Senior AIX Platform Engineer - Automation & Modernization

First Citizens Bank; Georgia; On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

First Citizens Bank is seeking a Senior AIX Platform Engineer to join the Infrastructure Engineering team. You will design, engineer, and automate IBM Power Systems platforms that support critical banking applications, focusing on architecture, automation, and lifecycle strategy.

The role emphasizes platform modernization, IaC, Ansible development, and secure, resilient infrastructure. You will collaborate with architecture, security, and operations teams to deliver scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in IBM Power Systems and AIX engineering.
• Proficiency with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices.
• Strong experience in Ansible automation development.
• Experience with enterprise platform modernization initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Design, engineer, and implement enterprise AIX platform solutions supporting mission-critical applications.
• Develop platform standards, reference architectures, and engineering best practices.
• Evaluate and implement emerging IBM Power and AIX technologies.
• Lead platform modernization initiatives and lifecycle management strategies.
• Engineer highly available, scalable, and resilient infrastructure solutions.
• Partner with architecture teams on strategic platform roadmaps.
• Serve as the primary engineering lead for enterprise AIX automation initiatives.
• Design, develop, test, and maintain Ansible automation solutions for provisioning, configuration management, patching, and compliance.
• Build CI/CD integration for infrastructure automation workflows.
• Create Infrastructure-as-Code standards and governance models.
• Develop automated compliance validation, security remediation, and drift detection capabilities.
• Engineer self-service provisioning and platform automation capabilities.
• Establish automation coding standards and peer reviews for infra code.
• Engineer and support IBM Power platforms including Power9/Power10 and future generations.

Skills

IBM Power Systems

AIX engineering

Infrastructure as Code

Ansible automation

Platform modernization

Job description

First Citizens Bank is seeking a Senior AIX Platform Engineer to join the Infrastructure Engineering team. You will design, engineer, and automate IBM Power Systems platforms that support critical banking applications, focusing on architecture, automation, and lifecycle strategy.

The role emphasizes platform modernization, IaC, Ansible development, and secure, resilient infrastructure. You will collaborate with architecture, security, and operations teams to deliver scalable solutions.