Lead DevOps Engineer

HyperHug is an international game development studio specializing in the shooter genre. Our main office is based in Cyprus, but our talented team works remotely from around the world. We’re developing Oxide: Survival Island, an immersive multiplayer survival shooter for mobile platforms, and we’re always looking for motivated individuals who want to grow with us, contribute their creativity, and help shape the future of our games.

We are looking for an experienced Lead SRE/DevOps Engineer to join our team and ensure the reliability, security, and scalability of our global infrastructure. You will play a key role in managing high-load environments, mitigating DDoS attacks, coordinating security updates, and maintaining centralized node management for distributed systems.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Team & Reliability Ownership: Own the DevOps/SRE function end-to-end — build and scale the team from scratch, define best practices, and establish processes to ensure 24/7 infrastructure reliability, including monitoring, on-call rotations, and incident response.

• DDoS Mitigation: Design and implement strategies to prevent, detect, and mitigate DDoS attacks.

• Incident Management: Handle severity updates and ensure rapid incident response and resolution.

• Centralized Node Management: Deploy, configure, and manage a centralized node control system for efficient infrastructure governance.

• Security Updates: Regularly apply security patches and updates to ensure system integrity and compliance.

• Database Deployment: Set up and maintain databases in a highly available and fault-tolerant architecture.

• Global Service Management: Manage and monitor servers across multiple regions, including US-based servers, ensuring consistent uptime and performance.

• High-Load Infrastructure: Design and maintain scalable solutions to handle high traffic loads and ensure system resilience.

• Pipeline Management: Ensure CI/CD pipelines run smoothly for reliable application deployment.

• Security Best Practices: Implement and enforce security policies and procedures to protect infrastructure and data.

• Node Lifecycle: Maintain, update, and scale nodes efficiently while minimizing downtime.

What We Expect From You:

• 5+ years of hands-on DevOps experience, including 2+ years in a Lead role within high-load production environments.

• Proven track record of building DevOps processes, infrastructure, and teams from scratch.

• Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, GCP) and bare-metal infrastructure.

• Hands-on experience with DDoS mitigation tools and practices.

• Strong knowledge of centralized node management systems.

• Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools.

• Experience with database deployment and management.

• Solid grasp of security principles and experience applying security patches and updates.

• Ability to manage distributed servers, including US-based environments.

• Excellent problem-solving and incident response skills.

• Strong communication and collaboration abilities.

• English - B1+ level, Russian - C1 level.

What We Offer:

• Relocation support to Cyprus (Limassol), including visa and housing assistance (this is an on-site position).

• Competitive salary.

• Monthly lunch allowances via Wolt.

• Health benefits - comprehensive medical insurance and SportBenefit membership.

• Car rental.

• Greek lessons.

• School fee contribution for children.

• A passionate and supportive team that values creativity and ownership.

• Opportunities for professional growth.

• A culture built on initiative, transparency, and collaboration.