Director, Software Engineering — Modernize Banking Platforms

Fifth Third Bank; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Fifth Third Bank in Cincinnati, OH seeks a Director, Software Engineering to lead the engineering strategy, modernization, and delivery for the Fifth Third Direct platform. You will shape roadmaps, partner with Product, Architecture, and Security, and drive scalable, secure digital experiences for Commercial clients.

You will manage managers and individual contributors, balance modernization with reliability, and align initiatives to business value while navigating regulatory obligations across

Qualifications

• Typically 8–12 years of progressive software engineering with leadership.
• Experience modernizing large, customer-facing platforms while maintaining production services.
• Proven ability to decompose monolithic apps into modular components.

Responsibilities

• Own engineering strategy and multi-year modernization roadmap for Fifth Third Direct.
• Develop and coach engineering managers and individual contributors.
• Lead multi-team programs with cross-functional dependencies and executive communications.

Skills

People leadership

Executive communication

Cloud-native architecture

Kubernetes

CI/CD practices

Risk & security awareness

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, GitLab)

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Job description

Fifth Third Bank in Cincinnati, OH seeks a Director, Software Engineering to lead the engineering strategy, modernization, and delivery for the Fifth Third Direct platform. You will shape roadmaps, partner with Product, Architecture, and Security, and drive scalable, secure digital experiences for Commercial clients.

You will manage managers and individual contributors, balance modernization with reliability, and align initiatives to business value while navigating regulatory obligations across