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Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer

Professional Cloud DevOps Engineers implement processes throughout the systems development lifecycle using Google-recommended methodologies and tools. They build and deploy software and infrastructure delivery pipelines, optimize and maintain production systems and services, and balance service reliability with delivery speed.

The Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer exam assesses your ability to:

  • Bootstrap a Google Cloud organization for DevOps
  • Build and implement CI/CD pipelines for a service
  • Apply site reliability engineering practices to a service
  • Implement service monitoring strategies
  • Optimize service performance

About this certification exam

Length: Two hours

Registration fee: $200 (plus tax where applicable)

Languages: English, Japanese

Exam format: 50-60 multiple choice and multiple select questions

Exam Delivery Method:

a. Take the online-proctored exam from a remote location

b. Take the onsite-proctored exam at a testing center

Prerequisites: None

Recommended experience: 3+ years of industry experience including 1+ years designing and managing production systems using Google Cloud

Certification Renewal / Recertification: Candidates must recertify in order to maintain their certification status. Unless explicitly stated in the detailed exam descriptions, all Google Cloud certifications are valid for two years from the date of certification. Recertification is accomplished by retaking the exam during the recertification eligibility time period and achieving a passing score. You may attempt recertification starting 60 days prior to your certification expiration date. 

Exam overview

1. Review the exam guide

The exam guide contains a complete list of topics that may be included on the exam, helping you determine if your skills align with the topics on the exam.

2. Training

Prepare for the exam by following the Professional DevOps Engineer learning path. Explore online training, in-person classes, hands-on labs, and other resources from Google Cloud.

3. Sample questions

Review sample questions to familiarize yourself with the format of questions and example content that may be covered on the Cloud DevOps Engineer exam.

4. Schedule your exam

Register and select whether to take the exam remotely or at a nearby testing center.

Review exam terms and conditions and data sharing policies.