diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8a8bfaff..e66d6eed 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ ifeq ($(USE_IMAGE_DIGESTS), true)
 	BUNDLE_GEN_FLAGS += --use-image-digests
 endif
 
+# Set the Operator SDK version to use. By default, what is installed on the system is used.
+# This is useful for CI or a project to utilize a specific version of the operator-sdk toolkit.
+OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION ?= v1.34.1
+
 # Image URL to use all building/pushing image targets
 IMG ?= controller:latest
 # ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION refers to the version of kubebuilder assets to be downloaded by envtest binary.
@@ -58,6 +62,12 @@ else
 GOBIN=$(shell go env GOBIN)
 endif
 
+# CONTAINER_TOOL defines the container tool to be used for building images.
+# Be aware that the target commands are only tested with Docker which is
+# scaffolded by default. However, you might want to replace it to use other
+# tools. (i.e. podman)
+CONTAINER_TOOL ?= docker
+
 # Setting SHELL to bash allows bash commands to be executed by recipes.
 # Options are set to exit when a recipe line exits non-zero or a piped command fails.
 SHELL = /usr/bin/env bash -o pipefail
@@ -70,7 +80,7 @@ all: build
 
 # The help target prints out all targets with their descriptions organized
 # beneath their categories. The categories are represented by '##@' and the
-# target descriptions by '##'. The awk commands is responsible for reading the
+# target descriptions by '##'. The awk command is responsible for reading the
 # entire set of makefiles included in this invocation, looking for lines of the
 # file as xyz: ## something, and then pretty-format the target and help. Then,
 # if there's a line with ##@ something, that gets pretty-printed as a category.
@@ -103,13 +113,30 @@ vet: ## Run go vet against code.
 
 .PHONY: test
 test: manifests generate fmt vet envtest ## Run tests.
-	KUBEBUILDER_ASSETS="$(shell $(ENVTEST) use $(ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION) --bin-dir $(LOCALBIN) -p path)" go test ./... -coverprofile cover.out
+	KUBEBUILDER_ASSETS="$(shell $(ENVTEST) use $(ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION) --bin-dir $(LOCALBIN) -p path)" go test $$(go list ./... | grep -v /e2e) -coverprofile cover.out
 
-##@ Build
+# Utilize Kind or modify the e2e tests to load the image locally, enabling compatibility with other vendors.
+.PHONY: test-e2e  # Run the e2e tests against a Kind k8s instance that is spun up.
+test-e2e:
+	go test ./test/e2e/ -v -ginkgo.v
 
-.PHONY: chart-manifests
-chart-manifests: manifests license kustomize
-	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/crd -o charts/atlas-operator/templates/crds/crd.yaml
+GOLANGCI_LINT = $(shell pwd)/bin/golangci-lint
+GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.54.2
+golangci-lint:
+	@[ -f $(GOLANGCI_LINT) ] || { \
+	set -e ;\
+	curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b $(shell dirname $(GOLANGCI_LINT)) $(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION) ;\
+	}
+
+.PHONY: lint
+lint: golangci-lint ## Run golangci-lint linter & yamllint
+	$(GOLANGCI_LINT) run
+
+.PHONY: lint-fix
+lint-fix: golangci-lint ## Run golangci-lint linter and perform fixes
+	$(GOLANGCI_LINT) run --fix
+
+##@ Build
 
 .PHONY: build
 build: manifests generate fmt vet ## Build manager binary.
@@ -119,32 +146,32 @@ build: manifests generate fmt vet ## Build manager binary.
 run: manifests generate fmt vet ## Run a controller from your host.
 	go run ./main.go
 
-# If you wish built the manager image targeting other platforms you can use the --platform flag.
-# (i.e. docker build --platform linux/arm64 ). However, you must enable docker buildKit for it.
+# If you wish to build the manager image targeting other platforms you can use the --platform flag.
+# (i.e. docker build --platform linux/arm64). However, you must enable docker buildKit for it.
 # More info: https://docs.docker.com/develop/develop-images/build_enhancements/
 .PHONY: docker-build
-docker-build: test ## Build docker image with the manager.
-	docker build -t ${IMG} .
+docker-build: ## Build docker image with the manager.
+	$(CONTAINER_TOOL) build -t ${IMG} .
 
 .PHONY: docker-push
 docker-push: ## Push docker image with the manager.
-	docker push ${IMG}
+	$(CONTAINER_TOOL) push ${IMG}
 
-# PLATFORMS defines the target platforms for  the manager image be build to provide support to multiple
+# PLATFORMS defines the target platforms for the manager image be built to provide support to multiple
 # architectures. (i.e. make docker-buildx IMG=myregistry/mypoperator:0.0.1). To use this option you need to:
-# - able to use docker buildx . More info: https://docs.docker.com/build/buildx/
-# - have enable BuildKit, More info: https://docs.docker.com/develop/develop-images/build_enhancements/
-# - be able to push the image for your registry (i.e. if you do not inform a valid value via IMG=<myregistry/image:<tag>> then the export will fail)
-# To properly provided solutions that supports more than one platform you should use this option.
+# - be able to use docker buildx. More info: https://docs.docker.com/build/buildx/
+# - have enabled BuildKit. More info: https://docs.docker.com/develop/develop-images/build_enhancements/
+# - be able to push the image to your registry (i.e. if you do not set a valid value via IMG=<myregistry/image:<tag>> then the export will fail)
+# To adequately provide solutions that are compatible with multiple platforms, you should consider using this option.
 PLATFORMS ?= linux/arm64,linux/amd64,linux/s390x,linux/ppc64le
 .PHONY: docker-buildx
-docker-buildx: test ## Build and push docker image for the manager for cross-platform support
+docker-buildx: ## Build and push docker image for the manager for cross-platform support
 	# copy existing Dockerfile and insert --platform=${BUILDPLATFORM} into Dockerfile.cross, and preserve the original Dockerfile
 	sed -e '1 s/\(^FROM\)/FROM --platform=\$$\{BUILDPLATFORM\}/; t' -e ' 1,// s//FROM --platform=\$$\{BUILDPLATFORM\}/' Dockerfile > Dockerfile.cross
-	- docker buildx create --name project-v3-builder
-	docker buildx use project-v3-builder
-	- docker buildx build --push --platform=$(PLATFORMS) --tag ${IMG} -f Dockerfile.cross .
-	- docker buildx rm project-v3-builder
+	- $(CONTAINER_TOOL) buildx create --name project-v3-builder
+	$(CONTAINER_TOOL) buildx use project-v3-builder
+	- $(CONTAINER_TOOL) buildx build --push --platform=$(PLATFORMS) --tag ${IMG} -f Dockerfile.cross .
+	- $(CONTAINER_TOOL) buildx rm project-v3-builder
 	rm Dockerfile.cross
 
 ##@ Deployment
@@ -155,20 +182,20 @@ endif
 
 .PHONY: install
 install: manifests kustomize ## Install CRDs into the K8s cluster specified in ~/.kube/config.
-	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/crd | kubectl apply -f -
+	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/crd | $(KUBECTL) apply -f -
 
 .PHONY: uninstall
 uninstall: manifests kustomize ## Uninstall CRDs from the K8s cluster specified in ~/.kube/config. Call with ignore-not-found=true to ignore resource not found errors during deletion.
-	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/crd | kubectl delete --ignore-not-found=$(ignore-not-found) -f -
+	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/crd | $(KUBECTL) delete --ignore-not-found=$(ignore-not-found) -f -
 
 .PHONY: deploy
 deploy: manifests kustomize ## Deploy controller to the K8s cluster specified in ~/.kube/config.
 	cd config/manager && $(KUSTOMIZE) edit set image controller=${IMG}
-	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/default | kubectl apply -f -
+	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/default | $(KUBECTL) apply -f -
 
 .PHONY: undeploy
 undeploy: ## Undeploy controller from the K8s cluster specified in ~/.kube/config. Call with ignore-not-found=true to ignore resource not found errors during deletion.
-	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/default | kubectl delete --ignore-not-found=$(ignore-not-found) -f -
+	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/default | $(KUBECTL) delete --ignore-not-found=$(ignore-not-found) -f -
 
 ##@ Build Dependencies
 
@@ -178,6 +205,7 @@ $(LOCALBIN):
 	mkdir -p $(LOCALBIN)
 
 ## Tool Binaries
+KUBECTL ?= kubectl
 KUSTOMIZE ?= $(LOCALBIN)/kustomize
 CONTROLLER_GEN ?= $(LOCALBIN)/controller-gen
 ENVTEST ?= $(LOCALBIN)/setup-envtest
@@ -186,7 +214,6 @@ ENVTEST ?= $(LOCALBIN)/setup-envtest
 KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v5.4.1
 CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.14.0
 
-KUSTOMIZE_INSTALL_SCRIPT ?= "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize/master/hack/install_kustomize.sh"
 .PHONY: kustomize
 kustomize: $(KUSTOMIZE) ## Download kustomize locally if necessary. If wrong version is installed, it will be removed before downloading.
 $(KUSTOMIZE): $(LOCALBIN)
@@ -194,7 +221,7 @@ $(KUSTOMIZE): $(LOCALBIN)
 		echo "$(LOCALBIN)/kustomize version is not expected $(KUSTOMIZE_VERSION). Removing it before installing."; \
 		rm -rf $(LOCALBIN)/kustomize; \
 	fi
-	test -s $(LOCALBIN)/kustomize || { curl -Ss $(KUSTOMIZE_INSTALL_SCRIPT) | bash -s -- $(subst v,,$(KUSTOMIZE_VERSION)) $(LOCALBIN); }
+	test -s $(LOCALBIN)/kustomize || GOBIN=$(LOCALBIN) GO111MODULE=on go install sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kustomize/v5@$(KUSTOMIZE_VERSION)
 
 .PHONY: controller-gen
 controller-gen: $(CONTROLLER_GEN) ## Download controller-gen locally if necessary. If wrong version is installed, it will be overwritten.
@@ -207,12 +234,29 @@ envtest: $(ENVTEST) ## Download envtest-setup locally if necessary.
 $(ENVTEST): $(LOCALBIN)
 	test -s $(LOCALBIN)/setup-envtest || GOBIN=$(LOCALBIN) go install sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/tools/setup-envtest@latest
 
+.PHONY: operator-sdk
+OPERATOR_SDK ?= $(LOCALBIN)/operator-sdk
+operator-sdk: ## Download operator-sdk locally if necessary.
+ifeq (,$(wildcard $(OPERATOR_SDK)))
+ifeq (, $(shell which operator-sdk 2>/dev/null))
+	@{ \
+	set -e ;\
+	mkdir -p $(dir $(OPERATOR_SDK)) ;\
+	OS=$(shell go env GOOS) && ARCH=$(shell go env GOARCH) && \
+	curl -sSLo $(OPERATOR_SDK) https://github.com/operator-framework/operator-sdk/releases/download/$(OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION)/operator-sdk_$${OS}_$${ARCH} ;\
+	chmod +x $(OPERATOR_SDK) ;\
+	}
+else
+OPERATOR_SDK = $(shell which operator-sdk)
+endif
+endif
+
 .PHONY: bundle
-bundle: manifests kustomize ## Generate bundle manifests and metadata, then validate generated files.
-	operator-sdk generate kustomize manifests -q
+bundle: manifests kustomize operator-sdk ## Generate bundle manifests and metadata, then validate generated files.
+	$(OPERATOR_SDK) generate kustomize manifests -q
 	cd config/manager && $(KUSTOMIZE) edit set image controller=$(IMG)
-	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/manifests | operator-sdk generate bundle $(BUNDLE_GEN_FLAGS)
-	operator-sdk bundle validate ./bundle
+	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/manifests | $(OPERATOR_SDK) generate bundle $(BUNDLE_GEN_FLAGS)
+	$(OPERATOR_SDK) bundle validate ./bundle
 
 .PHONY: bundle-build
 bundle-build: ## Build the bundle image.
@@ -223,7 +267,8 @@ bundle-push: ## Push the bundle image.
 	$(MAKE) docker-push IMG=$(BUNDLE_IMG)
 
 .PHONY: opm
-OPM = ./bin/opm
+OPM = $(LOCALBIN)/opm
+OPM_VERSION ?= v1.23.0
 opm: ## Download opm locally if necessary.
 ifeq (,$(wildcard $(OPM)))
 ifeq (,$(shell which opm 2>/dev/null))
@@ -231,7 +276,7 @@ ifeq (,$(shell which opm 2>/dev/null))
 	set -e ;\
 	mkdir -p $(dir $(OPM)) ;\
 	OS=$(shell go env GOOS) && ARCH=$(shell go env GOARCH) && \
-	curl -sSLo $(OPM) https://github.com/operator-framework/operator-registry/releases/download/v1.23.0/$${OS}-$${ARCH}-opm ;\
+	curl -sSLo $(OPM) https://github.com/operator-framework/operator-registry/releases/download/$(OPM_VERSION)/$${OS}-$${ARCH}-opm ;\
 	chmod +x $(OPM) ;\
 	}
 else
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 91d622a0..dbb0a93f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ toolchain go1.22.0
 require (
 	ariga.io/atlas v0.20.1-0.20240321075817-75fd3b1accbf
 	ariga.io/atlas-go-sdk v0.5.3
+	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.14.0
+	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.30.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.17.0
 	k8s.io/api v0.29.4
@@ -32,12 +34,14 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-openapi/jsonpointer v0.19.6 // indirect
 	github.com/go-openapi/jsonreference v0.20.2 // indirect
 	github.com/go-openapi/swag v0.22.3 // indirect
+	github.com/go-task/slim-sprig v0.0.0-20230315185526-52ccab3ef572 // indirect
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 // indirect
 	github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20210331224755-41bb18bfe9da // indirect
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4 // indirect
 	github.com/google/gnostic-models v0.6.8 // indirect
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/gofuzz v1.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20210720184732-4bb14d4b1be1 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2 v2.18.1 // indirect
 	github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.6 // indirect
@@ -66,6 +70,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/term v0.18.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.14.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/time v0.3.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/tools v0.16.1 // indirect
 	gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/appengine v1.6.7 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.33.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 0c72b499..b2e103e1 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 h1:VlbKKnNfV8bJzeqoa4cOKqO6bYr3WgKZxO8Z16+hsOM=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1/go.mod h1:G2ZrVWU2WbWT9wwq4/hrbKbnv/1ERSJQ0ibhJ6rlkpw=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.2.0 h1:DC2CZ1Ep5Y4k3ZQ899DldepgrayRUGE6BBZ/cd9Cj44=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.2.0/go.mod h1:VGX0DQ3Q6kWi7AoAeZDth3/j3BFtOZR5XLFGgcrjCOs=
+github.com/chzyer/logex v1.1.10/go.mod h1:+Ywpsq7O8HXn0nuIou7OrIPyXbp3wmkHB+jjWRnGsAI=
+github.com/chzyer/readline v0.0.0-20180603132655-2972be24d48e/go.mod h1:nSuG5e5PlCu98SY8svDHJxuZscDgtXS6KTTbou5AhLI=
+github.com/chzyer/test v0.0.0-20180213035817-a1ea475d72b1/go.mod h1:Q3SI9o4m/ZMnBNeIyt5eFwwo7qiLfzFZmjNmxjkiQlU=
 github.com/creack/pty v1.1.9/go.mod h1:oKZEueFk5CKHvIhNR5MUki03XCEU+Q6VDXinZuGJ33E=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
@@ -62,6 +65,7 @@ github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0 h1:t6JiXgmwXMjEs8VusXIJk2BXHsn+wx8BZdTaoZ5fu7I=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2 v2.18.1 h1:6nxnOJFku1EuSawSD81fuviYUV8DxFr3fp2dUi3ZYSo=
 github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2 v2.18.1/go.mod h1:ThLC89FV4p9MPW804KVbe/cEXoQ8NZEh+JtMeeGErHE=
+github.com/ianlancetaylor/demangle v0.0.0-20200824232613-28f6c0f3b639/go.mod h1:aSSvb/t6k1mPoxDqO4vJh6VOCGPwU4O0C2/Eqndh1Sc=
 github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.6 h1:xTNEAn+kxVO7dTZGu0CegyqKZmoWFI0rF8UxjlB2d28=
 github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.6/go.mod h1:2EnlNZ0deacrJVfApfmtdGgDfMuh/nq6Ok1EcJh5FfA=
 github.com/josharian/intern v1.0.0 h1:vlS4z54oSdjm0bgjRigI+G1HpF+tI+9rE5LLzOg8HmY=
@@ -120,6 +124,7 @@ github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.4.0/go.mod h1:YvHI0jy2hoMjB+UWwv71VJQ9isScKT/TqJzVSSt89Yw=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.0/go.mod h1:Yh+to48EsGEfYuaHDzXPcE3xhTkx73EhmCGUpEOglKo=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0/go.mod h1:M5WIy9Dh21IEIfnGCwXGc5bZfKNJtfHm1UVUgZn+9EI=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.6.1/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.1/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.0/go.mod h1:yNjHg4UonilssWZ8iaSj1OCr/vHnekPRkoO+kdMU+MU=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.1/go.mod h1:w2LPCIKwWwSfY2zedu0+kehJoqGctiVI29o6fzry7u4=
@@ -158,6 +163,7 @@ golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190911185100-cd5d95a43a6e/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJ
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20201020160332-67f06af15bc9/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190215142949-d0b11bdaac8a/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190412213103-97732733099d/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20191204072324-ce4227a45e2e/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200930185726-fdedc70b468f/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.18.0 h1:DBdB3niSjOA/O0blCZBqDefyWNYveAYMNF1Wum0DYQ4=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.18.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
diff --git a/test/e2e/e2e_suite_test.go b/test/e2e/e2e_suite_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d07dfac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/e2e_suite_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// Copyright 2023 The Atlas Operator Authors.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package e2e
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+)
+
+// Run e2e tests using the Ginkgo runner.
+func TestE2E(t *testing.T) {
+	RegisterFailHandler(Fail)
+	fmt.Fprintf(GinkgoWriter, "Starting atlas-operator suite\n")
+	RunSpecs(t, "e2e suite")
+}
diff --git a/test/e2e/e2e_test.go b/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8c8c2442
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+// Copyright 2023 The Atlas Operator Authors.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package e2e
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os/exec"
+	"time"
+
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+
+	"github.com/ariga/atlas-operator/test/utils"
+)
+
+const namespace = "atlas-operator-system"
+
+var _ = Describe("controller", Ordered, func() {
+	BeforeAll(func() {
+		By("installing prometheus operator")
+		Expect(utils.InstallPrometheusOperator()).To(Succeed())
+
+		By("installing the cert-manager")
+		Expect(utils.InstallCertManager()).To(Succeed())
+
+		By("creating manager namespace")
+		cmd := exec.Command("kubectl", "create", "ns", namespace)
+		_, _ = utils.Run(cmd)
+	})
+
+	AfterAll(func() {
+		By("uninstalling the Prometheus manager bundle")
+		utils.UninstallPrometheusOperator()
+
+		By("uninstalling the cert-manager bundle")
+		utils.UninstallCertManager()
+
+		By("removing manager namespace")
+		cmd := exec.Command("kubectl", "delete", "ns", namespace)
+		_, _ = utils.Run(cmd)
+	})
+
+	Context("Operator", func() {
+		It("should run successfully", func() {
+			var controllerPodName string
+			var err error
+			// projectImage stores the name of the image used in the example
+			var projectImage = "ariga/atlas-operator:e2e"
+
+			By("building the manager(Operator) image")
+			cmd := exec.Command("make", "docker-build", fmt.Sprintf("IMG=%s", projectImage))
+			_, err = utils.Run(cmd)
+			ExpectWithOffset(1, err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			By("loading the the manager(Operator) image on Kind")
+			err = utils.LoadImageToKindClusterWithName(projectImage)
+			ExpectWithOffset(1, err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			By("installing CRDs")
+			cmd = exec.Command("make", "install")
+			_, _ = utils.Run(cmd)
+
+			By("deploying the controller-manager")
+			cmd = exec.Command("make", "deploy", "license", fmt.Sprintf("IMG=%s", projectImage))
+			_, err = utils.Run(cmd)
+			ExpectWithOffset(1, err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			By("validating that the controller-manager pod is running as expected")
+			verifyControllerUp := func() error {
+				// Get pod name
+				cmd = exec.Command("kubectl", "get",
+					"-n", namespace,
+					"pods", "-l", "control-plane=controller-manager",
+					"-o", "go-template={{ range .items }}"+
+						"{{ if not .metadata.deletionTimestamp }}"+
+						"{{ .metadata.name }}"+
+						"{{ \"\\n\" }}{{ end }}{{ end }}",
+				)
+
+				podOutput, err := utils.Run(cmd)
+				ExpectWithOffset(2, err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+				podNames := utils.GetNonEmptyLines(string(podOutput))
+				if len(podNames) != 1 {
+					return fmt.Errorf("expect 1 controller pods running, but got %d", len(podNames))
+				}
+				controllerPodName = podNames[0]
+				ExpectWithOffset(2, controllerPodName).Should(ContainSubstring("controller-manager"))
+
+				// Validate pod status
+				cmd = exec.Command("kubectl", "get",
+					"-n", namespace,
+					"pods", controllerPodName, "-o", "jsonpath={.status.phase}",
+				)
+				status, err := utils.Run(cmd)
+				ExpectWithOffset(2, err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+				if string(status) != "Running" {
+					return fmt.Errorf("controller pod in %s status", status)
+				}
+				return nil
+			}
+			EventuallyWithOffset(1, verifyControllerUp, time.Minute, time.Second).Should(Succeed())
+		})
+	})
+})
diff --git a/test/utils/utils.go b/test/utils/utils.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cc360fb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/utils/utils.go
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+// Copyright 2023 The Atlas Operator Authors.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
+
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2" //nolint:golint,revive
+)
+
+const (
+	prometheusOperatorVersion = "v0.68.0"
+	prometheusOperatorURL     = "https://github.com/prometheus-operator/prometheus-operator/" +
+		"releases/download/%s/bundle.yaml"
+
+	certManagerVersion = "v1.5.3"
+	certManagerURLTmpl = "https://github.com/jetstack/cert-manager" +
+		"/releases/download/%s/cert-manager.yaml"
+)
+
+func warnError(err error) {
+	fmt.Fprintf(GinkgoWriter, "warning: %v\n", err)
+}
+
+// InstallPrometheusOperator installs the prometheus Operator to be used to export the enabled metrics.
+func InstallPrometheusOperator() error {
+	url := fmt.Sprintf(prometheusOperatorURL, prometheusOperatorVersion)
+	cmd := exec.Command("kubectl", "create", "-f", url)
+	_, err := Run(cmd)
+	return err
+}
+
+// Run executes the provided command within this context
+func Run(cmd *exec.Cmd) ([]byte, error) {
+	dir, _ := GetProjectDir()
+	cmd.Dir = dir
+
+	if err := os.Chdir(cmd.Dir); err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(GinkgoWriter, "chdir dir: %s\n", err)
+	}
+
+	cmd.Env = append(os.Environ(), "GO111MODULE=on")
+	command := strings.Join(cmd.Args, " ")
+	fmt.Fprintf(GinkgoWriter, "running: %s\n", command)
+	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		return output, fmt.Errorf("%s failed with error: (%v) %s", command, err, string(output))
+	}
+	return output, nil
+}
+
+// UninstallPrometheusOperator uninstalls the prometheus
+func UninstallPrometheusOperator() {
+	url := fmt.Sprintf(prometheusOperatorURL, prometheusOperatorVersion)
+	cmd := exec.Command("kubectl", "delete", "-f", url)
+	if _, err := Run(cmd); err != nil {
+		warnError(err)
+	}
+}
+
+// UninstallCertManager uninstalls the cert manager
+func UninstallCertManager() {
+	url := fmt.Sprintf(certManagerURLTmpl, certManagerVersion)
+	cmd := exec.Command("kubectl", "delete", "-f", url)
+	if _, err := Run(cmd); err != nil {
+		warnError(err)
+	}
+}
+
+// InstallCertManager installs the cert manager bundle.
+func InstallCertManager() error {
+	url := fmt.Sprintf(certManagerURLTmpl, certManagerVersion)
+	cmd := exec.Command("kubectl", "apply", "-f", url)
+	if _, err := Run(cmd); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	// Wait for cert-manager-webhook to be ready, which can take time if cert-manager
+	// was re-installed after uninstalling on a cluster.
+	cmd = exec.Command("kubectl", "wait", "deployment.apps/cert-manager-webhook",
+		"--for", "condition=Available",
+		"--namespace", "cert-manager",
+		"--timeout", "5m",
+	)
+	_, err := Run(cmd)
+	return err
+}
+
+// LoadImageToKindCluster loads a local docker image to the kind cluster
+func LoadImageToKindClusterWithName(name string) error {
+	cluster := "kind"
+	if v, ok := os.LookupEnv("KIND_CLUSTER"); ok {
+		cluster = v
+	}
+	kindOptions := []string{"load", "docker-image", name, "--name", cluster}
+	cmd := exec.Command("kind", kindOptions...)
+	_, err := Run(cmd)
+	return err
+}
+
+// GetNonEmptyLines converts given command output string into individual objects
+// according to line breakers, and ignores the empty elements in it.
+func GetNonEmptyLines(output string) []string {
+	var res []string
+	elements := strings.Split(output, "\n")
+	for _, element := range elements {
+		if element != "" {
+			res = append(res, element)
+		}
+	}
+	return res
+}
+
+// GetProjectDir will return the directory where the project is
+func GetProjectDir() (string, error) {
+	wd, err := os.Getwd()
+	if err != nil {
+		return wd, err
+	}
+	wd = strings.Replace(wd, "/test/e2e", "", -1)
+	return wd, nil
+}