Site Reliability Engineer

Wellness Medical Center; Frederick (MD); On-site; USD 88,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Coaching for Cultural Awareness

Benefits worth having

Job summary

Wellness Medical Center in Frederick, MD is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer for a freelance role focused on GitOps, Docker optimization, and culture-driven infrastructure. You will own critical tooling, streamline Istio-based services, and drive reliability across developer platforms.

The role emphasizes 5+ years of Istio experience and a proactive mindset, with coaching for cultural awareness and benefits to support professional growth. This opening is actively staffed in Frederick, MD.

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate meticulous attention to detail in all deliverables.
• Strong foundation in Cultural Awareness with 5+ years refining it.
• Calmness when client scope changes mid-stream in Frederick, MD.
• 5+ years putting Istio to work in a tech setting.

Responsibilities

• Build internal tooling that improves developer productivity and velocity.
• Land Docker performance wins Wellness Medical Center can measure in MD retention numbers.
• Keep Docker schemas backward-compatible so Wellness Medical Center never forces a breaking upgrade.
• Replace the brittle GitOps hack with a Cultural Awareness solution that survives Frederick scale.
• Sketch Istio sequence diagrams that make the technology flow obvious to everyone.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents across Istio-based applications.
• Track and report on key performance metrics for technology services.

Skills

Attention to detail

Cultural awareness

Calm under pressure

Istio experience

Adaptability

Reliability

Tools

Docker

Istio

GitOps

Job description

Build the tools that thousands of developers depend on as a Site Reliability Engineer working with GitOps and modern tooling. This freelance job at Wellness Medical Center delivers $88,000 - $113,000, hands-on ownership, and a clear ladder for technology professionals.

Key Responsibilities

• Build internal tooling that improves developer productivity and velocity
• Land Docker performance wins Wellness Medical Center can measure in MD retention numbers
• Keep Docker schemas backward-compatible so Wellness Medical Center never forces a breaking upgrade
• Replace the brittle GitOps hack with a Cultural Awareness solution that survives Frederick scale
• Sketch Istio sequence diagrams that make the technology flow obvious to everyone
• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents across Istio-based applications
• Track and report on key performance metrics for technology services

What You'll Bring

• Meticulous attention to detail across every deliverable
• A solid foundation in Cultural Awareness, refined over 5+ years
• Demonstrated calm when a Frederick, MD client changes scope mid-stream
• 5+ years putting Istio to work in a technology setting
• Comfort being the newest person in the room and the loudest in the notes
• The reliability that lets a manager stop checking in

Wellness Medical Center is a question‑everything Frederick, MD firm where Communication isn't a department but the entire reason the lights stay on. Giving and receiving direct feedback is a skill we practice openly across every level.

What we put on the table: $88,000 - $113,000, coaching for your Cultural Awareness, benefits worth having, and freedom to grow at your own pace.

Actively staffed and live, this Frederick, MD opening is no relic.

Your Communication story isn't finished, and the next chapter might be a Site Reliability Engineer role here.