If you are someone who enjoys solving complex puzzles and keeping systems safe from cyber threats, our Security Analyst role could be perfect for you. This role will be heavily focused on continuous proactive/reactive investigation and response initiatives. You will work closely with the Director of Security and Compliance and the Director of IT Operations. You need to be able to articulate IT risk lingo into language and communications that business stakeholders and senior leaders can understand as potential risks to the business.

What you’ll do with us:

The Security Analyst is, working under the direction of the Director of Security and Compliance, the point person for administering and day-to-day troubleshooting of the company’s security tools and supporting the company’s compliance with security standards. The Security Analyst is a key player in defending the company’s technology systems from vulnerabilities and unauthorized access. This role offers the opportunity to participate in a broad set of compliance and security responsibilities and support a strategic function at Rewards Network.

• Administer and monitor the company’s security-related tools (for example, internal alerts relating to data access or external PCI scans).

• Identify potential risk issues and collaborate with networking team to develop and execute corrective steps or remediation plans.

• Support the company’s PCI-DSS external assessment and SOC audit by working with external auditors and internal stakeholders to gather and upload evidence and resolve remediation issues identified by auditors.

• Provide objective data and metrics reporting to IT Risk & Data Privacy Steering Committee and IT Leadership Counsel to support enterprise risk assessment and the ongoing development and maturation of the company’s security program.

• Support risk assessments performed by the company’s commercial partners (e.g., rewards program partners, credit card issuers).

• Support the company’s evaluation of security technologies and tools.

• Participate in IT security related projects on an ongoing basis

Who you are:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or other technology-related discipline

• A minimum of 1 year of IT experience in IT support or IT security administration

• Preference for candidates that have experience within the financial services industries and/or technology industries

• General knowledge of cybersecurity and security-related tools

• Ability to write basic scripts in bash, power-shell, and / or other scripting languages

• Ability to read through logs to identify security threats

• Self-motivated and results driven individual

• Possesses a sense of urgency and ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment

• Ability to work with different teams; Technical and non-technical to assure compliance with the company policies

What We Offer

· A proactive Technology team that is 25 members strong.

· Commitment to building a top-notch cyber-security team and function

· Robust benefits– Blue Cross and Blue Shield of IL medical plans, 3 dental options along with company paid life, disability. A 401K plan with company match.

· Real life IT risk scenarios that enable you to propose solutions to the organization. Your best defense is RN’s best defense.

· The ability to evaluate and recommend tools and solutions to enable your own success.

· Generous reimbursement when you dine with our restaurant clients.

We connect diners to fantastic restaurant experiences by offering unique card-linked offers thanks to our ability to leverage advanced technology and powerful data analytics, while simultaneously providing value to our strategic partners' overall loyalty programs.

We work alongside our restaurant partners every day, sharing in the ebbs and flows of their business while helping them achieve their dreams. We provide marketing and financing that work with their business and are truly pay-for-performance. We help them increase revenue, traffic, and customer engagement. Importantly, our services do not require the merchant to discount or give away their products.

Even more, we enhance our partners' loyalty programs by offering a turn-key, scalable dining rewards program that is right for their business model and leverages their unique brand to help increase the value proposition for their customers.

Finally, we connect our millions of members to our participating restaurants, allowing them to earn the rewards they desire when dining out.

Rewards Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). We encourage and strongly support workplace diversity.