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# Storage Automation Engineer

- **Company:** microTECH Global Limited
- **Location:** UK
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Data Retention, Linux, DevOps, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Metadata, SQL Databases, Scripting, Grafana, Fastapi, Codebase, Restful APIs, Webhooks, Web Api
- **Published:** September 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/automation-engineer/microtech-global-ltd-job107953246

## About the Role

Tooling & Codebase Development: Maintain and expand Python applications and PostgreSQL databases tracking storage metadata.

Proactive Alerting: Build custom Python scripts, REST APIs, and automated alerts (Grafana/Slack webhooks) for storage threshold warnings.

Requirements
Experience: 2-5 years in a Linux/Python engineering or DevOps role.

Development & DB: Solid Python scripting skills and proficiency with PostgreSQL / SQL.

Linux Systems: Strong hands-on Linux/NFS storage fundamentals (df, du, find, permissions, mounts).

Alerts & APIs: Experience building automated alerts, webhooks, or API endpoints.

Communication: Clear, tactful communication skills to coordinate data retention policies with stakeholders.

## Description

Storage Audit & Cleanup: Audit Linux NFS environments, identify duplicate/stale files, and liaise with team leads to archive or delete data.


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