DevOps Team Lead

About the Position

DevOps Team Lead

Mayflower is a technology company building highload products used by millions of people worldwide. Operating at the scale of one of the world's top-50 websites, we solve complex engineering challenges and create solutions that power real-time entertainment for a global audience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate DevOps Engineers across teams and projects;
• Organize team operations and improve internal processes and delivery efficiency;
• Lead planning sessions, retrospectives, technical discussions, and 1-on-1 meetings;
• Manage team priorities, workloads, and technical direction;
• Oversee CI/CD pipelines, deployments, development environments, and operational tooling;
• Promote infrastructure automation, standardization, and DevOps best practices;
• Ensure reliable and high-quality infrastructure support for development teams;
• Support monitoring, troubleshooting, incident resolution, and reliability improvements;
• Drive collaboration between software developers and infrastructure engineers;
• Support hiring, mentoring, accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement within the team.

Requirements

You’ll thrive here if you have

• 7+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, Platform Engineering, or Cloud Infrastructure;
• 3+ years of experience leading or managing an engineering team;
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, deployment processes, and release automation;
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms, Docker, and Kubernetes;
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation tools;
• Strong knowledge of monitoring, troubleshooting, incident response, and system reliability;
• Proven ability to manage priorities and workloads across multiple projects;
• Good understanding of infrastructure security, networking, scalability, and operational best practices;
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder-management skills;
• Excellent leadership, communication, mentoring, and decision-making abilities.

We Offer

• EU-based employment contract and a 3-year Cyprus work visa with full support for your relocation and visa processes, including assistance for your family.
• EU passport. Opportunity to obtain an EU passport after 4 years of residence.
• Full relocation package: flights to Limassol for you and your family, a company-covered apartment for the first month, and full relocation support to make your move smooth and hassle-free.
• Provident fund (Cyprus): a long-term savings plan co-funded by you and the Company together (available after probation) that grows throughout your time with us in Cyprus.
• Transparent performance reviews twice a year, with bonus opportunities and salary adjustments.
• Private medical insurance for you and your family.
• Corporate mobile plan (unlimited in Cyprus with roaming included).
• Mindfulness & well-being support, including psychological assistance with 50% coverage.
• 50% coverage of school and kindergarten fees for your children.
• Fully covered sports benefits, and also access to in-house electric scooters and bike rentals.
• Professional growth support: language courses, conferences, training programs, and coaching.
• Peer recognition program: receive and share kudos for great work.
• A fully equipped office in Limassol’s city center, with everything you need for deep work and collaboration.
• Free breakfasts and lunches in the office and an in-house coffee bar with high-quality drinks and a health bar stocked with nutritious snacks.
• A strong engineering culture: international teams, corporate events, team buildings, and hackathons - because great work happens in great communities.

About the Company

Mayflower is a technology company building highload products used by millions of people worldwide. Operating at the scale of one of the world's top-50 websites, we solve complex engineering challenges and create solutions that power real-time entertainment for a global audience.