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S2
ITS.GEN.S2
Technician/Engineer II
P2
ITS.GEN.P2
Administrator/Engineer II
S1
ITS.GEN.S1
Help Desk Technician I
S3
ITS.GEN.S3
Senior Support Engineer
Market pay
LevelS2 · S2 — Support SpecialistP2 · P2 — Developing ProfessionalS1 · S1 — Support AssociateS3 · S3 — Senior Support Specialist
FunctionInformation Technology SupportInformation Technology SupportInformation Technology SupportInformation Technology Support
FocusGeneralGeneralGeneralGeneral
Typical years1–31–30–13–5
ScopeA defined queue or customer setDefined deliverables / small featuresA single task type or queueEscalated / complex cases
AutonomyGeneral supervision; handles standard cases independentlyGeneral supervision; reviewed at milestonesClose supervision; follows defined proceduresLimited supervision
ImpactCustomer satisfaction for own queueOwn and immediate-team deliverablesIndividual transactionsResolution quality on the team's hardest cases
Decision rightsResolves standard cases; escalates complexRoutine technical choices within guidanceActs within scripts; escalates exceptionsOwns escalation resolution within policy