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Side-by-side leveling, scope, and market pay. Add up to four via ?keys=SWE.GEN.P5,SWE.GEN.P6.

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P2
ITS.GEN.P2
Administrator/Engineer II
S2
ITS.GEN.S2
Technician/Engineer II
P1
ITS.GEN.P1
IT Specialist/Administrator I
P3
ITS.GEN.P3
Senior Engineer/Architect I
Market pay
LevelP2 · P2 — Developing ProfessionalS2 · S2 — Support SpecialistP1 · P1 — Entry-Level ProfessionalP3 · P3 — Mid-Level Professional
FunctionInformation Technology SupportInformation Technology SupportInformation Technology SupportInformation Technology Support
FocusGeneralGeneralGeneralGeneral
Typical years1–31–30–23–5
ScopeDefined deliverables / small featuresA defined queue or customer setOwn tasks within a defined componentFeatures or a sub-system end-to-end
AutonomyGeneral supervision; reviewed at milestonesGeneral supervision; handles standard cases independentlyClose supervision; work reviewed frequentlyWorks independently on standard work; reviewed on the non-standard
ImpactOwn and immediate-team deliverablesCustomer satisfaction for own queueOwn deliverablesProject / team outcomes
Decision rightsRoutine technical choices within guidanceResolves standard cases; escalates complexFew independent decisions; escalates the restOwns implementation decisions for own scope