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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
SECURI.INCIDENT4B3D.P2
Incident Response — P2
P3
SECURI.INCIDENT4B3D.P3
Incident Response — P3
P2
SECURI.CYBERSECDA70.P2
Cybersecurity / Information Security — P2
P2
SECURI.SECURITY5AA4.P2
Security Engineering — P2
Market pay$67k ($53k$86k)inherited$77k ($60k$98k)inherited$67k ($53k$86k)inherited$67k ($53k$86k)inherited
LevelP2 · P2 — Developing ProfessionalP3 · P3 — Mid-Level ProfessionalP2 · P2 — Developing ProfessionalP2 · P2 — Developing Professional
FunctionSecuritySecuritySecuritySecurity
FocusIncident ResponseIncident ResponseCybersecurity / Information SecuritySecurity Engineering
Typical years1–33–51–31–3
ScopeDefined deliverables / small featuresFeatures or a sub-system end-to-endDefined deliverables / small featuresDefined deliverables / small features
AutonomyGeneral supervision; reviewed at milestonesWorks independently on standard work; reviewed on the non-standardGeneral supervision; reviewed at milestonesGeneral supervision; reviewed at milestones
ImpactOwn and immediate-team deliverablesProject / team outcomesOwn and immediate-team deliverablesOwn and immediate-team deliverables
Decision rightsRoutine technical choices within guidanceOwns implementation decisions for own scopeRoutine technical choices within guidanceRoutine technical choices within guidance