diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 409f3bb7c3b8f..8ab58b824eeaf 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -35,154 +35,15 @@ commands:
       gotestsum:
         type: string
         default: "gotestsum"
-      cache_version:
-        type: string
-        default: "v1"
-      goversion:
-        type: string
-        default: 1.21.5
     steps:
-      - check-changed-files-or-halt
-      - when:
-          condition:
-            equal: [ windows, << parameters.os >> ]
-          steps:
-            - run:
-                name: Remove Go and MinGW to avoid clashes after upgrade during cache restore
-                command: |
-                  rm -rf '/c/Program Files/Go'
-                  rm -rf '/c/ProgramData/chocolatey/lib/mingw'
-      - when:
-          condition:
-            equal: [ darwin, << parameters.os >> ]
-          steps:
-            - run:
-                name: Ensure go directory is empty and have proper permissions before cache restore
-                command: |
-                  sudo rm -rf '/usr/local/Cellar/go'
-                  sudo mkdir -p '/usr/local/Cellar/go'
-                  sudo chown -R $(id -u):$(id -g) '/usr/local/Cellar/go'
-      - restore_cache:
-          name: "Restore binaries from cache"
-          key: go-bins-<< parameters.cache_version >>-<< parameters.os >>-<< parameters.arch >>-go<< parameters.goversion >>-{{ checksum "go.sum" }}
-      - when:
-          condition:
-            equal: [ linux, << parameters.os >> ]
-          steps:
-            - attach_workspace:
-                at: '/go'
-      - when:
-          condition:
-            equal: [ darwin, << parameters.os >> ]
-          steps:
-            - run: 'sh ./scripts/installgo_mac.sh'
-      - when:
-          condition:
-            equal: [ windows, << parameters.os >> ]
-          steps:
-            - run: choco feature enable -n allowGlobalConfirmation
-            - run: git config --system core.longpaths true
-            - run: 'sh ./scripts/installgo_windows.sh'
-            - run: 'sh ./scripts/installmingw_windows.sh'
-            - run: choco install make
-      - run: go env
-      - run: go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@v1.55.0
-      - when:
-          condition:
-            equal: [ linux, << parameters.os >> ]
-          steps:
-            - run:
-                name: golangci-lint cache status
-                command: GOGC=20 /go/bin/golangci-lint cache status
-            - run:
-                name: golangci-lint run
-                command: GOGC=20 /go/bin/golangci-lint run --verbose
-      - when:
-          condition:
-            equal: [ darwin, << parameters.os >> ]
-          steps:
-            - run:
-                name: golangci-lint cache status
-                command: $HOME/go/bin/golangci-lint cache status
-            - run:
-                name: golangci-lint run
-                command: $HOME/go/bin/golangci-lint run --verbose
-      - when:
-          condition:
-            equal: [ windows, << parameters.os >> ]
-          steps:
-            - run:
-                name: golangci-lint cache status
-                command: $HOME/go/bin/golangci-lint.exe cache status
-            - run:
-                name: golangci-lint run
-                command: $HOME/go/bin/golangci-lint.exe run --verbose
       - run: ./scripts/install_gotestsum.sh << parameters.os >> << parameters.gotestsum >>
       - unless:
           condition:
             equal: [ "386", << parameters.arch >> ]
           steps:
             - run: echo 'export RACE="-race"' >> $BASH_ENV
-      - when:
-          condition:
-            equal: [ windows, << parameters.os >> ]
-          steps:
-            - run: |
-                export PATH="/c/ProgramData/chocolatey/lib/mingw/tools/install/mingw64/bin:$PATH"
-                GOARCH=<< parameters.arch >> ./<< parameters.gotestsum >> -- ${RACE} -short -cover -coverprofile=coverage.out ./...
-      - unless:
-          condition:
-            equal: [ windows, << parameters.os >> ]
-          steps:
-            - run: GOARCH=<< parameters.arch >> ./<< parameters.gotestsum >> -- ${RACE} -short -cover -coverprofile=coverage.out ./...
-      - when:
-          condition:
-            and:
-              - equal: [ "master", << pipeline.git.branch >> ]
-              - equal: [ "linux", << parameters.os >> ]
-              - equal: [ "amd64", << parameters.arch >> ]
-          steps:
-            - run:
-                name: "Installing goveralls"
-                command: go install github.com/mattn/goveralls@latest
-            - run:
-                name: "Remove plugins/parsers/influx/machine.go from coverage"
-                command: sed -i '/github.com\/influxdata\/telegraf\/plugins\/parsers\/influx\/machine.go/d' coverage.out
-            - run:
-                name: "Create report"
-                command: /go/bin/goveralls -coverprofile=coverage.out -service=circle-ci -repotoken=${COVERALLS_TOKEN}
-      - when:
-          condition:
-            equal: [ linux, << parameters.os >> ]
-          steps:
-            - save_cache:
-                name: 'Saving binaries to cache'
-                key: go-bins-<< parameters.cache_version >>-<< parameters.os >>-<< parameters.arch >>-go<< parameters.goversion >>-{{ checksum "go.sum" }}
-                paths:
-                  - '/go/src/github.com/influxdata/telegraf/gotestsum'
-      - when:
-          condition:
-            equal: [ darwin, << parameters.os >> ]
-          steps:
-            - save_cache:
-                name: 'Saving binaries to cache'
-                key: go-bins-<< parameters.cache_version >>-<< parameters.os >>-<< parameters.arch >>-go<< parameters.goversion >>-{{ checksum "go.sum" }}
-                paths:
-                  - '~/go/src/github.com/influxdata/telegraf/gotestsum'
-                  - '/usr/local/Cellar/go'
-                  - '/usr/local/bin/go'
-                  - '/usr/local/bin/gofmt'
-      - when:
-          condition:
-            equal: [ windows, << parameters.os >> ]
-          steps:
-            - save_cache:
-                name: 'Saving binaries to cache'
-                key: go-bins-<< parameters.cache_version >>-<< parameters.os >>-<< parameters.arch >>-go<< parameters.goversion >>-{{ checksum "go.sum" }}
-                paths:
-                  - '~\project\gotestsum.exe'
-                  - 'C:\Program Files\Go'
-                  - 'C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\mingw'
+      - run: |
+          GOARCH=<< parameters.arch >> ./<< parameters.gotestsum >> -- ${RACE} -short ./...
   package-build:
     parameters:
       type:
@@ -222,67 +83,63 @@ commands:
           root: './build'
           paths:
             - 'dist'
-
 jobs:
-  test-go-linux:
+  lint-linux:
     executor: telegraf-ci
-    parameters:
-      goversion:
-        type: string
-        default: 1.21.5
-      cache_version:
-        type: string
-        default: "v1"
     steps:
       - checkout
-      - restore_cache:
-          name: "Restore Go caches"
-          key: go-caches-<< parameters.cache_version >>-linux-amd64-go<< parameters.goversion >>-{{ checksum "go.sum" }}
       - check-changed-files-or-halt
       - run: ./scripts/make_docs.sh
       - run: 'make deps'
       - run: 'make tidy'
       - run: 'make check'
       - run: 'make check-deps'
+      - run:
+          name: "Install golangci-lint"
+          command: go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@v1.55.0
+      - run:
+          name: "Linux"
+          command: GOGC=20 /go/bin/golangci-lint run --verbose
+  lint-macos:
+    executor: telegraf-ci
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - check-changed-files-or-halt
+      - run:
+          name: "Install golangci-lint"
+          command: go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@v1.55.0
+      - run:
+          name: "macOS"
+          command: GOGC=20 GOOS=darwin /go/bin/golangci-lint run --verbose --timeout=30m
+          no_output_timeout: 30m
+  lint-windows:
+    executor: telegraf-ci
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - check-changed-files-or-halt
+      - run:
+          name: "Install golangci-lint"
+          command: go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@v1.55.0
+      - run:
+          name: "Windows"
+          command: GOGC=20 GOOS=windows /go/bin/golangci-lint run --verbose --timeout=30m
+          no_output_timeout: 30m
+  test-go-linux:
+    executor: telegraf-ci
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - check-changed-files-or-halt
       - test-go
-      - save_cache:
-          name: "Save Go caches"
-          key: go-caches-<< parameters.cache_version >>-linux-amd64-go<< parameters.goversion >>-{{ checksum "go.sum" }}
-          paths:
-            - '/go/pkg/mod'
-            - '~/.cache/golangci-lint'
-            - '~/.cache/go-build'
-      - persist_to_workspace:
-          root: '/go'
-          paths:
-            - '*'
   test-go-linux-386:
     executor: telegraf-ci
-    parameters:
-      goversion:
-        type: string
-        default: 1.21.5
-      cache_version:
-        type: string
-        default: "v1"
     steps:
       - checkout
-      - restore_cache:
-          name: "Restore Go caches"
-          key: go-caches-<< parameters.cache_version >>-linux-386-go<< parameters.goversion >>-{{ checksum "go.sum" }}
       - check-changed-files-or-halt
       - run: 'GOARCH=386 make deps'
       - run: 'GOARCH=386 make tidy'
       - run: 'GOARCH=386 make check'
       - test-go:
           arch: "386"
-      - save_cache:
-          name: "Save Go caches"
-          key: go-caches-<< parameters.cache_version >>-linux-386-go<< parameters.goversion >>-{{ checksum "go.sum" }}
-          paths:
-            - '/go/pkg/mod'
-            - '~/.cache/golangci-lint'
-            - '~/.cache/go-build'
   test-integration:
     machine:
       image: ubuntu-2204:current
@@ -295,81 +152,51 @@ jobs:
       - run: 'make test-integration'
   test-go-mac:
     executor: mac
-    parameters:
-      goversion:
-        type: string
-        default: 1.21.5
-      cache_version:
-        type: string
-        default: "v1"
     steps:
       - checkout
+      - check-changed-files-or-halt
+      - run: 'sh ./scripts/installgo_mac.sh'
       - restore_cache:
-          name: "Restore Go caches"
-          key: go-caches-<< parameters.cache_version >>-darwin-arm64-go<< parameters.goversion >>-{{ checksum "go.sum" }}
+          keys:
+            - go-v4-macos-{{ checksum "go.sum" }}
       - test-go:
           os: darwin
           arch: arm64
       - save_cache:
-          name: "Save Go caches"
-          key: go-caches-<< parameters.cache_version >>-darwin-arm64-go<< parameters.goversion >>-{{ checksum "go.sum" }}
+          key: go-v4-macos-{{ checksum "go.sum" }}
           paths:
-            - '~/go/pkg/mod'
-            - '~/Library/Caches/golangci-lint'
-            - '~/Library/Caches/go-build'
+            - "~/go/pkg/mod"
+            - "~/Library/Caches/go-build"
   test-go-windows:
-    parameters:
-      goversion:
-        type: string
-        default: 1.21.5
-      cache_version:
-        type: string
-        default: "v1"
     executor:
         name: win/default
         shell: bash.exe
-        size: xlarge
+        size: large
     steps:
       - checkout
+      - check-changed-files-or-halt
+      - run: git config --system core.longpaths true
+      - run: choco feature enable -n allowGlobalConfirmation
+      - run: 'sh ./scripts/installgo_windows.sh'
+      - run: choco install mingw --version=12.2.0.03042023
       - restore_cache:
-          name: "Restore Go caches"
-          key: go-caches-<< parameters.cache_version >>-windows-amd64-go<< parameters.goversion >>-{{ checksum "go.sum" }}
+          keys:
+            - go-v4-windows-{{ checksum "go.sum" }}
       - test-go:
           os: windows
           gotestsum: "gotestsum.exe"
       - save_cache:
-          name: "Save Go caches"
-          key: go-caches-<< parameters.cache_version >>-windows-amd64-go<< parameters.goversion >>-{{ checksum "go.sum" }}
+          key: go-v4-windows-{{ checksum "go.sum" }}
           paths:
             - '~\go\pkg\mod'
-            - '~\AppData\Local\golangci-lint'
             - '~\AppData\Local\go-build'
-
   test-licenses:
     executor: telegraf-ci
-    parameters:
-      goversion:
-        type: string
-        default: 1.21.5
-      cache_version:
-        type: string
-        default: "v1"
     steps:
       - checkout
-      - restore_cache:
-          name: "Restore Go caches"
-          key: go-caches-<< parameters.cache_version >>-linux-amd64-go<< parameters.goversion >>-{{ checksum "go.sum" }}
       - check-changed-files-or-halt
       - run: 'make build_tools'
       - run: './tools/license_checker/license_checker -whitelist ./tools/license_checker/data/whitelist'
-      - save_cache:
-          name: "Save Go caches"
-          key: go-caches-<< parameters.cache_version >>-linux-amd64-go<< parameters.goversion >>-{{ checksum "go.sum" }}
-          paths:
-            - '/go/pkg/mod'
-            - '~/.cache/golangci-lint'
-            - '~/.cache/go-build'
-
   windows-package:
     parameters:
       nightly:
@@ -695,6 +522,18 @@ workflows:
       not:
         equal: [ scheduled_pipeline, << pipeline.trigger_source >> ]
     jobs:
+      - 'lint-linux':
+          filters:
+            tags:
+              only: /.*/
+      - 'lint-macos':
+          filters:
+            tags:
+              only: /.*/
+      - 'lint-windows':
+          filters:
+            tags:
+              only: /.*/
       - 'test-go-linux':
           filters:
             tags:
@@ -913,6 +752,9 @@ workflows:
     when:
       equal: [ scheduled_pipeline, << pipeline.trigger_source >> ]
     jobs:
+      - 'lint-linux'
+      - 'lint-macos'
+      - 'lint-windows'
       - 'test-go-linux'
       - 'test-go-linux-386'
       - 'test-go-mac'
diff --git a/scripts/installgo_windows.sh b/scripts/installgo_windows.sh
index 6d207b7da2f8b..793488d581d3c 100644
--- a/scripts/installgo_windows.sh
+++ b/scripts/installgo_windows.sh
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ set -eux
 GO_VERSION="1.21.5"
 
 setup_go () {
-    choco upgrade golang --allow-downgrade --force --version=${GO_VERSION}
-    git config --system core.longpaths true
+    choco upgrade golang --allow-downgrade --version=${GO_VERSION}
 }
 
 if command -v go >/dev/null 2>&1; then
diff --git a/scripts/installmingw_windows.sh b/scripts/installmingw_windows.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index ffab287109ea2..0000000000000
--- a/scripts/installmingw_windows.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-set -eux
-
-MINGW_VERSION="12.2.0.03042023"
-GCC_VERSION="12.2.0"
-
-setup_mingw () {
-    choco upgrade mingw --allow-downgrade --force --version=${MINGW_VERSION}
-}
-
-export PATH="/c/ProgramData/chocolatey/lib/mingw/tools/install/mingw64/bin:$PATH"
-echo "$PATH"
-
-if command -v gcc >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    echo "MinGW is already installed"
-    v=$(gcc -dumpversion)
-    echo "$v is installed, required version is ${GCC_VERSION}"
-    if [ "$v" != ${GCC_VERSION} ]; then
-        setup_mingw
-    fi
-else
-    setup_mingw
-fi
-
-echo "$PATH"
-command -v gcc
-gcc -dumpversion