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S4
ITS.GEN.S4
Lead/Team Lead
S3
ITS.GEN.S3
Senior Support Engineer
P3
ITS.GEN.P3
Senior Engineer/Architect I
S2
ITS.GEN.S2
Technician/Engineer II
Market pay
LevelS4 · S4 — Lead Support SpecialistS3 · S3 — Senior Support SpecialistP3 · P3 — Mid-Level ProfessionalS2 · S2 — Support Specialist
FunctionInformation Technology SupportInformation Technology SupportInformation Technology SupportInformation Technology Support
FocusGeneralGeneralGeneralGeneral
Typical years5–83–53–51–3
ScopeTeam process and qualityEscalated / complex casesFeatures or a sub-system end-to-endA defined queue or customer set
AutonomyWorks independently; owns improvementsLimited supervisionWorks independently on standard work; reviewed on the non-standardGeneral supervision; handles standard cases independently
ImpactTeam-level quality and efficiencyResolution quality on the team's hardest casesProject / team outcomesCustomer satisfaction for own queue
Decision rightsOwns process and quality decisions for the teamOwns escalation resolution within policyOwns implementation decisions for own scopeResolves standard cases; escalates complex