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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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P3
ITS.GEN.P3
Senior Engineer/Architect I
S3
ITS.GEN.S3
Senior Support Engineer
P2
ITS.GEN.P2
Administrator/Engineer II
S2
ITS.GEN.S2
Technician/Engineer II
Market pay
LevelP3 · P3 — Mid-Level ProfessionalS3 · S3 — Senior Support SpecialistP2 · P2 — Developing ProfessionalS2 · S2 — Support Specialist
FunctionInformation Technology SupportInformation Technology SupportInformation Technology SupportInformation Technology Support
FocusGeneralGeneralGeneralGeneral
Typical years3–53–51–31–3
ScopeFeatures or a sub-system end-to-endEscalated / complex casesDefined deliverables / small featuresA defined queue or customer set
AutonomyWorks independently on standard work; reviewed on the non-standardLimited supervisionGeneral supervision; reviewed at milestonesGeneral supervision; handles standard cases independently
ImpactProject / team outcomesResolution quality on the team's hardest casesOwn and immediate-team deliverablesCustomer satisfaction for own queue
Decision rightsOwns implementation decisions for own scopeOwns escalation resolution within policyRoutine technical choices within guidanceResolves standard cases; escalates complex