A Cloud Security Engineer allows organizations to design and implement secure workloads and infrastructure on Google Cloud. Through an understanding of security best practices and industry requirements, this individual designs, develops, and manages a secure solution by using Google security technologies. A Cloud Security Engineer is proficient in identity and access management, defining organizational security structure and policies, using Google Cloud technologies to provide data protection, configuring network security defenses, monitoring environments for threats, security automation, AI security, the secure software supply chain, and enforcing regulatory controls.
The Professional Cloud Security Engineer exam assesses your ability to:
- Configure access
- Secure communications and establish boundary protection
- Ensure data protection
- Manage operations
- Support compliance requirements
Prerequisites
Recommended experience: 3+ years of industry experience including 1+ years designing and managing solutions using GCP.
Recommended training for this certification
Exams
About this certification exam
- Length: 2 hours
- Languages: English, Japanese.
- Exam format: 50-60 multiple choice and multiple select questions.
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 Security 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 exam questions and example content that may be covered on the Cloud Security Engineer exam.
4. Schedule your 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. 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.