Question

Does one's position in hierarchy affect one's moral responsibility?

Answer 1

yes

it definitely affest the position of hierarchy

Answer 2

In philosophy, moral responsibility is the status of morally deserving praise, blame, reward, or punishment for an act or omission performed or neglected in accordance with one's moral obligations.[1][2] Deciding what (if anything) counts as "morally obligatory" is a principal concern of ethics.