Examens: Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer certification (GOOGPCSE)

A Cloud Security Engineer allows organizations to design and implement secure workloads and infrastructure on Google Cloud. Through an understanding of security best practices and industry requirements, this individual designs, develops, and manages a secure solution by using Google security technologies. A Cloud Security Engineer is proficient in identity and access management, defining the resource hierarchy and policies, using Google Cloud technologies to provide data protection, configuring network security defenses, monitoring environments for threats, configuring security automation, securing AI workloads, securing the software supply chain, and enforcing regulatory controls.

Updated 3/2026

• Length: 2 hours
• Registration fee: $200 (plus tax where applicable)
• Languages: English, Japanese
• Exam format: 50-60 multiple choice and multiple select questions
• Exam delivery method:
• a) Take the online-proctored exam from a remote location, review the online testing requirements
• b) Take the onsite-proctored exam at a testing center, locate a test center near you - search for Google Cloud.

Certification renewal: Candidates may renew their certification within the renewal eligibility period. For more information about the renewal process, eligibility period, and certification validity timeline.

The Professional Cloud Security Engineer exam assesses your ability to:

• Configure access.
• Secure communications and establish boundary protection.
• Ensure data protection.
• Manage operations.
• Support compliance requirements.

Section 1: Configuring access  (~25% of the exam)

• 1.1 Managing Cloud Identity.
• 1.2 Managing service accounts.
• 1.3 Managing authentication.
• 1.4 Managing and implementing authorization controls.
• 1.5 Defining the resource hierarchy.

Section 2: Securing communications and establishing boundary protection   (~22% of the exam)

• 2.1 Designing and configuring perimeter security.
• 2.2 Configuring boundary segmentation.
• 2.3 Establishing private connectivity.

Section 3: Ensuring data protection  (~23% of the exam)

• 3.1 Protecting sensitive data and preventing data loss.
• 3.2 Managing encryption at rest, in transit, and in use.
• 3.3 Securing AI workloads.

Section 4: Managing operations  (~19% of the exam)

• 4.1 Automating infrastructure and application security.
• 4.2 Configuring logging, monitoring, and detection.

Section 5: Supporting compliance requirements  (~11% of the exam)

• 5.1 Adhering to regulatory and industry standards requirements for the cloud.

Recommended experience

• 3+ years of industry experience including more than 1 year designing and managing solutions using Google Cloud