Certification Roadmap
Security Engineer
Specialized path for cloud security engineering on Google Cloud. Associate Cloud Engineer establishes the required GCP foundation and Professional Cloud Security Engineer validates IAM design, network security controls, threat detection, and compliance on GCP.
9–15 Months$125,000–$165,000
Google Cloud
01
Study time
80–120 hours
Exam cost
$125
$95,000–$125,000
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Associate Cloud Engineer is the required foundation before the Security Engineer exam. You cannot effectively secure GCP infrastructure without first understanding how to deploy and manage it.
02
Study time
120–180 hours
Exam cost
$200
$130,000–$170,000
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Professional Cloud Security Engineer validates IAM design, VPC security controls, data encryption, threat detection with Security Command Center, and compliance automation on GCP. The definitive security credential on Google Cloud.