diff --git a/DEVELOPER_GUIDE.rst b/DEVELOPER_GUIDE.rst
index 4b525eed080..441dd9ea060 100644
--- a/DEVELOPER_GUIDE.rst
+++ b/DEVELOPER_GUIDE.rst
@@ -225,7 +225,9 @@ Building and Running Tests
 Gradle Build
 ------------
 
-Most of the time you just need to run ./gradlew build which will make sure you pass all checks and testing. While you're developing, you may want to run specific Gradle task only. In this case, you can run ./gradlew with task name which only triggers the task along with those it depends on. Here is a list for common tasks:
+Most of the time you just need to run ``./gradlew build`` which will make sure you pass all checks and testing. While you're developing, you may want to run specific Gradle task only. In this case, you can run ./gradlew with task name which only triggers the task along with those it depends on. Here is a list for common tasks:
+
+For faster local iterations, the build can skip integration and doctests. ``./gradlew build --parallel -x integTest -x doctest``.
 
 .. list-table::
    :widths: 30 50
diff --git a/async-query-core/build.gradle b/async-query-core/build.gradle
index d222952d118..dd88ea1fd8c 100644
--- a/async-query-core/build.gradle
+++ b/async-query-core/build.gradle
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ spotless {
 }
 
 test {
+    maxParallelForks = Runtime.runtime.availableProcessors()
     useJUnitPlatform()
     testLogging {
         events "skipped", "failed"
diff --git a/async-query/build.gradle b/async-query/build.gradle
index eb22fad4a5d..a1613b5c419 100644
--- a/async-query/build.gradle
+++ b/async-query/build.gradle
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ dependencies {
 }
 
 test {
+    maxParallelForks = Runtime.runtime.availableProcessors()
     useJUnitPlatform {
         includeEngines("junit-jupiter")
     }
diff --git a/core/build.gradle b/core/build.gradle
index aa15c7a83dd..b5d2a7da9f0 100644
--- a/core/build.gradle
+++ b/core/build.gradle
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ spotless {
 }
 
 test {
+    maxParallelForks = Runtime.runtime.availableProcessors()
     useJUnitPlatform()
     testLogging {
         events "skipped", "failed"
diff --git a/datasources/build.gradle b/datasources/build.gradle
index 7da355b142c..cdea790bf97 100644
--- a/datasources/build.gradle
+++ b/datasources/build.gradle
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ dependencies {
 }
 
 test {
+    maxParallelForks = Runtime.runtime.availableProcessors()
     useJUnitPlatform()
     testLogging {
         events "skipped", "failed"
diff --git a/legacy/build.gradle b/legacy/build.gradle
index a9ade41dacb..94489b3de20 100644
--- a/legacy/build.gradle
+++ b/legacy/build.gradle
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ compileTestJava {
 
 // TODO: Need to update integration test to use OpenSearch test framework
 test {
+    maxParallelForks = Runtime.runtime.availableProcessors()
     include '**/*Test.class'
     exclude 'org/opensearch/sql/intgtest/**'
     // Gradle runs unit test using a working directory other and project root
diff --git a/opensearch/build.gradle b/opensearch/build.gradle
index e7566ef6a98..f41eac0a0fd 100644
--- a/opensearch/build.gradle
+++ b/opensearch/build.gradle
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ pitest {
 }
 
 test {
+    maxParallelForks = Runtime.runtime.availableProcessors()
     useJUnitPlatform()
     testLogging {
         events "skipped", "failed"
diff --git a/plugin/build.gradle b/plugin/build.gradle
index 353256750f2..3531b01ded5 100644
--- a/plugin/build.gradle
+++ b/plugin/build.gradle
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ dependencies {
 }
 
 test {
+    maxParallelForks = Runtime.runtime.availableProcessors()
     include '**/*Test.class'
     testLogging {
         events "passed", "skipped", "failed"
diff --git a/ppl/build.gradle b/ppl/build.gradle
index 1d7c2ec267e..047790b523c 100644
--- a/ppl/build.gradle
+++ b/ppl/build.gradle
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ spotless {
 }
 
 test {
+    maxParallelForks = Runtime.runtime.availableProcessors()
     testLogging {
         events "passed", "skipped", "failed"
         exceptionFormat "full"
diff --git a/prometheus/build.gradle b/prometheus/build.gradle
index b570028b777..fdf0783cfbd 100644
--- a/prometheus/build.gradle
+++ b/prometheus/build.gradle
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ dependencies {
 }
 
 test {
+    maxParallelForks = Runtime.runtime.availableProcessors()
     useJUnitPlatform()
     testLogging {
         events "passed", "skipped", "failed"
diff --git a/protocol/build.gradle b/protocol/build.gradle
index 4feb93b20e2..a52cce66c93 100644
--- a/protocol/build.gradle
+++ b/protocol/build.gradle
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ configurations.all {
 }
 
 test {
+    maxParallelForks = Runtime.runtime.availableProcessors()
     useJUnitPlatform()
     testLogging {
         events "passed", "skipped", "failed"
diff --git a/sql/build.gradle b/sql/build.gradle
index c771b5af5ce..bd5092bf4f4 100644
--- a/sql/build.gradle
+++ b/sql/build.gradle
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ spotless {
 }
 
 test {
+    maxParallelForks = Runtime.runtime.availableProcessors()
     useJUnitPlatform()
     testLogging {
         events "passed", "skipped", "failed"