diff --git a/.github/workflows/swell-tier1_application_discover.yml b/.github/workflows/swell-tier1_application_discover.yml
index dd3cdf9..a293c79 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/swell-tier1_application_discover.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/swell-tier1_application_discover.yml
@@ -24,14 +24,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: install-swell
-        run: |
-          # Make experiment directory
-          mkdir /discover/nobackup/gmao_ci/swell/tier1/${GITHUB_RUN_ID}
-          # Copy and source modules
-          cp ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/src/swell/deployment/platforms/nccs_discover/modules /discover/nobackup/gmao_ci/swell/tier1/${GITHUB_RUN_ID}/
-          source /discover/nobackup/gmao_ci/swell/tier1/${GITHUB_RUN_ID}/modules
-          pip install --prefix=/discover/nobackup/gmao_ci/swell/tier1/${GITHUB_RUN_ID}/swell -r ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/requirements.txt --no-cache-dir ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}
-          # Remove source code (needed to ensure nothing relies on the source)
+        run: bash scripts/install-swell.sh
 
   # Run ufo_testing workflow
   # ------------------------
@@ -44,30 +37,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
 
       - name: run-swell-ufo_testing
-        run: |
-          CI_WORKSPACE=/discover/nobackup/gmao_ci/swell/tier1/${GITHUB_RUN_ID}
-          SUITE_NAME=ufo_testing
-          CI_WORKSPACE_JOB=/discover/nobackup/gmao_ci/swell/tier1/${GITHUB_RUN_ID}/${SUITE_NAME}
-          EXPERIMENT_ID=swell-${SUITE_NAME}-${GITHUB_RUN_ID}
-
-          mkdir -p $CI_WORKSPACE_JOB
-
-          source /discover/nobackup/gmao_ci/swell/tier1/${GITHUB_RUN_ID}/modules
-
-          # Get python version
-          PYVER=`python --version | awk '{print $2}' | awk -F. '{print $1"."$2}'`
-
-          export PATH=$CI_WORKSPACE/swell/bin:$PATH
-          export PYTHONPATH=${PYTHONPATH}:$CI_WORKSPACE/swell/lib/python$PYVER/site-packages
-
-          echo "experiment_id: $EXPERIMENT_ID" > $CI_WORKSPACE_JOB/${SUITE_NAME}-override.yaml
-          echo "experiment_root: $CI_WORKSPACE_JOB" >> $CI_WORKSPACE_JOB/${SUITE_NAME}-override.yaml
-
-          rm -r -f $HOME/cylc-run/${EXPERIMENT_ID}-suite
-
-          cd $CI_WORKSPACE_JOB
-          swell create ${SUITE_NAME} -m defaults -p nccs_discover -o $CI_WORKSPACE_JOB/${SUITE_NAME}-override.yaml
-          swell launch $CI_WORKSPACE_JOB/${EXPERIMENT_ID}/${EXPERIMENT_ID}-suite --no-detach --log_path $CI_WORKSPACE_JOB/${EXPERIMENT_ID}
+        run: bash scripts/run-swell-suite.sh ufo_testing
 
   # Move experiment directory on failure
   swell-tier_1-ufo_testing-failure:
@@ -96,30 +66,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
 
       - name: run-swell-hofx
-        run: |
-          CI_WORKSPACE=/discover/nobackup/gmao_ci/swell/tier1/${GITHUB_RUN_ID}
-          SUITE_NAME=hofx
-          CI_WORKSPACE_JOB=/discover/nobackup/gmao_ci/swell/tier1/${GITHUB_RUN_ID}/${SUITE_NAME}
-          EXPERIMENT_ID=swell-${SUITE_NAME}-${GITHUB_RUN_ID}
-
-          mkdir -p $CI_WORKSPACE_JOB
-
-          source /discover/nobackup/gmao_ci/swell/tier1/${GITHUB_RUN_ID}/modules
-
-          # Get python version
-          PYVER=`python --version | awk '{print $2}' | awk -F. '{print $1"."$2}'`
-
-          export PATH=$CI_WORKSPACE/swell/bin:$PATH
-          export PYTHONPATH=${PYTHONPATH}:$CI_WORKSPACE/swell/lib/python$PYVER/site-packages
-
-          echo "experiment_id: $EXPERIMENT_ID" > $CI_WORKSPACE_JOB/${SUITE_NAME}-override.yaml
-          echo "experiment_root: $CI_WORKSPACE_JOB" >> $CI_WORKSPACE_JOB/${SUITE_NAME}-override.yaml
-
-          rm -r -f $HOME/cylc-run/${EXPERIMENT_ID}-suite
-
-          cd $CI_WORKSPACE_JOB
-          swell create ${SUITE_NAME} -m defaults -p nccs_discover -o $CI_WORKSPACE_JOB/${SUITE_NAME}-override.yaml
-          swell launch $CI_WORKSPACE_JOB/${EXPERIMENT_ID}/${EXPERIMENT_ID}-suite --no-detach --log_path $CI_WORKSPACE_JOB/${EXPERIMENT_ID}
+        run: scripts/run-swell-suite.sh hofx
 
   # Move experiment directory on failure
   swell-tier_1-hofx-failure:
@@ -147,30 +94,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
 
       - name: run-swell-3dvar
-        run: |
-          CI_WORKSPACE=/discover/nobackup/gmao_ci/swell/tier1/${GITHUB_RUN_ID}
-          SUITE_NAME=3dvar
-          CI_WORKSPACE_JOB=/discover/nobackup/gmao_ci/swell/tier1/${GITHUB_RUN_ID}/${SUITE_NAME}
-          EXPERIMENT_ID=swell-${SUITE_NAME}-${GITHUB_RUN_ID}
-
-          mkdir -p $CI_WORKSPACE_JOB
-
-          source /discover/nobackup/gmao_ci/swell/tier1/${GITHUB_RUN_ID}/modules
-
-          # Get python version
-          PYVER=`python --version | awk '{print $2}' | awk -F. '{print $1"."$2}'`
-
-          export PATH=$CI_WORKSPACE/swell/bin:$PATH
-          export PYTHONPATH=${PYTHONPATH}:$CI_WORKSPACE/swell/lib/python$PYVER/site-packages
-
-          echo "experiment_id: $EXPERIMENT_ID" > $CI_WORKSPACE_JOB/${SUITE_NAME}-override.yaml
-          echo "experiment_root: $CI_WORKSPACE_JOB" >> $CI_WORKSPACE_JOB/${SUITE_NAME}-override.yaml
-
-          rm -r -f $HOME/cylc-run/${EXPERIMENT_ID}-suite
-
-          cd $CI_WORKSPACE_JOB
-          swell create ${SUITE_NAME} -m defaults -p nccs_discover -o $CI_WORKSPACE_JOB/${SUITE_NAME}-override.yaml
-          swell launch $CI_WORKSPACE_JOB/${EXPERIMENT_ID}/${EXPERIMENT_ID}-suite --no-detach --log_path $CI_WORKSPACE_JOB/${EXPERIMENT_ID}
+        run: bash scripts/run-swell-suite.sh 3dvar
 
   # Move experiment directory on failure
   swell-tier_1-3dvar-failure:
diff --git a/scripts/install-swell.sh b/scripts/install-swell.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..776a0f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/install-swell.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euxo pipefail
+
+source scripts/utils.sh
+github_variables
+
+# Make experiment directory
+mkdir /discover/nobackup/gmao_ci/swell/tier1/${GITHUB_RUN_ID}
+
+# Copy and source modules
+cp ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/src/swell/deployment/platforms/nccs_discover/modules /discover/nobackup/gmao_ci/swell/tier1/${GITHUB_RUN_ID}/
+source /discover/nobackup/gmao_ci/swell/tier1/${GITHUB_RUN_ID}/modules
+pip install --prefix=/discover/nobackup/gmao_ci/swell/tier1/${GITHUB_RUN_ID}/swell -r ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/requirements.txt --no-cache-dir ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}
+
+# Remove source code (needed to ensure nothing relies on the source)
diff --git a/scripts/run-swell-suite.sh b/scripts/run-swell-suite.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d05da3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/run-swell-suite.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euxo pipefail
+
+SUITE_NAME="$1"
+
+if [[ -z "$SUITE_NAME" ]]; then
+  echo "Variable SUITE_NAME is unset."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+source scripts/utils.sh
+github_variables
+
+CI_WORKSPACE=/discover/nobackup/gmao_ci/swell/tier1/${GITHUB_RUN_ID}
+CI_WORKSPACE_JOB=/discover/nobackup/gmao_ci/swell/tier1/${GITHUB_RUN_ID}/${SUITE_NAME}
+EXPERIMENT_ID=swell-${SUITE_NAME}-${GITHUB_RUN_ID}
+
+echo "----------------------------------------"
+echo "CI_WORKSPACE=${CI_WORKSPACE}"
+echo "CI_WORKSPACE_JOB=${CI_WORKSPACE}"
+echo "EXPERIMENT_ID=${CI_WORKSPACE}"
+echo "----------------------------------------"
+
+mkdir -p $CI_WORKSPACE_JOB
+
+source /discover/nobackup/gmao_ci/swell/tier1/${GITHUB_RUN_ID}/modules
+
+# Get python version
+PYVER=`python --version | awk '{print $2}' | awk -F. '{print $1"."$2}'`
+
+export PATH=$CI_WORKSPACE/swell/bin:$PATH
+export PYTHONPATH=${PYTHONPATH}:$CI_WORKSPACE/swell/lib/python$PYVER/site-packages
+
+echo "PYTHONPATH=${PYTHONPATH}"
+
+echo "experiment_id: $EXPERIMENT_ID" > $CI_WORKSPACE_JOB/${SUITE_NAME}-override.yaml
+echo "experiment_root: $CI_WORKSPACE_JOB" >> $CI_WORKSPACE_JOB/${SUITE_NAME}-override.yaml
+
+rm -r -f $HOME/cylc-run/${EXPERIMENT_ID}-suite
+
+cd $CI_WORKSPACE_JOB
+swell create ${SUITE_NAME} -m defaults -p nccs_discover -o $CI_WORKSPACE_JOB/${SUITE_NAME}-override.yaml
+swell launch $CI_WORKSPACE_JOB/${EXPERIMENT_ID}/${EXPERIMENT_ID}-suite --no-detach --log_path $CI_WORKSPACE_JOB/${EXPERIMENT_ID}
diff --git a/scripts/utils.sh b/scripts/utils.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89df6e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/utils.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+github_run_id() {
+  # Set default value to `LOCAL_$(uuidgen) if unset`
+  : "${GITHUB_RUN_ID:=LOCAL_$RANDOM}"
+  export GITHUB_RUN_ID
+}
+
+github_workspace() {
+  # Set default value to current working directory
+  : "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE:=$PWD}"
+  export GITHUB_WORKSPACE
+}
+
+github_variables() {
+  github_run_id
+  github_workspace
+}