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Google Cloud Professional Track

A complete, role-focused Google Cloud learning track aligned with your requested certifications: Foundational, Associate, Professional, and AI/ML. This program prepares learners for real-world cloud roles and exam readiness through labs and architecture scenarios.

Certification Roadmap

1Module 1: Google Cloud Digital Leader

Cloud concepts, GCP value proposition, and digital transformation foundations.

Cloud Concepts & GCP Value

Digital Transformation Foundations

Cloud computing fundamentals · GCP services overview · Digital transformation use cases · Business value of cloud adoption

Module 1
GCP Core Services

Compute, Storage & Networking Basics

Core GCP service categories · Infrastructure vs platform vs software · Key Google Cloud differentiators · Cost and scaling fundamentals

Module 1
Exam Readiness

Digital Leader Certification Prep

Digital Leader exam domains · Practice questions · Scenario-based review · Certification readiness assessment

Module 1

2Module 2: Google Associate Cloud Engineer

Deploy, monitor, and operate cloud resources using core Google Cloud services.

Core GCP Operations

Compute, Storage & IAM

Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Run · Cloud Storage, Persistent Disks · IAM roles and policies · Billing and resource management

Module 2
Networking & Monitoring

VPC, Load Balancing & Cloud Monitoring

VPC networks and subnets · Firewall rules and routes · Cloud Monitoring and Logging · Alerting and dashboards

Module 2
Deployment & Operations

Deployment Manager & CLI

gcloud CLI and Cloud Shell · Deployment Manager basics · Managed instance groups · Associate exam preparation

Module 2

3Module 3: Professional Cloud Architect

Design secure, scalable, resilient cloud architectures for enterprise workloads.

Architecture Design Patterns

Scalability, Reliability & HA

Well-architected framework on GCP · High availability and fault tolerance · Multi-region design · Architecture trade-off analysis

Module 3
Security & Compliance

IAM, Encryption & Compliance Frameworks

Identity and access best practices · Encryption at rest and in transit · Security Command Center · Compliance and audit requirements

Module 3
Enterprise Architecture

Migration, Cost & Capstone Design

Migration strategies and patterns · Cost optimization for enterprise · Case study analysis · Professional Architect exam prep

Module 3

4Module 4: Professional Data Engineer

Build data pipelines, warehouses, analytics, and machine learning-ready data platforms.

Data Ingestion & Pipelines

Pub/Sub, Dataflow & Dataproc

Cloud Pub/Sub messaging · Dataflow streaming and batch · Dataproc for Hadoop/Spark · Data pipeline design patterns

Module 4
Data Warehousing & Analytics

BigQuery & Data Studio

BigQuery architecture and queries · Partitioning and clustering · Looker Studio dashboards · Analytics optimization

Module 4
ML-Ready Data Platforms

Feature Engineering & Data Governance

Feature Store and Vertex AI datasets · Data governance with Dataplex · Cloud Composer orchestration · Data Engineer exam prep

Module 4

5Module 5: Professional Cloud Developer

Build and deploy cloud-native applications with CI/CD and managed services.

Cloud-Native Development

Cloud Run, GKE & App Engine

Containerized apps with Cloud Run · Kubernetes on GKE · App Engine standard and flexible · Managed services for developers

Module 5
CI/CD & DevOps

Cloud Build, Artifact Registry & Pipelines

Cloud Build pipelines · Artifact Registry · Cloud Deploy · Testing and rollback strategies

Module 5
APIs & Integration

Cloud Endpoints, Pub/Sub & Secrets

Cloud Endpoints and API Gateway · Pub/Sub event-driven patterns · Secret Manager · Cloud Developer exam prep

Module 5

6Module 6: Professional Cloud Network Engineer

VPC architecture, hybrid connectivity, routing, and network performance optimization.

VPC Architecture

Shared VPC, Peering & Firewall Rules

VPC design and shared VPC · VPC peering and Private Service Connect · Firewall rules and policies · Network segmentation patterns

Module 6
Hybrid Connectivity

Cloud VPN, Interconnect & DNS

Cloud VPN and HA VPN · Dedicated and Partner Interconnect · Cloud DNS and private zones · Hybrid network architecture

Module 6
Load Balancing & Performance

GLB, CDN & Network Monitoring

Global and regional load balancers · Cloud CDN configuration · Network Intelligence Center · Network Engineer exam prep

Module 6

7Module 7: Professional Cloud Security Engineer

Identity, access, key management, threat protection, and security operations on GCP.

Identity & Access Security

IAM, Org Policies & BeyondCorp

IAM best practices and org policies · BeyondCorp and context-aware access · Workforce and workload identity · Privileged access management

Module 7
Data & Key Management

Cloud KMS, CMEK & DLP

Cloud KMS and CMEK · Cloud DLP for data classification · VPC Service Controls · Secrets and certificate management

Module 7
Threat Protection & Compliance

Security Command Center & Audit Logging

Security Command Center Premium · Chronicle SIEM integration · Audit logs and compliance · Security Engineer exam prep

Module 7

8Module 8: Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer

Reliability engineering, observability, deployment automation, and SRE practices.

SRE & Reliability

SLOs, Error Budgets & Incident Response

SRE principles and practices · SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets · Incident management workflows · Postmortem culture

Module 8
Observability & Monitoring

Cloud Monitoring, Logging & Tracing

Cloud Monitoring metrics and alerts · Cloud Logging and log-based metrics · Cloud Trace and Profiler · Operational dashboards

Module 8
Deployment Automation

Cloud Deploy, GKE & Progressive Delivery

Cloud Deploy pipelines · Blue-green and canary releases · GKE autopilot operations · DevOps Engineer exam prep

Module 8

9Module 9: Professional Cloud Database Engineer

Design and manage relational, NoSQL, and distributed database solutions on GCP.

Relational Databases

Cloud SQL & AlloyDB

Cloud SQL for MySQL/PostgreSQL · AlloyDB for analytics workloads · High availability and replication · Backup and recovery

Module 9
NoSQL & Distributed Databases

Firestore, Bigtable & Spanner

Firestore for document storage · Bigtable for time-series data · Cloud Spanner for global ACID transactions · Database selection criteria

Module 9
Migration & Optimization

Database Migration Service & Performance

Database Migration Service · Schema and query optimization · Monitoring database health · Database Engineer exam prep

Module 9

10Module 10: Professional Machine Learning Engineer

ML pipeline design, model training, deployment, monitoring, and MLOps practices.

ML Pipeline Design

Vertex AI, Feature Store & AutoML

Vertex AI pipelines · AutoML and custom training · Feature Store design · Data preparation and labeling

Module 10
Model Training & Deployment

Training Jobs, Endpoints & Serving

Distributed training on Vertex AI · Model Registry and endpoints · Online and batch prediction · A/B testing and model versions

Module 10
MLOps & Monitoring

Model Monitoring, CI/CD for ML & Responsible AI

Model monitoring and drift detection · ML CI/CD pipelines · Responsible AI principles · ML Engineer exam prep

Module 10

11Module 11: Professional Generative AI Engineer

Prompt engineering, GenAI app patterns, RAG workflows, and responsible AI on Google Cloud.

Prompt Engineering & Foundation Models

Gemini, Vertex AI Studio & Prompt Design

Gemini model family overview · Vertex AI Studio for prompt design · Few-shot and chain-of-thought prompting · Model tuning and grounding

Module 11
GenAI Application Patterns

RAG, Agents & Embeddings

RAG workflow architecture · Vector Search and embeddings · Agent Builder and multi-agent patterns · GenAI API integration

Module 11
Responsible AI & Exam Prep

Safety, Evaluation & GenAI Certification

Responsible AI and safety filters · Model evaluation and benchmarking · Enterprise GenAI governance · Generative AI Engineer exam prep

Module 11

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Program Details

Duration

11 Modules

Mode

Online (Online)

Experience Level

Beginner to Advanced