Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect

Module 1: Design and Plan Cloud Solution Architecture

• Cloud architecture fundamentals
• Business and technical requirements
• Google Cloud architecture principles
• Solution design and planning
• Service selection
• Application architecture
• Integration with external systems
• Data migration considerations
• Build, buy, modernize, or retire decisions
• Architecture trade-offs
• KPI and ROI considerations
• Cloud adoption strategies

Module 2: Design Infrastructure Solutions

• Google Cloud global infrastructure
• Regions and zones
• Compute architecture
• Compute Engine
• Google Kubernetes Engine
• Cloud Run
• Serverless architectures
• Infrastructure scalability
• High availability
• Load balancing
• Storage architecture
• Network architecture
• Hybrid and multicloud infrastructure

Module 3: Design for Security and Compliance

• Google Cloud security principles
• Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• Authentication and authorization
• Resource hierarchy
• Organization policies
• Security architecture
• Data protection
• Encryption and key management
• Network security
• Security monitoring
• Compliance requirements
• Regulatory considerations
• Zero Trust principles

Module 4: Design Data and Storage Solutions

• Cloud Storage
• Persistent Disk
• Filestore
• Cloud SQL
• AlloyDB
• Spanner
• Bigtable
• Firestore
• BigQuery
• Data warehouses and data lakes
• Data processing architectures
• Data migration
• Data lifecycle management
• Backup and disaster recovery

Module 5: Design Network Solutions

• Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
• Subnets and IP addressing
• VPC networking architecture
• Cloud Load Balancing
• Cloud DNS
• Cloud CDN
• Cloud VPN
• Cloud Interconnect
• Network security
• Hybrid connectivity
• Multicloud networking
• Traffic management
• Network performance optimization

Module 6: Design for Reliability and Business Continuity

• High availability
• Fault tolerance
• Resilient architecture
• Disaster recovery
• Backup strategies
• Recovery Point Objective (RPO)
• Recovery Time Objective (RTO)
• Regional and zonal resilience
• Failover strategies
• Business continuity planning
• Reliability engineering

Module 7: Design for Cost and Performance Optimization

• Google Cloud pricing concepts
• Cost optimization
• Resource utilization
• Capacity planning
• Performance optimization
• Autoscaling
• Right-sizing
• Cost monitoring
• FinOps principles
• Performance and cost trade-offs
• Sustainable cloud architecture

Module 8: Plan and Manage Cloud Migration

• Cloud migration strategies
• Migration assessment
• Application modernization
• Infrastructure migration
• Database migration
• Data migration
• Hybrid cloud architectures
• Google Cloud migration tools
• Migration planning
• Workload transformation
• Migration validation
• Post-migration optimization

Module 9: Manage Cloud Architecture Implementation

• Architecture implementation planning
• Deployment and orchestration
• Infrastructure as Code
• Configuration management
• CI/CD considerations
• Implementation governance
• Architecture validation
• Change management
• Operational readiness
• Deployment best practices

Module 10: Apply the Google Cloud Well-Architected Framework

• Operational excellence
• Security
• Reliability
• Performance optimization
• Cost optimization
• Sustainability
• Architecture reviews
• Design trade-offs
• Continuous improvement
• Cloud architecture best practices

• Cloud Architects
• Google Cloud Architects
• Professional Cloud Engineers
• Solutions Architects
• Enterprise Architects
• Infrastructure Architects
• Cloud Consultants
• Senior Cloud Engineers
• DevOps Engineers
• Cloud Migration Architects
• Technical Leads
• IT Infrastructure Professionals
• Senior System and Network Engineers
• Professionals responsible for designing hybrid, multicloud, and enterprise cloud architectures
• Professionals preparing for the Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect certification

• Design secure, scalable, reliable, and cost-effective Google Cloud architectures.
• Translate business requirements into effective cloud solution designs.
• Select appropriate Google Cloud services and architectural patterns.
• Design highly available compute, storage, networking, and application solutions.
• Build secure architectures using IAM, encryption, network security, and governance controls.
• Design data solutions using Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, Spanner, BigQuery, Bigtable, Firestore, and other Google Cloud data services.
• Design hybrid and multicloud architectures.
• Develop cloud migration and application modernization strategies.
• Design for high availability, disaster recovery, resilience, and business continuity.
• Optimize workloads for performance, cost, operational efficiency, and sustainability.
• Apply the principles of the Google Cloud Well-Architected Framework.
• Evaluate architecture trade-offs and make informed technology decisions.
• Develop implementation and deployment strategies for enterprise cloud environments.
• Build skills aligned with the Professional Cloud Architect role and certification.

• Strong understanding of cloud computing and distributed systems.
• Experience designing or managing Google Cloud solutions.
• Knowledge of cloud networking, compute, storage, databases, and security.
• Experience with hybrid and multicloud architectures.
• Understanding of application development and software architecture.
• Familiarity with DevOps, automation, and deployment practices.
• Knowledge of data migration and application modernization.
• Understanding of security, compliance, governance, and identity management.
• Experience with high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity.
• Familiarity with the Google Cloud Well-Architected Framework is highly recommended.

Certification: Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect
Exam: Professional Cloud Architect
Level: Professional
Standard Exam Duration: 2 Hours
Exam Format: 50–60 multiple-choice and multiple-select questions
Exam Delivery: Online-proctored or onsite-proctored