Professional Data Engineer

Build and operate the data processing systems behind analytics and ML on Google Cloud, including BigQuery, Dataflow, and Pub/Sub, and track your readiness for the Professional Data Engineer exam.

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Google Cloud feature

inspection service

Topic in 2 exam domains

Also called: inspection, sensitive data inspection

An on-demand capability within Sensitive Data Protection that performs an exhaustive scan of a single resource to locate individual instances of sensitive data.

Where this appears on the exam

2 objectives in 1 of 5 domains

Domain 1
Designing data processing systems
~22% of exam
1. 1.1Designing for security and compliance
  - Privacy (e.g., strategies to handle personally identifiable information)
2. 1.3Designing for flexibility and portability
  - Data staging, cataloging, profiling, and discovery (data governance)

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Last updated October 15, 2026

Professional Data Engineer

Build and operate the data processing systems behind analytics and ML on Google Cloud, including BigQuery, Dataflow, and Pub/Sub, and track your readiness for the Professional Data Engineer exam.

Advanced

Prepare and test your skills

Advanced

Prepare and test your skills

Google Cloud feature

inspection service

Topic in 2 exam domains

Also called: inspection, sensitive data inspection

An on-demand capability within Sensitive Data Protection that performs an exhaustive scan of a single resource to locate individual instances of sensitive data.

Where this appears on the exam

2 objectives in 1 of 5 domains

Domain 1
Designing data processing systems
~22% of exam
1. 1.1Designing for security and compliance
  - Privacy (e.g., strategies to handle personally identifiable information)
2. 1.3Designing for flexibility and portability
  - Data staging, cataloging, profiling, and discovery (data governance)

How learners score on this topic

Last updated October 15, 2026

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