:
+          provider: k8s
+          image: "docker.elastic.co/ci-agent-images/trivy:latest"
+        command: |-
+          mkdir -p .artifacts
+          buildkite-agent artifact download '.artifacts/*.tar.gz*' .artifacts/ --step build_extensible_dockerfile_image_arm64
+          trivy --version
+          env | grep TRIVY
+          find .artifacts -type f -name '*.tar.gz*' -exec trivy image --quiet --input {} \;
+      - label: "Trivy Scan arm64 Dockerfile.ftest Artifacts"
+        timeout_in_minutes: 10
+        depends_on:
+          - test_extensible_dockerfile_ftest_image_arm64
+        key: "trivy-scan-arm64-extensible-dockerfile-ftest-image"
+        agents:
+          provider: k8s
+          image: "docker.elastic.co/ci-agent-images/trivy:latest"
+        command: |-
+          mkdir -p release
+          buildkite-agent artifact download '.artifacts/*.tar.gz*' .artifacts/ --step build_extensible_dockerfile_ftest_image_arm64
+          trivy --version
+          env | grep TRIVY
+          find .artifacts -type f -name '*.tar.gz*' -exec trivy image --quiet --input {} \;
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b013d375a..68779b35d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
-FROM python:3.11-slim-bookworm
-RUN apt -y update && apt -y upgrade && apt -y install make git
-COPY . /app
+FROM cgr.dev/chainguard/wolfi-base
+ARG python_version=3.11
+
+USER root
+RUN apk add --no-cache python3=~${python_version} make git
+
+COPY --chown=nonroot:nonroot . /app
+
+USER nonroot
 WORKDIR /app
 RUN make clean install
 RUN ln -s .venv/bin /app/bin
+
 ENTRYPOINT []
diff --git a/Dockerfile.ftest b/Dockerfile.ftest
index 44b833b9a..bab42bacf 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.ftest
+++ b/Dockerfile.ftest
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
-FROM python:3.11-slim-bookworm
-# RUN apt update && apt install make
-RUN apt -y update && apt -y upgrade && apt -y install make git
-COPY . /app
+FROM cgr.dev/chainguard/wolfi-base
+ARG python_version=3.11
+
+USER root
+RUN apk add --no-cache python3=~${python_version} make git
+
+COPY --chown=nonroot:nonroot . /app
+
+USER nonroot
 WORKDIR /app
 RUN make clean install
 RUN .venv/bin/pip install -r requirements/ftest.txt
diff --git a/catalog-info.yaml b/catalog-info.yaml
index 3416d91b0..ce6c1ad4c 100644
--- a/catalog-info.yaml
+++ b/catalog-info.yaml
@@ -177,6 +177,39 @@ spec:
         search-extract-and-transform: {}
         search-productivity-team: {}
 
+# Nightly build and scan of the connectors extensible Dockerfiles
+---
+apiVersion: "backstage.io/v1alpha1"
+kind: "Resource"
+metadata:
+  name: "connectors-extensible-dockerfiles"
+  description: "Nightly build and scan of the connectors extensible Dockerfiles"
+spec:
+  type: "buildkite-pipeline"
+  owner: "group:search-extract-and-transform"
+  system: "buildkite"
+  implementation:
+    apiVersion: "buildkite.elastic.dev/v1"
+    kind: "Pipeline"
+    metadata:
+      name: "connectors-extensible-dockerfiles"
+      description: "Nightly build and scan of the connectors extensible Dockerfiles"
+    spec:
+      pipeline_file: ".buildkite/extensible-dockerfiles-pipeline.yml"
+      provider_settings:
+        trigger_mode: "none"
+      repository: "elastic/connectors"
+      schedules:
+        Daily main:
+          branch: main
+          cronline: '@daily'
+          message: "Runs daily `main` extensible Dockerfiles image builds"
+      teams:
+        everyone:
+          access_level: "READ_ONLY"
+        search-extract-and-transform: {}
+        search-productivity-team: {}
+
 ########
 # Docker image build and publish - manual release
 ########