diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-tests-stack.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-tests-stack.yml
index bd7235c0e78..18c628e74df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-tests-stack.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-tests-stack.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         # os: [om-ci-16vcpu-ubuntu2204]
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
         python-version: ["3.11"]
-        pytest-modules: ["frontend network"]
+        pytest-modules: ["frontend network container_workload"]
       fail-fast: false
 
     runs-on: ${{matrix.os}}
diff --git a/packages/syft/src/syft/service/worker/worker_image_service.py b/packages/syft/src/syft/service/worker/worker_image_service.py
index bcd83e8599c..80456c52cbb 100644
--- a/packages/syft/src/syft/service/worker/worker_image_service.py
+++ b/packages/syft/src/syft/service/worker/worker_image_service.py
@@ -261,3 +261,21 @@ def get_by_uid(
             )
         image: SyftWorkerImage = res.ok()
         return image
+
+    @service_method(
+        path="worker_image.get_by_config",
+        name="get_by_config",
+        roles=DATA_SCIENTIST_ROLE_LEVEL,
+    )
+    def get_by_config(
+        self, context: AuthedServiceContext, docker_config: DockerWorkerConfig
+    ) -> Union[SyftWorkerImage, SyftError]:
+        res = self.stash.get_by_docker_config(
+            credentials=context.credentials, config=docker_config
+        )
+        if res.is_err():
+            return SyftError(
+                message=f"Failed to get image with docker config {docker_config}. Error: {res.err()}"
+            )
+        image: SyftWorkerImage = res.ok()
+        return image
diff --git a/packages/syft/src/syft/service/worker/worker_pool_service.py b/packages/syft/src/syft/service/worker/worker_pool_service.py
index c4939545730..d2799bea74d 100644
--- a/packages/syft/src/syft/service/worker/worker_pool_service.py
+++ b/packages/syft/src/syft/service/worker/worker_pool_service.py
@@ -422,10 +422,27 @@ def filter_by_image_id(
 
         return result.ok()
 
+    @service_method(
+        path="worker_pool.get_by_name",
+        name="get_by_name",
+        roles=DATA_SCIENTIST_ROLE_LEVEL,
+    )
+    def get_by_name(
+        self, context: AuthedServiceContext, pool_name: str
+    ) -> Union[List[WorkerPool], SyftError]:
+        result = self.stash.get_by_name(context.credentials, pool_name)
+
+        if result.is_err():
+            return SyftError(
+                message=f"Failed to get worker pool with name: {pool_name}"
+            )
+
+        return result.ok()
+
     @service_method(
         path="worker_pool.sync_pool_from_request",
         name="sync_pool_from_request",
-        roles=DATA_OWNER_ROLE_LEVEL,
+        roles=DATA_SCIENTIST_ROLE_LEVEL,
     )
     def sync_pool_from_request(
         self,
diff --git a/packages/syft/tests/syft/custom_worker/config_test.py b/packages/syft/tests/syft/custom_worker/config_test.py
index 79575b49490..be56782154a 100644
--- a/packages/syft/tests/syft/custom_worker/config_test.py
+++ b/packages/syft/tests/syft/custom_worker/config_test.py
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ def test_load_custom_worker_config(
 
 
 DOCKER_METHODS = ["from_str", "from_path"]
-DOCKER_CONFIG = """
+DOCKER_CONFIG_OPENDP = """
     FROM openmined/grid-backend:0.8.4-beta.12
     RUN pip install opendp
 """
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ def dockerfile_path(tmp_path: Path) -> Path:
     file_path = tmp_path / file_name
 
     with open(file_path, "w") as f:
-        f.write(DOCKER_CONFIG)
+        f.write(DOCKER_CONFIG_OPENDP)
 
     yield file_path
     file_path.unlink()
diff --git a/tests/integration/conftest.py b/tests/integration/conftest.py
index 27e733e75a1..10e38fb689c 100644
--- a/tests/integration/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/integration/conftest.py
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 def pytest_configure(config: _pytest.config.Config) -> None:
     config.addinivalue_line("markers", "frontend: frontend integration tests")
     config.addinivalue_line("markers", "network: network integration tests")
+    config.addinivalue_line(
+        "markers", "container_workload: container workload integration tests"
+    )
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
diff --git a/tests/integration/container_workload/pool_image_test.py b/tests/integration/container_workload/pool_image_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7e2ff221e47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/container_workload/pool_image_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,275 @@
+# stdlib
+from textwrap import dedent
+
+# third party
+from faker import Faker
+import numpy as np
+import pytest
+
+# syft absolute
+import syft as sy
+from syft.client.domain_client import DomainClient
+from syft.custom_worker.config import DockerWorkerConfig
+from syft.service.request.request import Request
+from syft.service.response import SyftSuccess
+from syft.service.worker.worker_image import SyftWorkerImage
+from syft.service.worker.worker_pool import SyftWorker
+from syft.service.worker.worker_pool import WorkerPool
+
+
+@pytest.mark.container_workload
+def test_image_build(domain_1_port) -> None:
+    domain_client: DomainClient = sy.login(
+        port=domain_1_port, email="info@openmined.org", password="changethis"
+    )
+
+    # Submit Docker Worker Config
+    docker_config_rl = """
+        FROM openmined/grid-backend:0.8.4-beta.12
+        RUN pip install recordlinkage
+    """
+    docker_config = DockerWorkerConfig(dockerfile=docker_config_rl)
+
+    # Submit Worker Image
+    submit_result = domain_client.api.services.worker_image.submit_dockerfile(
+        docker_config=docker_config
+    )
+    assert isinstance(submit_result, SyftSuccess)
+    assert len(domain_client.images.get_all()) == 2
+
+    # Validate if we can get the worker image object from its config
+    workerimage = domain_client.api.services.worker_image.get_by_config(docker_config)
+    assert not isinstance(workerimage, sy.SyftError)
+
+    # Build docker image
+    tag_version = sy.UID().short()
+    docker_tag = f"openmined/custom-worker-rl:{tag_version}"
+    docker_build_result = domain_client.api.services.worker_image.build(
+        image_uid=workerimage.id,
+        tag=docker_tag,
+    )
+    assert isinstance(docker_build_result, SyftSuccess)
+
+    # Refresh the worker image object
+    workerimage = domain_client.images.get_by_uid(workerimage.id)
+    assert not isinstance(workerimage, sy.SyftSuccess)
+
+    assert workerimage.is_built
+    assert workerimage.image_identifier is not None
+    assert workerimage.image_identifier.repo_with_tag == docker_tag
+    assert workerimage.image_hash is not None
+
+    # Delete image
+    delete_result = domain_client.api.services.worker_image.remove(uid=workerimage.id)
+    assert isinstance(delete_result, sy.SyftSuccess)
+
+    # Validate the image is successfully deleted
+    assert len(domain_client.images.get_all()) == 1
+    workerimage = domain_client.images.get_all()[0]
+    assert workerimage.config != docker_config
+
+
+@pytest.mark.container_workload
+def test_pool_launch(domain_1_port) -> None:
+    domain_client: DomainClient = sy.login(
+        port=domain_1_port, email="info@openmined.org", password="changethis"
+    )
+    assert len(domain_client.worker_pools.get_all()) == 1
+
+    # Submit Docker Worker Config
+    docker_config_opendp = """
+        FROM openmined/grid-backend:0.8.4-beta.12
+        RUN pip install opendp
+    """
+    docker_config = DockerWorkerConfig(dockerfile=docker_config_opendp)
+
+    # Submit Worker Image
+    submit_result = domain_client.api.services.worker_image.submit_dockerfile(
+        docker_config=docker_config
+    )
+    assert isinstance(submit_result, SyftSuccess)
+
+    worker_image = domain_client.api.services.worker_image.get_by_config(docker_config)
+    assert not isinstance(worker_image, sy.SyftError)
+    assert worker_image is not None
+    assert not worker_image.is_built
+
+    # Build docker image
+    tag_version = sy.UID().short()
+    docker_tag = f"openmined/custom-worker-opendp:{tag_version}"
+    docker_build_result = domain_client.api.services.worker_image.build(
+        image_uid=worker_image.id,
+        tag=docker_tag,
+    )
+    assert isinstance(docker_build_result, SyftSuccess)
+
+    # Launch a worker pool
+    pool_version = sy.UID().short()
+    worker_pool_name = f"custom_worker_pool_ver{pool_version}"
+    worker_pool_res = domain_client.api.services.worker_pool.launch(
+        name=worker_pool_name,
+        image_uid=worker_image.id,
+        num_workers=3,
+    )
+    assert len(worker_pool_res) == 3
+
+    assert all(worker.error is None for worker in worker_pool_res)
+    assert len(domain_client.worker_pools.get_all()) == 2
+
+    worker_pool = domain_client.worker_pools[worker_pool_name]
+    assert len(worker_pool.worker_list) == 3
+
+    workers = worker_pool.workers
+    assert len(workers) == 3
+
+    for worker in workers:
+        assert worker.worker_pool_name == worker_pool_name
+        assert worker.image.id == worker_image.id
+
+    assert len(worker_pool.healthy_workers) == 3
+
+    # Grab the first worker
+    first_worker = workers[0]
+
+    # Check worker Logs
+    logs = domain_client.api.services.worker.logs(uid=first_worker.id)
+    assert not isinstance(logs, sy.SyftError)
+
+    # Check for worker status
+    status_res = domain_client.api.services.worker.status(uid=first_worker.id)
+    assert not isinstance(status_res, sy.SyftError)
+    assert isinstance(status_res, tuple)
+
+    # Delete the pool's workers
+    for worker in worker_pool.workers:
+        res = domain_client.api.services.worker.delete(uid=worker.id, force=True)
+        assert isinstance(res, sy.SyftSuccess)
+
+    # TODO: delete the launched pool
+
+    # Clean the build images
+    delete_result = domain_client.api.services.worker_image.remove(uid=worker_image.id)
+    assert isinstance(delete_result, sy.SyftSuccess)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.container_workload
+def test_pool_image_creation_job_requests(domain_1_port) -> None:
+    """
+    Test register ds client, ds requests to create an image and pool creation,
+    do approves, then ds creates a function attached to the worker pool, then creates another
+    request. DO approves and runs the function
+    """
+    # construct a root client and data scientist client for the test domain
+    domain_client: DomainClient = sy.login(
+        port=domain_1_port, email="info@openmined.org", password="changethis"
+    )
+    fake = Faker()
+    ds_username = fake.user_name()
+    ds_email = ds_username + "@example.com"
+    res = domain_client.register(
+        name=ds_username,
+        email=ds_email,
+        password="secret_pw",
+        password_verify="secret_pw",
+    )
+    assert isinstance(res, SyftSuccess)
+    ds_client = sy.login(email=ds_email, password="secret_pw", port=domain_1_port)
+
+    # the DS makes a request to create an image and a pool based on the image
+    docker_config_np = """
+        FROM openmined/grid-backend:0.8.4-beta.12
+        RUN pip install numpy
+    """
+    docker_config = DockerWorkerConfig(dockerfile=docker_config_np)
+    tag_version = sy.UID().short()
+    docker_tag = f"openmined/custom-worker-np:{tag_version}"
+    pool_version = sy.UID().short()
+    worker_pool_name = f"custom_worker_pool_ver{pool_version}"
+    request = ds_client.api.services.worker_pool.create_image_and_pool_request(
+        pool_name=worker_pool_name,
+        num_workers=1,
+        tag=docker_tag,
+        config=docker_config,
+        reason="I want to do some more cool data science with PySyft and Recordlinkage",
+    )
+    assert isinstance(request, Request)
+    assert len(request.changes) == 2
+    assert request.changes[0].config == docker_config
+    assert request.changes[1].num_workers == 1
+    assert request.changes[1].pool_name == worker_pool_name
+
+    # the domain client approve the request, so the image should be built
+    # and the worker pool should be launched
+    for r in domain_client.requests:
+        if r.id == request.id:
+            req_result = r.approve()
+            break
+    assert isinstance(req_result, SyftSuccess)
+
+    launched_pool = ds_client.api.services.worker_pool.get_by_name(worker_pool_name)
+    assert isinstance(launched_pool, WorkerPool)
+    assert launched_pool.name == worker_pool_name
+    assert len(launched_pool.worker_list) == 1
+
+    worker: SyftWorker = launched_pool.workers[0]
+    assert launched_pool.name in worker.name
+    assert worker.status.value == "Pending"
+    assert worker.healthcheck.value == "✅"
+    # assert worker.consumer_state.value == "Idle"
+    assert isinstance(worker.logs, str)
+    assert worker.job_id is None
+
+    built_image = ds_client.api.services.worker_image.get_by_config(docker_config)
+    assert isinstance(built_image, SyftWorkerImage)
+    assert built_image.id == launched_pool.image.id
+    assert worker.image.id == built_image.id
+
+    # Dataset
+    data = np.array([1, 2, 3])
+    data_action_obj = sy.ActionObject.from_obj(data)
+    data_pointer = domain_client.api.services.action.set(data_action_obj)
+
+    # Function
+    @sy.syft_function(
+        input_policy=sy.ExactMatch(x=data_pointer),
+        output_policy=sy.SingleExecutionExactOutput(),
+        worker_pool_name=launched_pool.name,
+    )
+    def custom_worker_func(x):
+        return {"y": x + 1}
+
+    custom_worker_func.code = dedent(custom_worker_func.code)
+    assert custom_worker_func.worker_pool_name == launched_pool.name
+    # Request code execution
+    code_request = ds_client.code.request_code_execution(custom_worker_func)
+    assert isinstance(code_request, Request)
+    assert code_request.status.value == 0  # pending
+    for r in domain_client.requests:
+        if r.id == code_request.id:
+            code_req_result = r.approve(approve_nested=True)
+            break
+    assert isinstance(code_req_result, SyftSuccess)
+
+    job = ds_client.code.custom_worker_func(x=data_pointer, blocking=False)
+    assert job.status.value == "created"
+    job.wait()
+    assert job.status.value == "completed"
+
+    job = domain_client.jobs[-1]
+    assert job.job_worker_id == worker.id
+
+    # Validate the result received from the syft function
+    result = job.wait().get()
+    result_matches = result["y"] == data + 1
+    assert result_matches.all()
+
+    # Delete the workers of the launched pools
+    for worker in launched_pool.workers:
+        res = domain_client.api.services.worker.delete(uid=worker.id, force=True)
+        assert isinstance(res, sy.SyftSuccess)
+
+    # TODO: delete the launched pool
+
+    # Clean the build images
+    delete_result = domain_client.api.services.worker_image.remove(uid=built_image.id)
+    assert isinstance(delete_result, sy.SyftSuccess)
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 96ccb0d2214..438a611bd02 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ setenv =
     EMULATION = {env:EMULATION:false}
     HAGRID_ART = false
     PYTHONIOENCODING = utf-8
-    PYTEST_MODULES = {env:PYTEST_MODULES:frontend network e2e security redis}
+    PYTEST_MODULES = {env:PYTEST_MODULES:frontend container_workload network e2e security redis}
 commands =
     bash -c "whoami; id;"
 
@@ -324,6 +324,16 @@ commands =
         exit $return; \
     fi'
 
+    ; container workload
+    bash -c 'if [[ "$PYTEST_MODULES" == *"container_workload"* ]]; then \
+        echo "Starting Container Workload test"; date; \
+        pytest tests/integration -m container_workload -p no:randomly --co; \
+        pytest tests/integration -m container_workload -vvvv -p no:randomly -p no:benchmark -o log_cli=True --capture=no; \
+        return=$?; \
+        echo "Finished container workload"; date; \
+        exit $return; \
+    fi'
+
     ; network
     bash -c 'if [[ "$PYTEST_MODULES" == *"network"* ]]; then \
         echo "Starting network"; date; \