A Professional Cloud Database Engineer is a database expert with two years of experience with Google Cloud and five years of experience with databases and IT. The Professional Cloud Database Engineer designs, creates, manages, and troubleshoots Google Cloud databases used by applications to store and retrieve data. The Professional Cloud Database Engineer should be able to translate business and technical requirements into scalable and cost-effective database solutions.
The Professional Cloud Database Engineer exam covers the following topics:
- Designing scalable and highly available cloud database solutions
- Managing a solution that may include multiple database solutions
- Migrating data solutions
- Deploying scalable and highly available databases in Google Cloud
About this certification exam
- Duration: 2 hours
- Language: English
- Exam format: 50–60 multiple-choice questions with multiple selections
- How to take the exam:
- a. Take the online proctored exam from a remote location
- b. Take the in-person proctored exam at a test center
- Prerequisites: None
- Recommended experience: 5 years or more of experience with databases and IT, including 2 years of hands-on experience with Google Cloud database solutions
- Certification renewal: Candidates can renew their certification within the renewal period. For more information on the renewal process, validity period, and duration of certification, please refer to the renewal FAQs below.