Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200)
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60
Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter
General None Reported / Taken
Environment - Non Weather Related; Procedure
[We] encountered two wake turbulence events while on the downwind at 8;000 feet with Atlanta approach control. First Officer maintained control of the aircraft on both occurrences. After the second sudden right roll we observed the large aircraft we were in trail of and now was below our altitude.  We realized the roll was likely not associated with a shear event from the cell nearby. We notified ATC. I would not classify either event as a severe wake turbulence event. There was no 'bank angle' aural. Perhaps ATC separation issue.
CRJ-200 Captain reported encountering wake turbulence on arrival into ATL in trail of a large transport.