Senior AIX Platform Engineer & Automation Lead

First Citizens Bank; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

First Citizens Bank is seeking a Senior AIX Platform Engineer to lead IBM Power Systems design, automation, and modernization for mission-critical banking applications.

You will collaborate with architecture, security, and operations to deliver scalable, secure, and automated infrastructure using Ansible and IaC practices. This role emphasizes platform architecture and lifecycle strategy over routine operations.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of enterprise experience designing, engineering, and supporting IBM AIX environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, engineer, and implement enterprise AIX platform solutions.
• Develop platform standards, reference architectures, and engineering best practices.
• Lead platform modernization initiatives and lifecycle management strategies.
• Engineer highly available, scalable, and resilient infrastructure solutions.
• Partner with architecture teams on strategic platform roadmaps.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to fellow engineers.

Skills

AIX platform engineering

Infrastructure automation

Platform architecture

Security engineering

Education

Bachelor's Degree

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Ansible

PowerVM

VIOS

LPAR

HMC

NIM

Job description

First Citizens Bank is seeking a Senior AIX Platform Engineer to lead IBM Power Systems design, automation, and modernization for mission-critical banking applications.

You will collaborate with architecture, security, and operations to deliver scalable, secure, and automated infrastructure using Ansible and IaC practices. This role emphasizes platform architecture and lifecycle strategy over routine operations.