Adding golang-ci lint checks

[arschles]

This PR adds lint checks for golang-ci to the GitHub actions. It also implements fixes for all the lint errors that golang-ci reports.

Checklist

• [x] Commits are signed with Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO)
• [x] Any necessary documentation is added, such as:
  • README.md
  • The docs/ directory
  • The docs repo

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