circle.yaml

# Set this environment variable using the Circle CI admin
# TOWER_OAUTH_TOKEN="<access token value>"

version: 2.1
jobs:
  deploy_to_aws:
    docker:
      - image: continuumio/miniconda3
    steps:
      - run:
          command: |
            export TOWER_HOST="awx.api.sf.gov"
            declare -A branch_to_job=( ["production"]="111" ["staging"]="222" ["dev"]="333")
            export JOB_ID = ${branch_to_job[${CIRCLE_BRANCH}]}
            pip install ansible-tower-cli
            tower-cli job launch --job-template=$JOB_ID --extra-vars=""  --wait --monitor

workflows:
  on_commit:
    jobs:
      - deploy_to_aws:
          filters:
            branches:
              only:
                - production
                - staging
                - dev

Hey Folks

Here is a video on how to:

1. Find the job number so your branch builds to the correct template
2. Generate a token that can be set as an environment variable or in your contexts

https://www.loom.com/share/eb82f71ab86d4d75b438af960c63cf55?sid=4af7eb48-fa86-4414-975c-85235a63937b

Here is a link to my changes to the original gist that sets the Tower environment variable and docker authentication