An Associate Cloud Engineer deploys and secures applications, services, and infrastructure, monitors operations of multiple projects, and maintains enterprise solutions to ensure that they meet target performance metrics. This individual has experience working with public clouds and on-premises solutions. They are able to perform common platform-based tasks to maintain and scale one or more deployed solutions that leverage Google-managed or self-managed services on Google Cloud.
The Associate Cloud Engineer exam assesses your ability to:
- Set up a cloud solution environment
- Plan and configure a cloud solution
- Ensure successful operation of a cloud solution
- Configure access and security
Prerequisites
Recommended experience: 6+ months hands-on experience with Google Cloud.
Exams and recommended training
About this certification exam
- Length: 2 hours
- Languages: English, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese
- Exam format: 50-60 multiple choice and multiple select questions
- Exam Delivery Method: Online-proctored or onsite-proctored
Step 1: Get real world experience
Before attempting the Associate Cloud Engineer exam, we recommend that you get 6+ months hands-on experience with Google Cloud.
Step 2: Understand what's on the exam
The Associate Cloud Engineer exam guide contains a complete list of topics that may be included on the exam. Review the exam guide or renewal exam guide to determine if your skills align with the topics on the exam.
Step 3: Round out your skills with training
On demand:
- Build a Certification Study Guide: ACE Exam Prep
- Essential Cloud Infrastructure: Foundation
- Essential Cloud Infrastructure: Core Services
- Select a Google Cloud Database for your Applications
- Elastic Cloud Infrastructure: Scaling and Automation
- Observability in Google Cloud
- Implement Load Balancing on Compute Engine
- Set Up an App Dev Environment on Google Cloud
- Develop your Google Cloud Network
- Build Infrastructure Terraform on Google Cloud
Instructor-led:
- Getting Started with Google Kubernetes Engine (GCP-GSGKE)
- Logging, Monitoring, and Observability in Google Cloud (LMOGC)
Step 4: Review the sample questions
Familiarize yourself with the format of exam questions by reviewing example content that may be covered on the Associate Cloud Engineer exam.
Schedule an exam
Register and select the option to take the exam remotely or at a nearby testing center.
Recertification
Candidates must recertify in order to maintain their certification status. The certification is valid for three years from the date of certification. If you are renewing your certification, you can choose to take the shorter renewal exam or the standard exam starting 180 days before your expiration date. Once you have chosen either the standard or renewal exam path, you will stay in that path until you pass or your certification expires.