Cyber Exposure Response Lead & Coordination

Fifth Third Bank; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 97,000 - 208,000; Full time

Job summary

Fifth Third Bank in Cincinnati seeks a Principal, Exposure Analysis & Coordination to lead the enterprise response to urgent cybersecurity exposures. You will coordinate across security, technology, risk, and business teams during active events and drive scalable processes.

The role emphasizes building playbooks, automating exposure workflows, and reporting to executives. Strong communication and cross‑functional leadership are essential for risk‑based decision making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Systems or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Certifications such as CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+, ISC2 CISSP preferred.
• Eight+ years of IT work experience, including at least six years in a hands-on information security development role.
• Extensive experience in cybersecurity, vulnerability management, incident response, security operations, technology risk, or related disciplines.
• Experience leading large-scale, cross-functional response or remediation efforts.
• Strong understanding of vulnerability and exposure management practices.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders across a matrixed organization.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience identifying and delivering workflow automation or orchestration opportunities in vulnerability management.
• Ability to define automation requirements, controls, and measurable outcomes with technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Exposure Analysis & Coordination function and serve as the primary authority for enterprise exposure response.
• Establish and maintain operating procedures, response playbooks, escalation criteria, and engagement models.
• Provide leadership and guidance during active exposure events.
• Drive enterprise-wide coordination across technology, security, risk, and business stakeholders.
• Ensure response activities remain aligned with enterprise risk priorities and regulatory expectations.
• Develop and maintain reporting on active exposures, remediation progress, and trends.
• Define and monitor KPIs and operational metrics.
• Identify recurring themes and process gaps through historical event analysis.
• Provide executive-level reporting and recommendations to support risk-based decisions.
• Drive ongoing maturity of the program through continuous measurement and improvement.
• Lead post-event reviews and root cause analysis activities.
• Identify opportunities to reduce exposure through automation and governance changes.
• Translate lessons learned into actionable improvements.
• Maintain and improve response playbooks, procedures, and documentation standards.

Skills

Python scripting

Verbal & written communication

Risk & cybersecurity knowledge

Stakeholder management

Automation concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Systems

Master's degree a plus

Tools

Python

JSON

CSV

SQL

Git / Source control

Workflow orchestration tools

Job description

Fifth Third Bank in Cincinnati seeks a Principal, Exposure Analysis & Coordination to lead the enterprise response to urgent cybersecurity exposures. You will coordinate across security, technology, risk, and business teams during active events and drive scalable processes.

The role emphasizes building playbooks, automating exposure workflows, and reporting to executives. Strong communication and cross‑functional leadership are essential for risk‑based decision making.