AWS Certified Data Engineer - Associate (DEA-C01) Online Training

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UPDATED: November 20, 2024

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This AWS Certified Data Engineer Associate training teaches you to design, build, and manage scalable, secure data pipelines on AWS. Master powerful tools like S3, Glue, Redshift, and Lambda, and develop the cloud skills companies need to optimize data workflows, ensure security, and achieve compliance. This course is perfect as DEA-C01 exam prep, or as a training resource for data professionals who want to verify their data engineering skills.

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What you'll learn

Building scalable and secure data ingestion pipelines
Implementing data storage strategies with AWS services
Configuring data security and compliance
Designing and implementing scalable data solutions
Using industry best practices and services like S3, Glue, Redshift and Lambda

FAQs

Is the AWS data engineer certification worth it?

Yes, the AWS Certified Data Engineer - Associate is definitely worth it: it equips you with practical and in-demand skills related to building and managing data pipelines on AWS, the leading cloud platform. Employers know and recognize the cert as a validation of abilities in handling real-world data challenges and taking responsibility for ingestion, storage and processing. It's a worthwhile cert for enhancing career prospects related to working with data tied to AWS.

How much does it cost to earn the associate-level AWS Certified Data Engineer?

It costs $150 to take the AWS Certified Data Engineer - Associate exam (DEA-C01). You'll have 130 minutes to answer 65 questions, which gives you 2 minutes per question for the DEA-C01. If you already have any AWS certification, the next certification is 50% off, so if you already have an AWS cert, the Certified Data Engineer could cost you only $75.

What does an AWS data engineer do?

Using the AWS platform, an AWS data engineer designs, builds and manages data pipelines. An AWS data engineer is responsible for handling the entire data lifecycle, so they work with services like Kinesis and S3 to ingest the data before transforming and processing it with tools like AWS Glue or EMR. It's a data engineer's job to make sure data is accessible, secure and ready for analysis.

How much does an AWS Certified Data Engineer make?

It's almost impossible to estimate a salary for any given data engineer since there are so many variables. In the right city, a senior data engineer with years of experience could make as much as $175,000/year. An entry-level or associate data engineer is going to make much less than that, with variables like location, size of company and industry affecting the bottom line.

What is AWS particularly good at when it comes to data engineering?

The thing that makes AWS especially good for data engineering is their robust suite of interconnected services. AWS data services are scalable, reliable and highly integrated. Tools like S3 for storage, Glue for ETL, and Redshift for data warehousing make using AWS for building and managing complex data pipelines an obvious choice. AWS has a global infrastructure that enables fast, efficient processing and real-time analytics.

Who is this for?

This AWS associate training is considered foundational-level AWS training, which means it was designed for IT professionals. This AWS skills course is valuable for new IT professionals with at least a year of experience with cloud computing technologies and experienced IT professionals looking to validate their AWS skills.

What our learners say

It feels like the best and the brightest people are training with you — and they are just hanging out with you and showing you the ropes.
John McCann | IT manager and CBT Nuggets learner
Having access to on-demand labs that I could spin up instantly was very helpful. I didn’t have to have a home environment with a bunch of virtual machines spun up. Or worry about destroying things.
Brian V. | Monitoring Engineer
Practice exams help you have an overview of your readiness. If you have failed a couple questions in one area, you can go back and work on them.
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Study plan

Download the free AWS Certified Data Engineer - Associate study plan to complete this course in about 18 hours.

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