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Prepare for data system design, ingestion, processing, storage, analytics readiness, automation, security, monitoring, and performance on Google Cloud.
The Professional Data Engineer exam assesses the ability to design data processing systems, ingest and process data, store data, prepare and use data for analysis, and maintain and automate data workloads. The standard exam is 2 hours with 40 to 50 questions.
This professional exam focuses on applied data architecture, pipelines, analytics, operations, and secure data-platform management.
The standard exam is 2 hours with 40 to 50 multiple-choice and multiple-select questions.
Google lists online-proctored and onsite-proctored delivery through Pearson after registration in CM Connect.
The standard exam fee is $200 plus applicable tax, and the certification validity period is 2 years.
Google recommends 3 or more years of industry experience, including 1 or more years designing and managing data solutions using Google Cloud.
Candidates need to evaluate business and regulatory requirements, choose the right storage and processing patterns, design for reliability and performance, and balance batch, streaming, analytics, and operational access across Google Cloud data services.
The scope includes maintaining and automating data workloads, so preparation should include Dataflow jobs, Dataproc workloads, BigQuery performance and cost behavior, Pub/Sub events, Cloud Composer orchestration, Dataform or transformation workflows, monitoring, alerts, and incident response.
Preparing and using data for analysis includes schema design, partitioning, clustering, data quality, metadata, access control, encryption, Sensitive Data Protection, lineage, and how analysts or models consume trusted data.
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Google Professional Data Engineer validates the ability to collect, transform, store, and deliver data for data-driven decisions. The current standard exam is 2 hours, costs $200 plus applicable tax, includes 40 to 50 multiple-choice and multiple-select questions, has no prerequisites, is valid for 2 years, and is delivered online-proctored or onsite-proctored through Pearson after registration in CM Connect. Preparation should cover data processing system design, ingestion and processing, storage, analysis preparation, workload maintenance, automation, performance, security, regulatory needs, and current Google Cloud data services.
Google lists a 2-hour standard exam.
Google lists 40 to 50 multiple-choice and multiple-select questions on the standard exam.
It covers designing data processing systems, ingesting and processing data, storing data, preparing and using data for analysis, and maintaining and automating data workloads.
Google lists a 2-year validity period for Professional Data Engineer.
Google lists online-proctored and onsite-proctored delivery through Pearson after registration in CM Connect.
Study system design, ingestion and processing, storage, analysis preparation, and workload maintenance from the current exam guide.
Practice Pub/Sub, Dataflow, Dataproc, BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, Bigtable, and orchestration patterns for batch and streaming use cases.
Review partitioning, clustering, slots, autoscaling, IAM, service accounts, encryption, audit logs, privacy controls, backup, and recovery decisions.
Register through CM Connect, choose online or onsite delivery, review Google terms, and confirm whether you need the standard exam or eligible renewal path.
Use the guide to self-serve, or talk to a coordinator if you need help mapping timelines, official requirements, or troubleshooting day-of logistics.
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