Captain levels
Progression depends on demonstrated skills, delivery quality, experience and program requirements. Levels are not a promise of promotion.
- Applicant — Evaluation only. Public application and assessment access.
- Captain Trainee — Training and supervised labs before independent assignments.
- Security Captain — Independent approved work within verified skills.
- Senior Security Captain — Lead delivery and more complex work with approval.
- Specialist / Principal — Deep technical leadership on specialist engagements and QA support.
- Regional / Lead roles — Where applicable, help coordinate local talent, mentoring or larger delivery needs.
Exact promotion criteria are managed inside the program. Public documentation does not publish internal scoring systems.
Onboarding and training
After approval, Captains go through onboarding. The exact items can vary by stage and role. A common early timeline looks like this:
- Day 0–2 — Setup — Welcome, account setup and policy acceptance so your Captain profile can be created.
- Day 3–5 — Core training — Security, privacy, authorization and platform training as required for your stage.
- Week 2 — Methodology and reporting — Training on methodology, evidence handling and professional reporting.
- Week 2–3 — Platform and tools — SafeYourWeb platform and tool training for the workflows you will use.
- Week 3 — Mock engagement — A practice engagement to check delivery readiness before live work.
- Week 4 — Supervised project — Supervised live work where required, followed by review.
- Around Day 30 — Review — A review of progress, with activation confirmation or an improvement plan as needed.
Not every applicant automatically receives every item on the same schedule. Some activities depend on your track, level and current program stage.
Tools and Captain portal
After approval, Captains get access to SafeYourWeb workflows and the Captain portal as those capabilities are available for their work.
Portal and workflow areas can include:
- Profile and verified skills
- Availability
- Project information and invitations
- Scope and Rules of Engagement
- Training materials
- Secure project communication
- Evidence and deliverables
- Milestones and related work tracking
- Earnings records
- Feedback
- Escalation and support
Not every portal feature may be live for every Captain on day one. Use the tools and channels SafeYourWeb assigns for your engagement.
Payments
Commercial terms are defined for the relevant engagement. SafeYourWeb does not publish standard public rates in this handbook.
Project payout can be based on factors such as:
- Approved scope
- Milestones
- Project leadership where applicable
- Emergency or on-call work where applicable
- Approved travel
- Other approved incentives
Payments follow the engagement documentation and applicable statutory requirements. There is no guaranteed income or guaranteed project volume.
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