chore: dev to main - Refactor Azure workflows and add Bicep parameter validation

[Pavan-Microsoft]

Purpose

This pull request refactors and enhances the project's GitHub Actions workflows for Azure deployments and validation. The main changes include the addition of a dedicated workflow for validating Bicep parameters, the consolidation and modernization of Azure deployment and template validation workflows, and the introduction of stricter tooling version requirements. These updates improve automation, reliability, and maintainability of the CI/CD pipeline.

CI/CD Workflow Improvements

• Added a new workflow, validate-bicep-params.yml, to automatically validate Bicep parameter files on a schedule and on pull requests, including notification steps for failures or successes.
• Introduced a new azd-template-validation.yml workflow to regularly validate Azure Developer (AZD) templates, replacing the older azure-dev-validation.yml workflow. The new workflow supports scheduled runs and uses environment variables for flexible validation. [1] [2]
• Refactored the Azure deployment workflow in azure-dev.yml to use updated action versions, improved environment variable handling, and a more robust deployment process with environment selection and provisioning steps.

Tooling and Version Requirements

• Updated azure.yaml to require Bicep CLI version 0.33.0 or higher, ensuring compatibility and consistency for infrastructure-as-code deployments.

Does this introduce a breaking change?

• Yes
• No

Golden Path Validation

• [] I have tested the primary workflows (the "golden path") to ensure they function correctly without errors.

Deployment Validation

• I have validated the deployment process successfully and all services are running as expected with this change.

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