`setup-test-env` job duration increased from 7.4 minutes on 2020-08-20 to 10.3 minutes on 2020-11-03

What is the GitLab engineering productivity problem to solve?

The setup-test-env job duration was 7.4 minutes until 2020-08-20, but has increased since then to stabilize around 10.3 minutes now.

Given that this job is a bottleneck job, that means this adds 3 minutes to all code, frontend, and QA pipelines.

https://app.periscopedata.com/app/gitlab/652085/Engineering-Productivity---Pipeline-Build-Durations?widget=6914315&udv=1005715

Problem identification checklist

• The root cause of the problem is identified.
• The surface of the problem is as small as possible.

What are the potential solutions?

• All potential solutions are listed.
• A solution has been chosen for the first iteration: PUT THE CHOSEN SOLUTION HERE

Verify that the solution has improved the situation

• The solution improved the situation.
  • If yes, check this box and close the issue. Well done! 🎉
  • Otherwise, create a new "Productivity Improvement" issue. You can re-use the description from this issue, but obviously another solution should be chosen this time.