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DevOps SRE

Targets DevOps and site reliability engineering roles on Google Cloud. Associate Cloud Engineer provides the operational foundation and Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer validates CI/CD pipeline design, SRE principles, and infrastructure automation on GCP.

915 Months$120,000–$160,000
Google Cloud
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Study time
80120 hours
Exam cost
$125
$95,000–$125,000

Associate Cloud Engineer is the required foundation before the DevOps Engineer exam. Hands-on GCP operations experience is essential before implementing reliability and delivery practices at scale.

02
Study time
120180 hours
Exam cost
$200
$130,000–$165,000

Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer validates CI/CD pipeline design, SRE principles, service monitoring, and infrastructure automation on GCP. The target credential for DevOps engineers and SREs building reliable systems on Google Cloud.

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Professional Cloud Developer

PCDprofessionalOptional
Study time
120180 hours
Exam cost
$200
$120,000–$155,000

The Professional Cloud Developer cert validates application development on GCP. A valuable complement for DevOps engineers who also build and deploy applications.

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