The certificates can be bundled into two clusters:
Associate
Professional
Associate Certificate
An Associate certificate is intended for those who handle the day-to-day operations of a cloud environment.
Cloud Engineer
Set up a cloud solution environment
Plan and configure a cloud solution
Deploy and implement a cloud solution
Configure access and security
Professional Certificates
Professional certificates are role-based and intended for seasoned cloud engineers who seek to prove their skills in designing and implementing cloud environments.
Cloud Architect
Design and plan a cloud solution architecture
Manage and provision the cloud solution infrastructure
Design for security and compliance
Analyze and optimize technical and business processes
Cloud Developer
Design highly scalable, available, and reliable cloud-native applications.
Build and test applications
Deploy applications
Integrate Google Cloud services
Cloud DevOps Engineer
Apply site reliability engineering principles to a service
Optimize service performance
Implement service monitoring strategies
Build and implement CI/CD pipelines for a service
Manage service incidents
Cloud Security Engineer
Configure access within a cloud solution environment
Configure network security
Ensure data protection
Manage operations within a cloud solution environment
Ensure compliance
Cloud Network Engineer
Design, plan, and prototype a GCP Network.
Implement a GCP Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
Configure network services
Implement hybrid inter connectivity
Implement network security
Collaboration Engineer
Plan and implement Google Workspace authorization and access
Manage user, resource, and Shared Drives lifecycles