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P4
TECHNI1.TECHNICA4D9E.P4
Technical and Professional Roles — P4
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P3
TECHNI1.TECHNICA4D9E.P3
Technical and Professional Roles — P3
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P5
TECHNI1.TECHNICA4D9E.P5
Technical and Professional Roles — P5
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P2
TECHNI1.TECHNICA4D9E.P2
Technical and Professional Roles — P2
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Market pay$120k ($94k–$152k)inherited$90k ($71k–$115k)inherited$151k ($119k–$193k)inherited$79k ($62k–$101k)inherited
LevelP4 · P4 — Senior ProfessionalP3 · P3 — Mid-Level ProfessionalP5 · P5 — Expert ProfessionalP2 · P2 — Developing Professional
FunctionTechnical and Professional RolesTechnical and Professional RolesTechnical and Professional RolesTechnical and Professional Roles
FocusTechnical and Professional RolesTechnical and Professional RolesTechnical and Professional RolesTechnical and Professional Roles
Typical years5–83–58–121–3
ScopeA system or set of related featuresFeatures or a sub-system end-to-endMultiple systems or a technical domainDefined deliverables / small features
AutonomySelf-directed; reviewed at critical decision pointsWorks independently on standard work; reviewed on the non-standardSets direction within the domainGeneral supervision; reviewed at milestones
ImpactMulti-team / function outcomesProject / team outcomesOrg / multi-team outcomesOwn and immediate-team deliverables
Decision rightsOwns technical decisions for a system; influences adjacent designOwns implementation decisions for own scopeAuthority over a technical domainRoutine technical choices within guidance