Abstract: A workflow execution apparatus and workflow execution method for processing distributed processing analysis tasks in a container environment including a user interface (UI) unit configured to receive an input target workflow of an analysis task to be processed, a workflow scheduler configured to retrieve resource templates executable by the target workflow from among a plurality of resource templates, and generate a final workflow by applying a resource configuration corresponding to the retrieved resource template to the target workflow according to a selected template, and a workflow worker configured to request execution of a distributed processing driver in a container environment, reuse a currently executed distributed processing driver when processing each of tasks included in the final workflow, and execute the final workflow.