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| vs | P7 SECURI.CYBERSECDA70.P7 Cybersecurity / Information Security — P7 | P6 SECURI.CYBERSECDA70.P6 Cybersecurity / Information Security — P6 | P7 SECURI.SECURITY5AA4.P7 Security Engineering — P7 | P5 SECURI.CYBERSECDA70.P5 Cybersecurity / Information Security — P5 |
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| Market pay | $215k ($169k–$274k)inherited | $175k ($138k–$223k)inherited | $215k ($169k–$274k)inherited | $129k ($101k–$164k)inherited |
| Level | P7 · P7 — Staff / Distinguished Professional | P6 · P6 — Principal Professional | P7 · P7 — Staff / Distinguished Professional | P5 · P5 — Expert Professional |
| Function | Security | Security | Security | Security |
| Focus | Cybersecurity / Information Security | Cybersecurity / Information Security | Security Engineering | Cybersecurity / Information Security |
| Typical years | 15–22 | 12–18 | 15–22 | 8–12 |
| Scope | Cross-organization / enterprise technical strategy | Organization-wide architecture and the hardest problems | Cross-organization / enterprise technical strategy | Multiple systems or a technical domain |
| Autonomy | Operates autonomously at the enterprise level | Defines direction; minimal oversight | Operates autonomously at the enterprise level | Sets direction within the domain |
| Impact | Enterprise-wide | Organization-wide | Enterprise-wide | Org / multi-team outcomes |
| Decision rights | Final technical authority across multiple domains | Sets technical strategy for a major area | Final technical authority across multiple domains | Authority over a technical domain |