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Associate Cloud Engineer

Google Cloud

Certification

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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 or 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.

Cost

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Format

Hybrid

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If this is your first time getting certified, or your certification has expired, you must take the standard exam. Standard exam information Length: 2 hours Exam content: Standard exam guide Registration fee: $125 (plus tax where applicable) Languages: English, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese Exam format: 50-60 multiple choice and multiple select questions Exam Delivery Method: Online-proctored or onsite-proctored Validity period: 3 years Prerequisites: None Recommended experience: 6+ months hands-on experience with Google Cloud 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. Renewal exam information Length: 1 hour Exam content: Renewal exam guide Registration fee: $75 (plus tax where applicable) Languages: English, Japanese Exam format: 20 multiple choice and multiple select questions Exam Delivery Method: Online-proctored or onsite-proctored Validity period: 3 years Eligibility: Candidates must have an active certification and be within the renewal eligibility period

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

  • Deploy and secure applications, services, and infrastructure on Google Cloud
  • Monitor operations of multiple projects in Google Cloud environments
  • Maintain enterprise solutions to meet target performance metrics in Google Cloud
  • Perform platform-based tasks to maintain and scale deployed solutions using Google-managed or self-managed services on Google Cloud
  • Set up a cloud solution environment
  • Plan and implement a cloud solution
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Computer Systems Engineers/Architects15-1299.08
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Certification)

  • Client system requirements — analyze and translate into preliminary technical specifications with reduced oversight in a professional services environment.
  • Hardware and software component recommendations — evaluate suitability for defined purposes and present options to project stakeholders using structured comparison frameworks.
  • Secure system implementation guidelines — prepare and communicate tailored security configuration instructions to installation teams for mid-scale deployments.
  • Operating systems and network software — coordinate and execute installation or upgrade projects across multiple workstations or servers with minimal supervision.
  • System operation monitoring — apply monitoring tools to detect performance degradation or failure indicators and initiate standard corrective responses.
  • User need assessments — identify required system data, hardware, and software components by conducting structured needs-analysis sessions with end users.
  • Object-oriented or web platform development software — configure and adapt development environments to support application deployment on assigned systems.
  • Technical documentation — produce clear written procedures and configuration guides using document management software for internal or client audiences.
  • Routine hardware and software maintenance — plan and execute scheduled maintenance cycles including upgrades to minimize operational downtime.
  • Systems evaluation — apply analytical methods to assess existing infrastructure performance against defined benchmarks in familiar organizational contexts.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

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