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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:
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.
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.
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Exam delivery opens on September 16. \n- [Back to Google Cloud certification](/learn/certification) \n\nProfessional Security Operations Engineer \nA Google Cloud Certified Professional Security Operations Engineer\ndetects, monitors, analyzes, investigates, and responds to security\nthreats against workloads, endpoints, and infrastructure.\nThis individual uses Google Cloud resources to protect an enterprise\nenvironment and is proficient in writing detection rules, log\nprioritization and ingestion, orchestration, and response automation.\nFurther, this individual has experience leveraging posture and threat\nintelligence for detection and response.\n\nThe Professional Security Operations Engineer exam\nassesses your ability to conduct: \n- Platform operations\n- Data management\n- Threat hunting\n- Detection engineering\n- Incident response\n- Observability \n[Register](https://cp.certmetrics.com/google/en/home/dashboard) [View FAQs](https://support.google.com/cloud-certification/answer/9750304?ref_topic=9433215&sjid=14942554523149589586-NC) \n[Register](https://cp.certmetrics.com/google/en/home/dashboard) [View FAQs](https://support.google.com/cloud-certification/#topic=9433215) \n\nQuick links\n\n- [Train for the exam](https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/paths/2150)\n- [View exam guide](https://services.google.com/fh/files/misc/professional_security_operations_engineer_exam_guide_english.pdf)\n- [Join the learning community](https://www.googlecloudcommunity.com/gc/Learning-Certification-Hub/ct-p/cloud-learning-cert-forums)\n- [Partner training for the exam](https://partner.cloudskillsboost.google/paths/2151)\n- [Review sample questions](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScryxTOcaqWaPwxsQ-yjq29xRpYGpsAdy9L0XtIXtZy0s3miQ/viewform)\n\n*** ** * ** ***\n\nAbout this certification exam \n**Length:** 2 hours\n\n**Registration fee:** $200 (plus tax where applicable)\n\n**Language:** English\n\n**Exam format:** 50-60 multiple choice and multiple select questions\n\n**Exam delivery method:**\n\na. Take the online-proctored exam from a remote location. Review the online testing [requirements](https://kryterion.my.site.com/support/s/article/Online-Testing-Requirements).\n\nb. Take the onsite-proctored exam at a testing center. [Locate a test center near you](https://www.kryteriononline.com/Locate-Test-Center). \n**Prerequisites:** None\n\n**Recommended experience:** 3+ years of security\nindustry experience including 1+ years using Google Cloud security tooling\n\n**Certification renewal:** Candidates may renew their certification\nwithin the renewal eligibility period. For more information about the renewal\nprocess, eligibility period, and certification validity timeline, please refer to\nthe Renewal FAQs below.\n\n\n[Renewal FAQs](https://support.google.com/cloud-certification/answer/9907853?sjid=10159424711448208692-NC) \n\nExam overview \n\nStep 1: Get real world experience\n\n\nBefore attempting the Security Operations Engineer\nexam, we recommend that you have 3+ years of security\nindustry experience and 1+ years of hands-on experience\nusing Google Cloud security tooling.\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\nGet started with free usage of over 20 products, including\nBigQuery and Compute Engine, up to monthly limits. Plus, new\nGoogle Cloud customers get [$300 in free credits](https://console.cloud.google.com/freetrial?redirectPath=%2Fwelcome&_ga=2.264678538.400483591.1725375582-363349377.1725375569&facet_utm_source=google&facet_utm_campaign=%28organic%29&facet_utm_medium=organic&facet_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcloud.google.com%2Flearn%2Fcertification%2Fcloud-engineer&facet_id_list=%5B39300012%2C+39300020%2C+39300118%2C+39300196%2C+39300251%2C+39300317%2C+39300322%2C+39300327%2C+39300346%2C+39300354%2C+39300364%2C+39300374%2C+39300410%2C+39300422%2C+39300438%2C+39300472%2C+39300487%2C+39300496%2C+39300498%2C+97706004%5D) on signup.\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\nStep 2: Understand what's on the exam\n\nThe Professional Security Operations Engineer exam\nguide contains a complete list of topics that may be\nincluded on the exam. Review the\n[exam guide](https://services.google.com/fh/files/misc/professional_security_operations_engineer_exam_guide_english.pdf) to determine if your skills align with\nthe topics on the exam.\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\nStep 3: Review the sample questions\n\n\nFamiliarize yourself with the format of exam questions and example\ncontent that may be covered on the Security Operations Engineer exam.\n\n\n[Review sample questions](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScryxTOcaqWaPwxsQ-yjq29xRpYGpsAdy9L0XtIXtZy0s3miQ/viewform)\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\nStep 4: Round out your skills with training\n\n\nPrepare for the exam by exploring online training, in-person\nclasses, hands-on labs, and other resources from Google Cloud.\n\n\n[Start preparing](https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/paths/2150)\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\nStep 5: Schedule an exam\n\n[Register and select](https://webassessor.com/googlecloud) the option to take the exam\nremotely or at a nearby testing center.\n\nReview\nexam [terms and conditions](/certification/terms) and [data sharing policies](/certification/data-sharing-policy).\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e"]]
