Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer (PCDE)

Google Cloud · Professional · $200

Building software delivery pipelines, deploying and monitoring services, and managing incidents on GCP.

Exam Code: PCDE Fee: $200 Study: 60–120 hours Difficulty: 4/5 Validity: 2 years Focus: devops Demand: 70/100 Salary Premium: +$14K/yr (est.)

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Cross-Cloud Closest Matches

CI/CD pipelines, automation, monitoring, incident response, and infrastructure as code.

Microsoft

Azure DevOps Engineer Expert

AZ-400

$16560–120h

AWS

DevOps Engineer – Professional

DOP-C02

$30080–150h

Google Cloud

Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer

PCDE

$20060–120h

Microsoft AZ-400 is Expert-track. AWS DOP is Professional (hardest — $300). Google PCDE is Professional. All cover similar CI/CD and automation ground but at different depths. AWS DOP is widely considered the hardest DevOps cert.

Start with Azure AZ-400 or Google PCDE. AWS DOP is the capstone — tackle it last.

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