Registration is open for the Professional Security Operations Engineer exam! Exam delivery opens on September 16.

Professional Security Operations Engineer

A Google Cloud Certified Professional Security Operations Engineer detects, monitors, analyzes, investigates, and responds to security threats against workloads, endpoints, and infrastructure. This individual uses Google Cloud resources to protect an enterprise environment and is proficient in writing detection rules, log prioritization and ingestion, orchestration, and response automation. Further, this individual has experience leveraging posture and threat intelligence for detection and response.

The Professional Security Operations Engineer exam assesses your ability to conduct:

  • Platform operations
  • Data management
  • Threat hunting
  • Detection engineering
  • Incident response
  • Observability

About this certification exam

Length: 2 hours

Registration fee: $200 (plus tax where applicable)

Language: English

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

Exam delivery method:

a. Take the online-proctored exam from a remote location. Review the online testing requirements.

b. Take the onsite-proctored exam at a testing center. Locate a test center near you.

Prerequisites: None

Recommended experience: 3+ years of security industry experience including 1+ years using Google Cloud security tooling

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

Step 1: Get real world experience

Before attempting the Security Operations Engineer exam, we recommend that you have 3+ years of security industry experience and 1+ years of hands-on experience using Google Cloud security tooling.

Get started with free usage of over 20 products, including BigQuery and Compute Engine, up to monthly limits. Plus, new Google Cloud customers get $300 in free credits on signup.

Step 2: Understand what's on the exam

The Professional Security Operations Engineer 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.

Step 3: Review the sample questions

Familiarize yourself with the format of exam questions and example content that may be covered on the Security Operations Engineer exam.

Review sample questions

Step 4: Round out your skills with training

Prepare for the exam by exploring online training, in-person classes, hands-on labs, and other resources from Google Cloud.

Start preparing

Step 5: Schedule an exam

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

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