Indeed, part of becoming a senior-level-anything is recognizing what problems exist and having the skills (experience, knowledge, etc.) to work on solving them.

Indeed, part of becoming a senior-level-anything is recognizing what problems exist and having the skills (experience, knowledge, etc.) to work on solving them. I can't put my hands on the source at the moment, but there's a cliché that I've read somewhere that goes like this: "Juniors focus on the how. Seniors focus on the what. Principals focus on the why."