GCP•Professional•Professional Cloud Architect

Professional Cloud Architect

Design, develop, and manage robust, secure, scalable, highly available, and dynamic solutions to drive business objectives. Leverage Google Cloud technologies and apply Google Cloud Well-Architected Framework principles including operational excellence, security, reliability, performance optimization, cost optimization, and sustainability.

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

$200

USD

VALID

Years

PASS

70%

Required

Prerequisites (Optional)

Recommended experience before taking this exam

3+ years of industry experience
1+ year designing and managing solutions using Google Cloud

Exam Domains & Topics

Domain 1

24%

Design and Plan a Cloud Solution Architecture

Design a solution infrastructure that meets business requirements

Design a solution infrastructure that meets technical requirements

Design network, storage, and compute resources

Create a migration plan

Envisioning future solution improvements

Design for scalability, resilience, and disaster recovery

Apply Google Cloud Well-Architected Framework principles

Domain 2

15%

Manage and Provision the Cloud Solution Infrastructure

Configure network topologies

Configure individual storage systems

Configure compute systems

Implement resources via infrastructure as code

Deploy solutions using Google Cloud Deployment Manager or Terraform

Configure VPC networks and subnets

Domain 3

18%

Design for Security and Compliance

Design for security

Design for compliance

Implement security controls

Configure IAM policies and service accounts

Implement data protection with encryption

Design for regulatory compliance requirements

Implement network security (firewalls, Cloud Armor)

Domain 4

17%

Analyze and Optimize Technical and Business Processes

Analyze and define technical processes

Analyze and define business processes

Develop procedures to ensure reliability of solutions in production

Implement cost optimization strategies

Optimize resource utilization

Implement SRE principles

Domain 5

13%

Manage Implementations of Cloud Architecture

Advise development/operation teams to ensure successful deployment

Interact with Google Cloud using command-line interface and Cloud Console

Implement CI/CD pipelines

Coordinate with stakeholders

Domain 6

13%

Ensure Solution and Operations Excellence

Monitor and log cloud applications and infrastructure

Implement monitoring and alerting strategies

Implement logging and analysis strategies

Design for resiliency and disaster recovery

Implement SLIs, SLOs, and SLAs

GCP•Professional•Professional Cloud Architect

Professional Cloud Architect

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

$200

USD

VALID

Years

PASS

70%

Required

Prerequisites (Optional)

Recommended experience before taking this exam

3+ years of industry experience
1+ year designing and managing solutions using Google Cloud

Exam Domains & Topics

Domain 1

24%

Design and Plan a Cloud Solution Architecture

Design a solution infrastructure that meets business requirements

Design a solution infrastructure that meets technical requirements

Design network, storage, and compute resources

Create a migration plan

Envisioning future solution improvements

Design for scalability, resilience, and disaster recovery

Apply Google Cloud Well-Architected Framework principles

Domain 2

15%

Manage and Provision the Cloud Solution Infrastructure

Configure network topologies

Configure individual storage systems

Configure compute systems

Implement resources via infrastructure as code

Deploy solutions using Google Cloud Deployment Manager or Terraform

Configure VPC networks and subnets

Domain 3

18%

Design for Security and Compliance

Design for security

Design for compliance

Implement security controls

Configure IAM policies and service accounts

Implement data protection with encryption

Design for regulatory compliance requirements

Implement network security (firewalls, Cloud Armor)

Domain 4

17%

Analyze and Optimize Technical and Business Processes

Analyze and define technical processes

Analyze and define business processes

Develop procedures to ensure reliability of solutions in production

Implement cost optimization strategies

Optimize resource utilization

Implement SRE principles

Domain 5

13%

Manage Implementations of Cloud Architecture

Advise development/operation teams to ensure successful deployment

Interact with Google Cloud using command-line interface and Cloud Console

Implement CI/CD pipelines

Coordinate with stakeholders

Domain 6

13%

Ensure Solution and Operations Excellence

Monitor and log cloud applications and infrastructure

Implement monitoring and alerting strategies

Implement logging and analysis strategies

Design for resiliency and disaster recovery

Implement SLIs, SLOs, and SLAs

Professional Cloud Architect

Exam Summary

Prerequisites (Optional)

Exam Domains & Topics

Design and Plan a Cloud Solution Architecture

Manage and Provision the Cloud Solution Infrastructure

Design for Security and Compliance

Analyze and Optimize Technical and Business Processes

Manage Implementations of Cloud Architecture

Ensure Solution and Operations Excellence

Cloud Practice Test

Professional Cloud Architect

Exam Summary

Prerequisites (Optional)

Exam Domains & Topics

Design and Plan a Cloud Solution Architecture

Manage and Provision the Cloud Solution Infrastructure

Design for Security and Compliance

Analyze and Optimize Technical and Business Processes

Manage Implementations of Cloud Architecture

Ensure Solution and Operations Excellence