Professional Cloud Architects enable organizations to leverage Google Cloud technologies. With a thorough understanding of cloud architecture and Google Cloud, they design, develop, and manage robust, secure, scalable, highly available, and dynamic solutions to drive business objectives.
The Google Cloud Certified - Professional Cloud Architect exam assesses your ability to:
- Design and plan a cloud solution architecture
- Manage and provision the cloud solution infrastructure
- Design for security and compliance
- Analyze and optimize technical and business processes
- Manage implementations of cloud architecture
- Ensure solution and operations reliability
Prerequisites
Recommended experience:
- 3+ years of industry experience including 1+ years designing and managing solutions using Google Cloud
Recommended training for this certification
- !Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure (GCF-CI)
- !Architecting with Google Compute Engine (AGCE)
- !Architecting with Google Cloud: Design and Process (AGCP-DP)
- !Getting Started with Google Kubernetes Engine (GCP-GSGKE)
- !Logging, Monitoring, and Observability in Google Cloud (LMOGC)
Exams
About this certification exam:
- Length: 2 hours
- Languages: English, Japanese
- Exam format: 50-60 multiple choice and multiple select questions
- Case studies: Each exam includes 2 case studies that describe fictitious business and solution concepts. Case study questions make up 20-30% of the exam and assess your ability to apply your knowledge to a realistic business situation. You can view the case studies on a split screen during the exam. See the Exam Guide for the 4 available case studies.
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. Start training
Prepare for the exam by following the appropriate learning path. Explore online training, in-person classes, hands-on labs, and other resources from Google Cloud.
3. Review sample questions
Review sample questions to familiarize yourself with the format of the exam questions and example content that may be covered on the standard Cloud Architect exam.
4. Schedule your exam
Register and select whether to take the exam remotely or at a nearby testing center.
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.