professional Cloud — GCP paid
Professional Cloud Architect
Architects who design, develop, and manage robust, secure, scalable, and dynamic solutions on Google Cloud.
Exam facts
- Provider
- Google Cloud
- Level
- professional
- Domain
- Cloud — GCP
- Exam format
- Multiple choice + multiple select including case studies, online proctored or test center
- Duration
- 120 minutes
- Cost
- $200 USD
- Renewal
- 2 years
- Prerequisites
- None; Google recommends 3+ years of industry experience including 1+ year designing solutions on Google Cloud.
Recommended preparation
Study the official case studies referenced in the exam guide and practice designing architectures for availability, security, and cost. Complete the Cloud Architect learning path on Google Cloud Skills Boost with hands-on labs across compute, networking, and data services.
Follow the free CloudOps 90-Day Learning Path — its final phase (days 76–90) is built for certification preparation.
⚠ Certification details change. Always verify on the official provider website before booking.