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Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer

A Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer implements processes and capabilities throughout the systems development lifecycle using Google-recommended methodologies and tools. They enable efficient software and infrastructure delivery while balancing reliability with delivery speed. They optimize and maintain production systems and services for both performance and cost.

The Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer exam assesses your ability to:

  • Bootstrap and maintain a Google Cloud organization
  • Apply site reliability engineering practices
  • Build and implement CI/CD pipelines, including continuous testing, for application, infrastructure, and machine learning workloads
  • Implement observability practices and troubleshoot issues Optimize performance and cost

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: Candidates may renew their certification within the renewal eligibility period. For more information about the renewal process, eligibility period, and certification validity timeline, please refer to the Renewal FAQs below.

Renewal FAQs

Exam overview

1. Review the exam guide

The exam guide contains a complete list of topics that may be included on the exam. Review the exam guide to 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.