diff --git a/Tests/kaas/kaas-sonobuoy-tests/Makefile b/Tests/kaas/kaas-sonobuoy-tests/Makefile
index dffc6d7a2..d84eae204 100644
--- a/Tests/kaas/kaas-sonobuoy-tests/Makefile
+++ b/Tests/kaas/kaas-sonobuoy-tests/Makefile
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ dev-setup: kind-init
 
 dev-build: container-init
 	@echo "[Building image...]"
-	DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build . -f ${DOCKERFILE} -t ${SONOBUOY_IMAGE}
+	DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build . -f ${DOCKERFILE} -t ${SONOBUOY_IMAGE} --load
 	kind load docker-image --name ${KIND_CLUSTER} ${SONOBUOY_IMAGE}
 
 
diff --git a/Tests/kaas/kaas-sonobuoy-tests/kind_config.yaml b/Tests/kaas/kaas-sonobuoy-tests/kind_config.yaml
index 947a9fa8a..5a612f800 100644
--- a/Tests/kaas/kaas-sonobuoy-tests/kind_config.yaml
+++ b/Tests/kaas/kaas-sonobuoy-tests/kind_config.yaml
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ nodes:
 - role: control-plane
 - role: worker
 - role: worker
-- role: worker
+- role: worker
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diff --git a/Tests/kaas/kaas-sonobuoy-tests/scs_k8s_conformance_tests/scs_0215_v1_robustness_features_test.go b/Tests/kaas/kaas-sonobuoy-tests/scs_k8s_conformance_tests/scs_0215_v1_robustness_features_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a473acd68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/kaas/kaas-sonobuoy-tests/scs_k8s_conformance_tests/scs_0215_v1_robustness_features_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+package scs_k8s_tests
+
+import (
+   "context"
+   "fmt"
+   "strings"
+   "testing"
+   "time"
+
+   metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+   "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
+   "k8s.io/client-go/rest"
+)
+
+// ==================== Helper Functions ====================
+
+// setupClientset creates a Kubernetes clientset
+func setupClientset() (*kubernetes.Clientset, error) {
+   config, err := rest.InClusterConfig()
+   if err != nil {
+       return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to load in-cluster config: %v", err)
+   }
+   return kubernetes.NewForConfig(config)
+}
+
+// ==================== Test Cases ====================
+
+func Test_scs_0215_requestLimits(t *testing.T) {
+   clientset, err := setupClientset()
+   if err != nil {
+       t.Fatalf("Failed to setup clientset: %v", err)
+   }
+
+   t.Run("Check_Request_Limit_Configuration", func(t *testing.T) {
+       ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
+       defer cancel()
+
+       pods, err := clientset.CoreV1().Pods("kube-system").List(ctx, metav1.ListOptions{
+           LabelSelector: "component=kube-apiserver",
+       })
+       if err != nil || len(pods.Items) == 0 {
+           t.Fatalf("Failed to find kube-apiserver pod: %v", err)
+       }
+
+       apiServer := pods.Items[0]
+       var foundSettings = make(map[string]bool)
+       requiredSettings := []string{
+           "max-requests-inflight",
+           "max-mutating-requests-inflight",
+           "min-request-timeout",
+           "EventRateLimit",
+       }
+
+       for _, container := range apiServer.Spec.Containers {
+           for _, arg := range container.Command {
+               for _, setting := range requiredSettings {
+                   if strings.Contains(arg, setting) {
+                       foundSettings[setting] = true
+                   }
+               }
+               if strings.Contains(arg, "enable-admission-plugins") && 
+                  strings.Contains(arg, "EventRateLimit") {
+                   foundSettings["EventRateLimit"] = true
+               }
+           }
+       }
+
+       for _, setting := range requiredSettings {
+           if !foundSettings[setting] {
+               t.Errorf("Required setting %s not found in API server configuration", setting)
+           }
+       }
+   })
+}
+
+func Test_scs_0215_minRequestTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+    clientset, err := setupClientset()
+    if err != nil {
+        t.Fatalf("Failed to setup clientset: %v", err)
+    }
+
+    t.Run("Check_minRequestTimeout_Configuration", func(t *testing.T) {
+        pods, err := clientset.CoreV1().Pods("kube-system").List(context.Background(), metav1.ListOptions{
+            LabelSelector: "component=kube-apiserver",
+        })
+        if err != nil || len(pods.Items) == 0 {
+            t.Fatalf("Failed to find kube-apiserver pod: %v", err)
+        }
+
+        found := false
+        for _, container := range pods.Items[0].Spec.Containers {
+            for _, arg := range container.Command {
+                if strings.Contains(arg, "--min-request-timeout=") {
+                    found = true
+                    break
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if !found {
+            t.Error("min-request-timeout not configured for API server")
+        }
+    })
+}
+
+func Test_scs_0215_eventRateLimit(t *testing.T) {
+   clientset, err := setupClientset()
+   if err != nil {
+       t.Fatalf("Failed to setup clientset: %v", err)
+   }
+
+   t.Run("Check_EventRateLimit_Configuration", func(t *testing.T) {
+       configLocations := []struct {
+           name      string
+           namespace string
+           key       string
+       }{
+           {"admission-configuration", "kube-system", "eventratelimit.yaml"},
+           {"kube-apiserver", "kube-system", "config.yaml"},
+       }
+
+       for _, loc := range configLocations {
+           config, err := clientset.CoreV1().ConfigMaps(loc.namespace).Get(context.Background(), loc.name, metav1.GetOptions{})
+           if err == nil {
+               if data, ok := config.Data[loc.key]; ok {
+                   if strings.Contains(data, "eventratelimit.admission.k8s.io") {
+                       t.Logf("Found EventRateLimit configuration in %s/%s", loc.namespace, loc.name)
+                       return
+                   }
+               }
+           }
+       }
+
+       configMaps, _ := clientset.CoreV1().ConfigMaps("kube-system").List(context.Background(), metav1.ListOptions{})
+       for _, cm := range configMaps.Items {
+           if strings.Contains(cm.Name, "event-rate-limit") {
+               t.Logf("Found standalone EventRateLimit configuration in ConfigMap: %s", cm.Name)
+               return
+           }
+       }
+
+       t.Error("No EventRateLimit configuration found in production cluster")
+   })
+}
+
+func Test_scs_0215_apiPriorityAndFairness(t *testing.T) {
+   clientset, err := setupClientset()
+   if err != nil {
+       t.Fatalf("Failed to setup clientset: %v", err)
+   }
+
+   t.Run("Check_APF_Configuration", func(t *testing.T) {
+       pods, err := clientset.CoreV1().Pods("kube-system").List(context.Background(), metav1.ListOptions{
+           LabelSelector: "component=kube-apiserver",
+       })
+       if err != nil || len(pods.Items) == 0 {
+           t.Fatal("Failed to find kube-apiserver pod")
+       }
+
+       for _, container := range pods.Items[0].Spec.Containers {
+           for _, arg := range container.Command {
+               if strings.Contains(arg, "--enable-priority-and-fairness=true") {
+                   t.Log("APF enabled via Command Line Flags")
+                   return
+               }
+           }
+       }
+
+       t.Error("API Priority and Fairness not enabled")
+   })
+}
+
+func Test_scs_0215_etcdBackup(t *testing.T) {
+   clientset, err := setupClientset()
+   if err != nil {
+       t.Fatalf("Failed to setup clientset: %v", err)
+   }
+
+   t.Run("Check_Etcd_Backup_Configuration", func(t *testing.T) {
+       cronJobs, err := clientset.BatchV1().CronJobs("").List(context.Background(), metav1.ListOptions{})
+       if err == nil {
+           for _, job := range cronJobs.Items {
+               if strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(job.Name), "etcd") &&
+                  strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(job.Name), "backup") {
+                   t.Log("Found etcd backup solution: CronJob")
+                   return
+               }
+           }
+       }
+       t.Error("No etcd backup solution found")
+   })
+}
+
+func Test_scs_0215_certificateRotation(t *testing.T) {
+   clientset, err := setupClientset()
+   if err != nil {
+       t.Skip("Failed to setup clientset")
+   }
+
+   t.Run("Check_Certificate_Controller", func(t *testing.T) {
+       _, err := clientset.AppsV1().Deployments("cert-manager").Get(context.Background(), "cert-manager", metav1.GetOptions{})
+       if err != nil {
+           t.Error("cert-manager not found - certificate controller required")
+       } else {
+           t.Log("Found active certificate controller: cert-manager")
+       }
+   })
+}
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