AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate DEA-C01

AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate (DEA-C01)

The AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate (DEA-C01) certification validates your expertise in working with AWS data services. This exam assesses your ability to ingest, transform, model, and manage data using AWS tools and infrastructure.

You’ll be evaluated on your skills in building and maintaining scalable data pipelines, ensuring data quality, applying security and governance standards, and optimizing for cost and performance. It also covers designing appropriate data storage solutions, schema creation, and lifecycle management.

Job Roles You Can Pursue

• Data Engineer

• Big Data Engineer

• AWS Data Engineer

• Cloud Data Engineer

• AI/ML Data Engineer

• Data Engineer II (AWS, Databricks)

Prerequisites

Ideal candidates should have:

• 2–3 years of hands-on experience in data engineering

• Knowledge of data ingestion, transformation, modeling, security, schema design, governance, and the impact of speed and diversity in data handling

• 1–2 years of practical experience using AWS services in real-world environments

Skills You Will Learn

• Build and manage data pipelines on AWS

• Ingest and transform data efficiently

• Design data models, schemas, and catalogs

• Implement data lifecycle, quality assurance, and monitoring

• Apply security, encryption, privacy, and compliance practices

Exam Information

• Exam Code: DEA-C01

• Level: Associate

• Duration: 130 minutes

• Format: 65 questions (multiple choice or multiple response)

• Testing Options: Pearson VUE testing center or online proctored exam

• Languages Offered: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese

Voucher Details

• Voucher sent via email; covers full exam fee

• Valid only in the country of purchase

• Must be used before the expiration date (typically 6 to 10 months)

• One-time use per individual and per exam

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