Exam Vouchers: Google Assoiate Cloud Engineer (GOOGACE)

An Associate Cloud Engineer deploys and secures applications, services, and infrastructure, monitors operations of multiple projects, and maintains enterprise solutions to ensure that they meet target performance metrics.

This individual has experience working with public clouds and on-premises solutions.

They are able to perform common platform-based tasks to maintain and scale one or more deployed solutions that leverage Google-managed or self-managed services on Google Cloud.

Updated 3/2026

About this certification

If this is your first time getting certified, or your certification has expired, you must take the standard exam.

If you are renewing your certification, you can choose to take the shorter renewal exam or the standard exam starting 60 days before your expiration date. Once you have chosen either the standard or renewal exam path, you will stay in that path until you pass or your certification expires.

Standard exam information

• Length: 2 hours
• Languages: English, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese
• Exam format: 50-60 multiple choice and multiple select questions
• Exam Delivery Method: Online-proctored or onsite-proctored
• Validity period: 3 years
• Prerequisites: None
• Recommended experience: 6+ months hands-on experience with Google Cloud

Renewal exam information

• Length: 1 hour
• Languages: English, Japanese
• Exam format: 20 multiple choice and multiple select questions
• Exam Delivery Method: Online-proctored or onsite-proctored
• Validity period: 3 years
• Eligibility: Candidates must have an active certification and be within the renewal eligibility period

The Associate Cloud Engineer exam assesses your ability to:

• Set up a cloud solution environment
• Plan and implement a cloud solution
• Ensure successful operation of a cloud solution
• Configure access and security

• Section 1: Setting up a cloud solution environment (23% of the exam)
• Section 2: Planning and implementing a cloud solution (30% of the exam)
• Section 3: Ensuring successful operation of a cloud solution (27% of the exam)
• Section 4: Configuring access and security (20% of the exam)

This individual wanting to certify has experience working with public clouds or on-premises solutions.

This certification can be prepared with these courses or equivalent knowledge

• Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure GO8324
• Architecting with Google Compute Engine GO5973
• Getting Started with Google Kubernetes Engine GO6591