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P4
INFRAS.INFRASTR5562.P4
Infrastructure & Platform Engineering — P4
P3
INFRAS.INFRASTR5562.P3
Infrastructure & Platform Engineering — P3
P5
INFRAS.INFRASTR5562.P5
Infrastructure & Platform Engineering — P5
P4
INFRAS.DEVOPSSIA2C1.P4
DevOps & Site Reliability Engineering — P4
Market pay$109k ($86k$139k)inherited$82k ($65k$105k)inherited$138k ($109k$176k)inherited$109k ($86k$139k)inherited
LevelP4 · P4 — Senior ProfessionalP3 · P3 — Mid-Level ProfessionalP5 · P5 — Expert ProfessionalP4 · P4 — Senior Professional
FunctionInfrastructure, DevOps & SREInfrastructure, DevOps & SREInfrastructure, DevOps & SREInfrastructure, DevOps & SRE
FocusInfrastructure & Platform EngineeringInfrastructure & Platform EngineeringInfrastructure & Platform EngineeringDevOps & Site Reliability Engineering
Typical years5–83–58–125–8
ScopeA system or set of related featuresFeatures or a sub-system end-to-endMultiple systems or a technical domainA system or set of related features
AutonomySelf-directed; reviewed at critical decision pointsWorks independently on standard work; reviewed on the non-standardSets direction within the domainSelf-directed; reviewed at critical decision points
ImpactMulti-team / function outcomesProject / team outcomesOrg / multi-team outcomesMulti-team / function outcomes
Decision rightsOwns technical decisions for a system; influences adjacent designOwns implementation decisions for own scopeAuthority over a technical domainOwns technical decisions for a system; influences adjacent design