GCP•Associate•Associate Cloud Engineer

Associate Cloud Engineer

Deploy and secure applications, services, and infrastructure. Monitor operations of multiple projects and maintain enterprise solutions to ensure they meet target performance metrics. Experience with cloud-native applications and managed services.

Note: This syllabus summary was last updated in November 2025. For the most current and detailed syllabus information, please visit the official certification provider's website.

Exam Summary

TIME

120

Minutes

TOTAL

Questions

PRICE

$125

USD

VALID

Years

PASS

70%

Required

Prerequisites (Optional)

Recommended experience before taking this exam

6+ months hands-on experience with Google Cloud

Exam Domains & Topics

Domain 1

17%

Set Up a Cloud Solution Environment

Set up cloud projects and accounts

Manage billing configuration

Install and configure the gcloud CLI

Configure Cloud Identity and Google Workspace

Manage users and groups

Enable APIs within projects

Provision and set up products in Google Cloud's operations suite

Domain 2

17%

Plan and Configure a Cloud Solution

Plan and estimate Google Cloud product use using the Pricing Calculator

Plan and configure compute resources

Plan and configure data storage options

Plan and configure network resources

Select appropriate Google Cloud services

Design for high availability and disaster recovery

Choose between Compute Engine, GKE, App Engine, Cloud Functions, Cloud Run

Domain 3

17%

Deploy and Implement a Cloud Solution

Deploy and implement Compute Engine resources

Deploy and implement Google Kubernetes Engine resources

Deploy and implement Cloud Run and Cloud Functions resources

Deploy and implement data solutions

Deploy and implement networking resources

Deploy a solution using Cloud Marketplace

Implement resources via infrastructure as code

Domain 4

17%

Ensure Successful Operation of a Cloud Solution

Manage Compute Engine resources

Manage Google Kubernetes Engine resources

Manage Cloud Run resources

Manage storage and database solutions

Manage networking resources

Monitor and log solutions using Google Cloud's operations suite

Domain 5

17%

Configure Access and Security

Manage Identity and Access Management (IAM)

Manage service accounts

View and audit logs

Configure VPC Service Controls

Implement data protection with Secret Manager

Configure security best practices

Manage encryption keys with Cloud KMS

GCP•Associate•Associate Cloud Engineer

Associate Cloud Engineer

Note: This syllabus summary was last updated in November 2025. For the most current and detailed syllabus information, please visit the official certification provider's website.

Exam Summary

TIME

120

Minutes

TOTAL

Questions

PRICE

$125

USD

VALID

Years

PASS

70%

Required

Prerequisites (Optional)

Recommended experience before taking this exam

6+ months hands-on experience with Google Cloud

Exam Domains & Topics

Domain 1

17%

Set Up a Cloud Solution Environment

Set up cloud projects and accounts

Manage billing configuration

Install and configure the gcloud CLI

Configure Cloud Identity and Google Workspace

Manage users and groups

Enable APIs within projects

Provision and set up products in Google Cloud's operations suite

Domain 2

17%

Plan and Configure a Cloud Solution

Plan and estimate Google Cloud product use using the Pricing Calculator

Plan and configure compute resources

Plan and configure data storage options

Plan and configure network resources

Select appropriate Google Cloud services

Design for high availability and disaster recovery

Choose between Compute Engine, GKE, App Engine, Cloud Functions, Cloud Run

Domain 3

17%

Deploy and Implement a Cloud Solution

Deploy and implement Compute Engine resources

Deploy and implement Google Kubernetes Engine resources

Deploy and implement Cloud Run and Cloud Functions resources

Deploy and implement data solutions

Deploy and implement networking resources

Deploy a solution using Cloud Marketplace

Implement resources via infrastructure as code

Domain 4

17%

Ensure Successful Operation of a Cloud Solution

Manage Compute Engine resources

Manage Google Kubernetes Engine resources

Manage Cloud Run resources

Manage storage and database solutions

Manage networking resources

Monitor and log solutions using Google Cloud's operations suite

Domain 5

17%

Configure Access and Security

Manage Identity and Access Management (IAM)

Manage service accounts

View and audit logs

Configure VPC Service Controls

Implement data protection with Secret Manager

Configure security best practices

Manage encryption keys with Cloud KMS

Associate Cloud Engineer

Exam Summary

Prerequisites (Optional)

Exam Domains & Topics

Set Up a Cloud Solution Environment

Plan and Configure a Cloud Solution

Deploy and Implement a Cloud Solution

Ensure Successful Operation of a Cloud Solution

Configure Access and Security

Cloud Practice Test

Associate Cloud Engineer

Exam Summary

Prerequisites (Optional)

Exam Domains & Topics

Set Up a Cloud Solution Environment

Plan and Configure a Cloud Solution

Deploy and Implement a Cloud Solution

Ensure Successful Operation of a Cloud Solution

Configure Access and Security