The AWS Certified Data Engineer - Associate (DEA-C01) exam validates a candidate’s ability to implement data pipelines and to monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize cost and performance issues in accordance with best practices. The exam also validates a candidate’s ability to complete the following tasks:
- Ingest and transform data, and orchestrate data pipelines while applying programming concepts.
- Choose an optimal data store, design data models, catalog data schemas, and manage data lifecycles.
- Operationalize, maintain, and monitor data pipelines. Analyze data and ensure data quality.
- Implement appropriate authentication, authorization, data encryption, privacy, and governance. Enable logging
Recommended training for this certification
Below are recommended steps you can follow to get ready for exam day:
Step 1: Get to know the exam and exam-style questions
- Review the exam guide: Exam Guide
- AWS Certified Data Engineer - Associate Official Practice Question Set: Exam Prep Official Practice Question Set
Step 2: Learn about exam topics
- E-Learning: Data Analytics Fundamentals:
- E-Learning: Engage in the best of re:Invent Analytics 2022
- E-Learning: A Day in the Life of a Data Engineer
- ILT: Building Batch Data Analytics Solutions on AWSBuilding Batch Data Analytics Solutions on AWS (BBDAS)
Exams
- AWS Certified Data Engineer - Associate (DEA-C01) Exam
- The standard version of the exam is available to schedule and take starting March 12, 2024.
- This certification is valid for 3 years. Before your certification expires, you can recertify by passing the latest version of this exam.