Vulnerability Management Specialist
for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content.
We have:
- About the role: The description includes "At AppFolio, we paddle as one...". That's about the role? Actually it's about company culture. Could be "About the role" maybe includes description of role: "As a Vulnerability Management Specialist, you will contribute to security initiatives...". So we can put that under About the role.
- Responsibilities: The "Your impact" bullet list: validate, prioritize, communicate, track vulnerabilities; respond to emerging threats; ensure compliance; help streamline process via AI/ML/automation; build trust with customers. Those are responsibilities.
- Requirements: The "Qualifications" section includes BS in Computer Science, certifications, must have 2-5 years experience, ability to write scripts, hands-on experience with VM tools, manual testing tools, understanding SAST/DAST/SCA/pen test, proficiency OS, ability to assess risks using CVSS, strong communication, ability to maintain organization. Those are requirements/qualifications.
- Skills: Could separate technical skills: scripting languages, VM tools, manual testing, OS proficiency, risk assessment frameworks, communication, organization. But we already have many in Qualifications. The instruction says prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe combine Qualifications and Skills into one section? But we have headings list; we can choose to include Qualifications and maybe Skills if distinct. However we have a lot of content that could go under Qualifications (including experience, education, certifications, technical skills). Could also have a Skills section for specific technical abilities like scripting, tools, OS, frameworks. But to avoid thin sections, maybe we just have Qualifications (includes education, experience, certifications, technical skills) and Responsibilities, and About the role. Pay and Benefits: There's a "Compensation & Benefits" section with salary range and mention of benefits. So we should include Pay and Benefits sections? The instruction: include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text. The posting includes compensation range: "$104,000 - $130,000 base pay." That's specific. Also mentions benefits: "Regular full-time employees are eligible for benefits - see here." That's vague but indicates benefits exist. Could we create a Benefits section? The posting does not list specific benefits; just says see here. That might be considered filler? It says "Regular full-time employees are eligible for benefits - see here." That's not specific benefit details. According to rule, we should not create Benefits section unless posting actually states them. It does state that benefits exist, but not list them. Might be considered not specific enough. Safer to include Pay section only (since we have specific range). Benefits section maybe omitted because no specific benefits listed.
Schedule: Not mentioned. So omit.
Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Pay.
We need to use for each heading. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose.
We must preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details from the posting, but we can format them.
Let's extract content:
About the role: The first paragraph: "At AppFolio, we paddle as one. We ride and make waves together, with a relentless focus on building great products for the way our customers work and live today – and tomorrow. AppFolio is a destination organization where careers are made and accelerated. Here, innovation is a team sport. As a Vulnerability Management Specialist, you will contribute to security initiatives and work on high-impact projects as a member of the security engineering team. You will provide expertise and support to your team members in your areas of strength. Staying abreast of industry trends and technology is key to this role, and you will actively seek to continue to develop your skills and competencies with our support. Success in this role requires a strong passion for computer, network, and application security. Experience in vulnerability management at a Software-as-a-Service company is preferred."
That's about the role and company. We'll put that in
maybe multiple paragraphs.
Responsibilities: The "Your impact" bullet list:
- You will validate, prioritize, communicate, and track vulnerabilities to continuously improve the overall security posture of AppFolio technology systems and applications.
- You will respond to emerging threats and potential security events as 0-day vulnerabilities are released.
- You will work to ensure compliance with our vulnerability management policies, processes, and procedures, and drive the adoption of emerging industry best practices.
- You will help streamline the vulnerability management process through the use of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and automation, improving the end-to-end process and reducing the time-to-action for known vulnerabilities.
- Through an exceptional vulnerability management program, you will build trust and confidence with our customers and partners.
We'll put each as
- .
Qualifications: The "Qualifications" heading content:
- BS in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or equivalent industry experience
- Cybersecurity-relevant certifications, such as but not limited to GCIA, GCIH, CEH, CISSP, CISM, or OSCP
- Project management-relevant certifications, such as but not limited to CAPM or PMP
- Must have 2-5 years of experience in a related cybersecurity role, preferably with a focus on Vulnerability Management, Penetration Testing, or Incident Response.
- Ability to write scripts in Ruby, Python, or other scripting languages
- Hands-on experience with Vulnerability Management tools such as DefectDojo, Invicti, Wiz, or Cycode.
- Hands-on experience with manual testing tools, especially validating vulnerabilities
- Understanding the capabilities and limitations of SAST, DAST, SCA, and pen test tools.
- Proficiency in various operating systems (Linux, MacOS, Windows)
- Ability to assess security risks associated with vulnernabilities and prioritize them using existing frameworks like CVSS, accounting for local environmental factors.
- Strong communication skills and an ability to explain complex security issues to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Ability to maintain strict organization while overseeing complex security findings, applying structured project-style oversight to guide multiple simultaneous vulnerabilities to remediation or risk acceptance.
Also "Nice to Have" section:
- Hands-on experience with network protocol vulnerabilities
- Experience identifying and managing vulnerabilities during CI/CD
- Hands-on experience in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Hands-on experience with Burp Suite and Tenable or similar
- Hands-on experience with Metasploit Framework or similar
These are nice-to-have, still qualifications. We could include them under Qualifications as additional bullet points maybe under a subheading? But we cannot add extra headings beyond the allowed list? We can still include them as part of Qualifications section as list items. That's fine.
Pay: The "Compensation & Benefits" section:
- The compensation that we reasonably expect to pay for this role is: $104,000 - $130,000 base pay.
- The actual compensation for this role will be determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s skills, education, experience, and internal equity.
- Please note that compensation is just one aspect of a comprehensive Total Rewards package.
- The compensation range listed here does not include additional benefits or any discretionary bonuses you may be eligible for based on your role and/or employment type.
- Regular full-time employees are eligible for benefits - see here.
We need to preserve all substantive information. We'll put that in
maybe multiple sentences.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, etc. We'll omit.
Now produce HTML fragment:
About the role
At AppFolio, we paddle as one. We ride and make waves together, with a relentless focus on building great products for the way our customers work and live today – and tomorrow. AppFolio is a destination organization where careers are made and accelerated. Here, innovation is a team sport. As a Vulnerability Management Specialist, you will contribute to security initiatives and work on high-impact projects as a member of the security engineering team. You will provide expertise and support to your team members in your areas of strength. Staying abreast of industry trends and technology is key to this role, and you will actively seek to continue to develop your skills and competencies with our support. Success in this role requires a strong passion for computer, network, and application security. Experience in vulnerability management at a Software-as-a-Service company is preferred.
Responsibilities
- You will validate, prioritize, communicate, and track vulnerabilities to continuously improve the overall security posture of AppFolio technology systems and applications.
- You will respond to emerging threats and potential security events as 0-day vulnerabilities are released.
- You will work to ensure compliance with our vulnerability management policies, processes, and procedures, and drive the adoption of emerging industry best practices.
- You will help streamline the vulnerability management process through the use of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and automation, improving the end-to-end process and reducing the time-to-action for known vulnerabilities.
- Through an exceptional vulnerability management program, you will build trust and confidence with our customers and partners.
Qualifications
- BS in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or equivalent industry experience
- Cybersecurity-relevant certifications, such as but not limited to GCIA, GCIH, CEH, CISSP, CISM, or OSCP
- Project management-relevant certifications, such as but not limited to CAPM or PMP
- Must have 2-5 years of experience in a related cybersecurity role, preferably with a focus on Vulnerability Management, Penetration Testing, or Incident Response.
- Ability to write scripts in Ruby, Python, or other scripting languages
- Hands-on experience with Vulnerability Management tools such as DefectDojo, Invicti, Wiz, or Cycode.
- Hands-on experience with manual testing tools, especially validating vulnerabilities
- Understanding the capabilities and limitations of SAST, DAST, SCA, and pen test tools.
- Proficiency in various operating systems (Linux, MacOS, Windows)
- Ability to assess security risks associated with vulnerabilities and prioritize them using existing frameworks like CVSS, accounting for local environmental factors.
- Strong communication skills and an ability to explain complex security issues to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Ability to maintain strict organization while overseeing complex security findings, applying structured project-style oversight to guide multiple simultaneous vulnerabilities to remediation or risk acceptance.
- Nice to have: Hands-on experience with network protocol vulnerabilities
- Nice to have: Experience identifying and managing vulnerabilities during CI/CD
- Nice to have: Hands-on experience in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Nice to have: Hands-on experience with Burp Suite and Tenable or similar
- Nice to have: Hands-on experience with Metasploit Framework or similar
Pay
The compensation that we reasonably expect to pay for this role is: $104,000 - $130,000 base pay. The actual compensation for this role will be determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s skills, education, experience, and internal equity. Please note that compensation is just one aspect of a comprehensive Total Rewards package. The compensation
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose. We must preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details from the posting, but we can format them. Let's extract content: About the role: The first paragraph: "At AppFolio, we paddle as one. We ride and make waves together, with a relentless focus on building great products for the way our customers work and live today – and tomorrow. AppFolio is a destination organization where careers are made and accelerated. Here, innovation is a team sport. As a Vulnerability Management Specialist, you will contribute to security initiatives and work on high-impact projects as a member of the security engineering team. You will provide expertise and support to your team members in your areas of strength. Staying abreast of industry trends and technology is key to this role, and you will actively seek to continue to develop your skills and competencies with our support. Success in this role requires a strong passion for computer, network, and application security. Experience in vulnerability management at a Software-as-a-Service company is preferred." That's about the role and company. We'll put that in
maybe multiple paragraphs. Responsibilities: The "Your impact" bullet list: - You will validate, prioritize, communicate, and track vulnerabilities to continuously improve the overall security posture of AppFolio technology systems and applications. - You will respond to emerging threats and potential security events as 0-day vulnerabilities are released. - You will work to ensure compliance with our vulnerability management policies, processes, and procedures, and drive the adoption of emerging industry best practices. - You will help streamline the vulnerability management process through the use of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and automation, improving the end-to-end process and reducing the time-to-action for known vulnerabilities. - Through an exceptional vulnerability management program, you will build trust and confidence with our customers and partners. We'll put each as
- .
Qualifications: The "Qualifications" heading content:
- BS in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or equivalent industry experience
- Cybersecurity-relevant certifications, such as but not limited to GCIA, GCIH, CEH, CISSP, CISM, or OSCP
- Project management-relevant certifications, such as but not limited to CAPM or PMP
- Must have 2-5 years of experience in a related cybersecurity role, preferably with a focus on Vulnerability Management, Penetration Testing, or Incident Response.
- Ability to write scripts in Ruby, Python, or other scripting languages
- Hands-on experience with Vulnerability Management tools such as DefectDojo, Invicti, Wiz, or Cycode.
- Hands-on experience with manual testing tools, especially validating vulnerabilities
- Understanding the capabilities and limitations of SAST, DAST, SCA, and pen test tools.
- Proficiency in various operating systems (Linux, MacOS, Windows)
- Ability to assess security risks associated with vulnernabilities and prioritize them using existing frameworks like CVSS, accounting for local environmental factors.
- Strong communication skills and an ability to explain complex security issues to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Ability to maintain strict organization while overseeing complex security findings, applying structured project-style oversight to guide multiple simultaneous vulnerabilities to remediation or risk acceptance.
Also "Nice to Have" section:
- Hands-on experience with network protocol vulnerabilities
- Experience identifying and managing vulnerabilities during CI/CD
- Hands-on experience in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Hands-on experience with Burp Suite and Tenable or similar
- Hands-on experience with Metasploit Framework or similar
These are nice-to-have, still qualifications. We could include them under Qualifications as additional bullet points maybe under a subheading? But we cannot add extra headings beyond the allowed list? We can still include them as part of Qualifications section as list items. That's fine.
Pay: The "Compensation & Benefits" section:
- The compensation that we reasonably expect to pay for this role is: $104,000 - $130,000 base pay.
- The actual compensation for this role will be determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s skills, education, experience, and internal equity.
- Please note that compensation is just one aspect of a comprehensive Total Rewards package.
- The compensation range listed here does not include additional benefits or any discretionary bonuses you may be eligible for based on your role and/or employment type.
- Regular full-time employees are eligible for benefits - see here.
We need to preserve all substantive information. We'll put that in
maybe multiple sentences. We must not include boilerplate like EEO, etc. We'll omit. Now produce HTML fragment:
About the role
At AppFolio, we paddle as one. We ride and make waves together, with a relentless focus on building great products for the way our customers work and live today – and tomorrow. AppFolio is a destination organization where careers are made and accelerated. Here, innovation is a team sport. As a Vulnerability Management Specialist, you will contribute to security initiatives and work on high-impact projects as a member of the security engineering team. You will provide expertise and support to your team members in your areas of strength. Staying abreast of industry trends and technology is key to this role, and you will actively seek to continue to develop your skills and competencies with our support. Success in this role requires a strong passion for computer, network, and application security. Experience in vulnerability management at a Software-as-a-Service company is preferred.
Responsibilities
- You will validate, prioritize, communicate, and track vulnerabilities to continuously improve the overall security posture of AppFolio technology systems and applications.
- You will respond to emerging threats and potential security events as 0-day vulnerabilities are released.
- You will work to ensure compliance with our vulnerability management policies, processes, and procedures, and drive the adoption of emerging industry best practices.
- You will help streamline the vulnerability management process through the use of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and automation, improving the end-to-end process and reducing the time-to-action for known vulnerabilities.
- Through an exceptional vulnerability management program, you will build trust and confidence with our customers and partners.
Qualifications
- BS in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or equivalent industry experience
- Cybersecurity-relevant certifications, such as but not limited to GCIA, GCIH, CEH, CISSP, CISM, or OSCP
- Project management-relevant certifications, such as but not limited to CAPM or PMP
- Must have 2-5 years of experience in a related cybersecurity role, preferably with a focus on Vulnerability Management, Penetration Testing, or Incident Response.
- Ability to write scripts in Ruby, Python, or other scripting languages
- Hands-on experience with Vulnerability Management tools such as DefectDojo, Invicti, Wiz, or Cycode.
- Hands-on experience with manual testing tools, especially validating vulnerabilities
- Understanding the capabilities and limitations of SAST, DAST, SCA, and pen test tools.
- Proficiency in various operating systems (Linux, MacOS, Windows)
- Ability to assess security risks associated with vulnerabilities and prioritize them using existing frameworks like CVSS, accounting for local environmental factors.
- Strong communication skills and an ability to explain complex security issues to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Ability to maintain strict organization while overseeing complex security findings, applying structured project-style oversight to guide multiple simultaneous vulnerabilities to remediation or risk acceptance.
- Nice to have: Hands-on experience with network protocol vulnerabilities
- Nice to have: Experience identifying and managing vulnerabilities during CI/CD
- Nice to have: Hands-on experience in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Nice to have: Hands-on experience with Burp Suite and Tenable or similar
- Nice to have: Hands-on experience with Metasploit Framework or similar
Pay
The compensation that we reasonably expect to pay for this role is: $104,000 - $130,000 base pay. The actual compensation for this role will be determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s skills, education, experience, and internal equity. Please note that compensation is just one aspect of a comprehensive Total Rewards package. The compensation