Professional Data Engineer
A Professional Data Engineer empowers data-driven decisions by collecting, transforming, storing, and delivering data for diverse applications. A Professional Data Engineer designs and builds robust data infrastructure, optimizing for performance and security. This individual evaluates and selects solutions to meet business and regulatory needs, and administers data platforms effectively. A Professional Data Engineer leverages the latest technologies for data processing, cleaning, enrichment, and query generation and translation. A Professional Data Engineer understands the intricacies of data storage and processing, and is adept at designing, building, deploying, monitoring, maintaining, optimizing, and securing complex workloads.
The Professional Data Engineer exam assesses your ability to:
- Design data processing systems
- Ingest and process the data
- Store the data
- Prepare and use data for analysis
- Maintain and automate data workloads
About this certification
If this is your first time getting certified, or your certification has expired, you must take the standard exam.
If you are renewing your certification, you have the option to renew by taking the standard exam, a shorter renewal exam or completing designated courses or skill badges in Google Skills.
Standard exam information
Length: 2 hours
Registration fee: $200 (plus tax where applicable)
Languages: English, Japanese
Exam format: 40-50 multiple choice and multiple select questions
Content: See the Standard Exam Guide
Preparation: Prepare for the exam by following the Data Engineer Learning Path.
Exam delivery method:
a. Take the online-proctored exam from a remote location.
b. Take the onsite-proctored exam at a testing center - search for Google Cloud.
Validity period: 2 years
Prerequisites: None
Recommended experience: 3+ years of industry experience including 1+ years designing and managing solutions using Google Cloud.
Renewal via Google Skills
Format: Designated courses and/or skill badges in the renewal learning path
Preparation: Create or Login into Google Skills account (or Google Skills for Partners), link your CM Connect and Google Skills accounts using the same email. Once linked, eligible certifications and renewal learning paths will be displayed on your Google Skills dashboard.
Validity period: 1 year
Eligibility: To count toward renewal, candidates must complete designated courses or skill badges within the last year of the certification's active date.
Renewal exam information
Length: 1 hour
Registration fee: $100 (plus tax where applicable)
Languages: English, Japanese
Exam format: 20 multiple choice and multiple select questions
Content: See the Renewal Exam Guide.
Exam delivery method:
a. Take the online-proctored exam from a remote location.
b. Take the onsite-proctored exam at a testing center - search for Google Cloud.
Validity period: 2 years
Eligibility: Candidates must have an active certification and be within the renewal eligibility period.
Exam overview
1. Review the exam guide
The
standard exam guide and
renewal exam guide contain a complete list
of topics that may be included on each exam, helping you determine
if your skills align with the exam.
2. Training
Prepare for the exam by exploring online training,
in-person classes, hands-on labs, and other
resources from Google Cloud.
Get valuable exam tips and tricks, and get insights
from Googlers and industry experts.
In-depth discussions on the concepts and critical
components of Google Cloud:
Review the guide to preparing for the Professional Data Engineer certification
3. Sample questions
Review sample questions
to familiarize yourself with the format of exam
questions and example content that may be covered on the
Data Engineer exam.
4. Schedule an exam
Register and select
whether to take the exam remotely or at a nearby testing
center - search for Google Cloud. Review exam
terms and conditions
and
data sharing policies.