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Google Cloud certifications

Google Cloud certifications run from the business-focused Digital Leader through associate and professional engineering tracks. The professional exams focus heavily on case-study judgment across architecture, data and security.

Google Cloud Digital Leader

Beginner

Cloud Digital Leader is Google Cloud's foundational, business-facing certification. It covers digital transformation, data and AI, infrastructure and application modernisation, trust and security, and cloud operations. The framing throughout is what a technology decision unlocks for a business, not how to configure it. No engineering background is assumed.

50 to 60 (multiple choice and multiple select)90 minPass: Not published by Google

Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect

Advanced

Professional Cloud Architect is Google Cloud's flagship design credential and one of the most-cited cloud certifications in job listings. It tests whether you can take business requirements and turn them into a Google Cloud architecture that is secure, reliable, cost-aware and operable. The scope covers design, provisioning, security and compliance, process optimisation, implementation management, and operational excellence. Design and planning alone is a quarter of the exam.

50 to 60 (multiple choice and multiple select)120 minPass: Not published by Google

Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer

Intermediate

Associate Cloud Engineer is Google Cloud's hands-on operator certification. It covers standing up projects and billing, choosing and configuring compute, storage and networking, deploying to Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Run and Cloud Functions, keeping all of it running, and configuring IAM. The exam is written from the console and gcloud outward: it asks what you would actually do, not what a service is for.

50 to 60 (multiple choice and multiple select)120 minPass: Not published by Google

Frequently asked questions

Are these official Google Cloud practice exams?
No. Kwizza is independent and not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Google Cloud. Every guide is built from the officially published exam objectives, and every practice question is original.
Which Google Cloud certification should I start with?
Start from the role you want, not the catalog: each guide below states who the exam is for and what it assumes. Open a guide, check the "who should take it" section, and try its free practice exam to gauge where you stand.

Kwizza is an independent study tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Google Cloud. Google Cloud names, logos and certification marks are the property of their respective owners and are used here only to identify the exams described. Practice questions are original, written against the publicly published exam objectives.