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AWS Data Engineer-Associate (DEA-C01) Course

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Edoxi’s 40-hour AWS Data Engineer-Associate(DEA-C01) Training Course covers AWS data services. Learn about building scalable data pipelines using Amazon Kinesis, AWS Glue, and Amazon Redshift. Develop skills to identify risks and implement approaches to secure data across pipeline stages. Improve organisational functionality in cloud data management. It can also boost your team's technical proficiency. Enrol now!
Course Duration
40 Hours
Corporate Days
5 Days
Learners Enrolled
50+
Modules
13
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What Do You Learn from Edoxi's AWS Data Engineer-Associate Training

Build and Manage Scalable Data Pipelines
You learn to design end-to-end data pipelines using AWS services such as Kinesis, Lambda, and Glue, and apply architecture patterns that maximise performance, reliability, and efficiency.
Implement Strong Data Security and Governance
You learn how to identify risks at every pipeline stage and protect them using AWS-native security tools, while applying governance practices that ensure compliance across ingestion, transformation, and storage.
Choose and Optimise the Right Storage Solutions
You learn to decide when to use S3 data lakes, Redshift warehouses, or other storage layers, and apply optimisation techniques like partitioning to improve speed and reduce cost.
Process Different Types of Data
You learn to build ETL pipelines that handle structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data using AWS Glue, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and integrity during transformations.
Work with Big Data Technologies
You learn key MapReduce concepts and how to configure EMR clusters with Hadoop and Spark to handle large-scale distributed processing workloads.
Prepare Data for Analytics and Machine Learning
You learn to clean, normalise, enrich, and engineer features so the data is ready for analytics dashboards, business insights, and machine-learning models.

About Our AWS Data Engineer-Associate(DEA-C01) Course

Edoxi’s 40-hour Online AWS Data Engineer-Associate(DEA-C01) Certification is a globally oriented training solution designed for learners who want to develop advanced, industry-ready data engineering skills in the cloud. Our intermediate-level AWS Data Engineer-Associate training focuses on building scalable, secure, and modern data architectures that support today’s international digital ecosystems. Whether you are part of a global IT team, a data engineering department, an analytics unit, or a cloud-focused organisation. Our training equips you with the essential competencies needed to thrive in an increasingly data-driven world.

We emphasise practical, hands-on learning through instructor-led sessions and real-world AWS lab environments. Participants work directly with globally deployed AWS services, including Amazon Kinesis, AWS Glue, Amazon Redshift, Amazon S3, and Amazon EMR. Our AWS Data Engineer-Associate course also explores automation using AWS Lambda and Step Functions, along with advanced analytics through Amazon Athena and QuickSight. These practical experiences prepare learners to design, ingest, store, transform, and analyse data efficiently while adhering to industry-recognised security and governance frameworks. Here are the details of the AWS Data Engineer-Associate Certification Exam:

Exam Criteria Details
Exam Code DEA-C01
Exam Name AWS Certified Data Engineer Associate
Duration 130 minutes
Number of Questions 65, Multiple Choice
Passing Score 720/1000
Fees $150
Certification Validity 3 Years
Recertification Required 3 Years
Exam Administration Authority Pearson VUE

 

Edoxi’s globally valued AWS Data Engineer-Associate certification is recognised across leading enterprises and cloud-driven industries. The curriculum addresses both batch and streaming data architectures, ETL/ELT workflows, and integrations with modern machine learning processes. By aligning training with global industry standards, Edoxi ensures that professionals stay competitive and relevant in the rapidly evolving international cloud and data landscape.

Features of Edoxi's AWS Data Engineer-Associate (DEA-C01) Training

AWS Lab Environment Access

You can practise directly within authentic AWS services using dedicated lab environments. You also gain hands-on experience with real AWS data engineering workflows across the cloud ecosystem.

Comprehensive Digital Study Materials

You can access detailed courseware, student guides, and PDF references covering Glue Crawlers, PySpark/Scala, Redshift Spectrum, and other essential AWS data engineering tools.

Collaborative Data Engineering Exercises

You can participate in interactive presentations and scenario-driven group activities. You also develop stronger problem-solving skills and gain exposure to real-world data engineering challenges.

Project-Based AWS Pipeline Implementation

You can complete practical hands-on labs and end-to-end pipeline projects with documented outputs. You also build a professional portfolio showcasing your AWS data engineering implementations.

Industry-Standard AWS Technologies Exposure

You can work with foundational AWS services such as Kinesis, Glue, Redshift, EMR, and Lambda. You also gain the ability to design and operate modern data architectures using globally adopted cloud technologies.

AWS Certification-Oriented Training

You can prepare effectively for the AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate (DEA-C01) exam through targeted, objective-aligned training. You also gain competencies mapped directly to AWS’s global certification standards.

Who Can Join Edoxi’s Online AWS Data Engineer-Associate(DEA-C01) Course

Data Analysts and Scientists

Professionals working with data who want to expand their skillset to include cloud-based data pipeline development and management on AWS.

ETL Developers

Developers with experience in data transformation processes are looking to transition their skills to AWS cloud-native solutions.

IT Professionals with SQL Experience

Technology specialists with a strong foundation in database concepts and SQL who want to specialise in modern data architecture.

Machine Learning Practitioners

ML specialists seeking to understand the data engineering foundations that support effective machine learning pipelines.

Cloud Engineers

Technical professionals with cloud experience wanting to specialise in the high-demand field of data engineering.

Career Transitioners

Technology professionals looking to move into the rapidly growing field of cloud data engineering with AWS expertise.

AWS Data Engineer-Associate (DEA-C01) Course Modules

Module 1: Welcome to AWS Academy Data Engineering
  • Chapter 1: Course Introduction

    • Lesson 1.1: Course prerequisites and objectives
    • Lesson 1.2: Course overview
Module 2: Data-Driven Organisations
  • Chapter 1: Understanding Data-Driven Decisions

    • Lesson 2.1: Data-driven decisions
    • Lesson 2.2: The data pipeline – infrastructure for data-driven decisions
    • Lesson 2.3: The role of the data engineer in data-driven organisations
    • Lesson 2.4: Modern data strategies
Module 3: The Elements of Data
  • Chapter 1: The Five Vs of Data

    • Lesson 3.1: Volume and velocity
    • Lesson 3.2: Variety – data types
    • Lesson 3.3: Variety – data sources
    • Lesson 3.4: Veracity and value
    • Lesson 3.5: Activities to improve veracity and value
    • Lesson 3.6: Activity: Planning your pipeline
Module 4: Design Principles and Patterns for Data Pipelines
  • Chapter 1: Designing Modern Data Architectures

    • Lesson 4.1: AWS Well-Architected Framework and lenses
    • Lesson 4.2: Activity: Using the Well-Architected Framework
    • Lesson 4.3: The evolution of data architectures
    • Lesson 4.4: Modern data architecture on AWS
    • Lesson 4.5: Modern data architecture pipeline: Ingestion and storage
    • Lesson 4.6: Modern data architecture pipeline: Processing and consumption
    • Lesson 4.7: Streaming analytics pipeline
Module 5: Securing and Scaling the Data Pipeline
  • Chapter 1: Security and Scalability

    • Lesson 5.1: Cloud security review
    • Lesson 5.2: Security of analytics workloads
    • Lesson 5.3: ML security
    • Lesson 5.4: Scaling – an overview
    • Lesson 5.5: Creating a scalable infrastructure
    • Lesson 5.6: Creating scalable components
Module 6: Ingesting and Preparing Data
  • Chapter 1: ETL and Data Preparation

    • Lesson 6.1: ETL and ELT comparison
    • Lesson 6.2: Data wrangling introduction
    • Lesson 6.3: Data discovery
    • Lesson 6.4: Data structuring
    • Lesson 6.5: Data cleaning
    • Lesson 6.6: Data Enriching
    • Lesson 6.7: Data validating
    • Lesson 6.8: Data publishing
Module 7: Ingesting by Batch or by Stream
  • Chapter 1: Batch and Stream Ingestion Techniques

    • Lesson 7.1: Comparing batch and stream ingestion
    • Lesson 7.2: Batch ingestion processing
    • Lesson 7.3: Purpose-built ingestion tools
    • Lesson 7.4: AWS Glue for batch ingestion processing
    • Lesson 7.5: Scaling considerations for batch processing
    • Lesson 7.6: Lab: Performing ETL on a dataset using AWS Glue
    • Lesson 7.7: Kinesis for stream processing
    • Lesson 7.8: Scaling considerations for stream processing
    • Lesson 7.9: Ingesting IoT data by stream
Module 8: Storing and Organising Data
  • Chapter 1: Data Storage Solutions

    • Lesson 8.1: Storage in the modern data architecture
    • Lesson 8.2: Data lake storage
    • Lesson 8.3: Data warehouse storage
    • Lesson 8.4: Purpose-built databases
    • Lesson 8.5: Storage in support of the pipeline
    • Lesson 8.6: Securing storage
Module 9: Processing Big Data
  • Chapter 1: Big Data Processing Frameworks

    • Lesson 9.1: Big data processing concepts
    • Lesson 9.2: Apache Hadoop
    • Lesson 9.3: Apache Spark
    • Lesson 9.4: Amazon EMR
    • Lesson 9.5: Managing your Amazon EMR clusters
    • Lesson 9.6: Lab: Processing logs using Amazon EMR
    • Lesson 9.7: Apache Hudi
Module 10: Processing Data for ML
  • Chapter 1: Machine Learning Pipelines

    • Lesson 10.1: ML concepts
    • Lesson 10.2: The ML lifecycle
    • Lesson 10.3: Framing the ML problem to meet the business goal
    • Lesson 10.4: Collecting data
    • Lesson 10.5: Applying labels to training data with known targets
    • Lesson 10.6: Activity: Labelling with SageMaker Ground Truth
    • Lesson 10.7: Preprocessing data
    • Lesson 10.8: Feature engineering
    • Lesson 10.9: Developing a model
    • Lesson 10.10: Deploying a model
    • Lesson 10.11: ML infrastructure on AWS
    • Lesson 10.12: SageMaker
    • Lesson 10.13: Demo: Preparing data and training a model with SageMaker
    • Lesson 10.14: Demo: Preparing data and training a model with SageMaker Canvas
    • Lesson 10.15: AI/ML services on AWS
Module 11: Analysing and Visualising Data
  • Chapter 1: Data Analysis and Visualisation

    • Lesson 11.1: Considering factors that influence tool selection
    • Lesson 11.2: Comparing AWS tools and services
    • Lesson 11.3: Demo: Analysing and visualising data with AWS IoT Analytics and QuickSight
    • Lesson 11.4: Selecting tools for a gaming analytics use case
Module 12: Automating the Pipeline
  • Chapter 1: Automation in Data Engineering

    • Lesson 12.1: Automating infrastructure deployment
    • Lesson 12.2: CI/CD
    • Lesson 12.3: Automating with Step Functions
Module 13: Bridging to Certification
  • Chapter 1: AWS Certification Preparation

    • Lesson 13.1: AWS Certification overview

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Hands-on Activities Involved in the AWS Data Engineer-Associate Training Course

Edoxi’s 40-hour Online AWS Data Engineering course delivers fully practical, subscription-based AWS Lab experiences. Here are the major hands-on labs in the AWS Data Engineer-Associate Training

Real-Time Data Streaming with Amazon Kinesis

learn to build a real-time streaming pipeline using Amazon Kinesis Data Streams to capture, process, and analyse live data from multiple sources, generating immediate insights for decision-making.

Serverless Event Processing with Lambda and EventBridge

Automated workflows are configured by scheduling AWS Lambda functions with Amazon EventBridge. Serverless data processing tasks are implemented to trigger at predefined intervals.

Data Security and Compliance Implementation

Sensitive information in datasets is discovered using Amazon Macie, and encryption controls are applied with AWS KMS to secure Amazon S3 buckets and EBS volumes, ensuring data privacy and compliance.

ETL Pipeline Development using AWS Glue

Data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) are performed using AWS Glue, with Amazon S3 serving as both the input and output storage. Processed datasets are cleaned, enriched, and published.

Data Warehouse Design in Amazon Redshift

A fully functional Amazon Redshift data warehouse is built, including schema design, workload optimisation, credential security, and performance monitoring for scalable analytics.

Distributed Data Processing with Amazon EMR and Spark

An Amazon EMR cluster is set up to run Apache Spark jobs for processing large-scale datasets. Distributed computing techniques are applied to support efficient big data analytics in production environments.

AWS Data Engineer-Associate (DEA-C01) Course Outcomes and Career Opportunities

Completing Edoxi’s 40-hour AWS Data Engineering–Associate certification course provides a structured pathway to high-growth roles in cloud and data engineering. These roles are increasingly in demand as organisations across industries adopt AWS for large-scale data management and analytics. 

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You gain globally relevant cloud data engineering skills by learning to build, secure, and scale data pipelines using core AWS services for international business environments.
You can design and manage complete data workflows, from ingestion and storage to processing, analytics, and automation. You also align your capabilities with global cloud architecture standards.
You develop proficiency in widely used AWS tools such as Kinesis, Glue, Redshift, EMR, and QuickSight, enabling you to work confidently within multinational organisations and global cloud ecosystems.
You strengthen your employability worldwide, becoming qualified for data engineering, cloud analytics, and big data roles across global enterprises, consulting firms, and technology companies.
You build strong readiness for the AWS Data Engineer–Associate certification, earning a credential that is recognised and valued in the global tech industry.
You apply practical problem-solving skills through hands-on labs and real datasets. You learn to handle complex data challenges in international supply chains, distributed systems, and cross-border digital operations.

Career Opportunities After Our AWS Data Engineer-Associate Certification Classes

  • AWS Data Engineer
  • Cloud Data Engineer
  • Big Data Engineer
  • ETL Developer / ETL Engineer
  • Data Analytics Engineer
  • Machine Learning Data Engineer
  • Business Intelligence (BI) Engineer
  • Cloud Solutions Architect – Data Track
  • Data Warehouse Engineer
  • Data Platform Engineer

AWS Data Engineer-Associate (DEA-C01) Training Option

Live Online Training

  • 40 hours of Real-Time Instructor Interaction

  • Access AWS Cloud Lab Environment Remotely

  • Flexible Scheduling for Professionals

  • Virtual Classroom with Interactive Elements

Corporate Training

  • 5 days of Customised Training option for Team Requirements

  • Flexible Delivery Options (On-Site / Edoxi Office / Hotel)

  • Fly-Me-a-Trainer Option

  • Food and refreshments provided for corporate teams

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Why Choose Edoxi for AWS Data Engineer-Associate Course

Edoxi’s 40-hour AWS Data Engineer–Associate Certification Training provides practical, industry-ready cloud skills aligned with global data engineering standards. Here are the major reasons why professionals and organisations choose us for AWS Data Engineering training

Workplace-Focused AWS Practical Learning

Edoxi’s curriculum integrates official AWS best practices with real industry scenarios, ensuring you build job-ready skills that can be immediately applied within modern data engineering environments.

Industry-Expert AWS Certified Trainers

Our AWS Data Engineer-Associate classes are led by experienced AWS professionals who bring deep real-world expertise in data pipelines, cloud architecture, automation, and large-scale data systems.

Certification-Oriented Training for Exam Success

Our AWS Data Engineer-Associate course follows a structured learning pathway with guided practice, hands-on labs, and targeted exam preparation to help you confidently pass the AWS Data Engineer–Associate certification.

Trusted Corporate Cloud Training Provider

Edoxi is widely recognised for delivering AWS and Azure training for government entities, private organisations, and large enterprises across Africa and the Middle East.

Complete AWS Learning Pathway for Career Growth

Our programme connects seamlessly with other AWS specialisation tracks, enabling learners to progress into advanced cloud, analytics, and architecture roles.

Global Training Presence Across Key Markets

Edoxi maintains a strong presence across the GCC, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Oman and continues to deliver successful cloud training programmes across European and international markets.

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Meet Our Mentor

Our mentors are leaders and experts in their fields. They can challenge and guide you on your road to success!

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Manish Rajpal

Manish is a passionate Corporate Trainer, AI Consultant, and Cloud Solutions Architect. He empowers clients across the globe to build and maintain highly available, resilient, scalable, and secure solutions, now with a growing emphasis on AI-powered architectures. With over 15,000 professionals trained, Manish specialises in technologies including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Copilot and GitHub Copilot and increasingly, AI and Machine Learning.

Manish has led research and workshops focused on integrating AI into cloud environments, exploring use cases like intelligent automation, natural language processing, and responsible AI practices.

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FAQ

What are the prerequisites for Edoxi’s AWS Data Engineer-Associate (DEA-C01) Course?
Edoxi’s AWS Data Engineer-Associate training does not require mandatory prerequisites. For faster learning, basic knowledge of cloud concepts, ETL workflows, or general IT operations can be helpful. Those with prior experience in AWS, SQL, or Python will find the advanced modules easier to follow.
How is Edoxi’s AWS DEA-C01 training structured?
Edoxi’s AWS Data Engineer-Associate course is designed to align directly with the DEA-C01 exam domains. The programme blends theoretical learning with extensive hands-on labs, real AWS projects, group exercises, and scenario-based problem-solving to build both conceptual clarity and practical data engineering expertise.
How is the DEA-C01 exam different from certifications like SAA-C03 or DAS-C01?

AWS Data Engineer-Associate (DEA-C01) is moderately more challenging than SAA-C03 because it focuses deeply on data pipelines, ingestion frameworks, transformations, and workflow optimisation. It complements DAS-C01 but does not replace it—DAS-C01 covers deeper analytics and BI workloads, while DEA-C01 is focused on data engineering and pipeline implementation.

What tools and AWS services will I work with during Edoxi’s AWS DEA-C01 training?
During Edoxi’s AWS Data Engineer-Associate training, you gain hands-on experience with major AWS data services. This includes Amazon S3, AWS Glue, Amazon Redshift, Amazon Kinesis, Amazon EMR, AWS Lambda, Amazon Athena, and Amazon QuickSight. You can also explore orchestration, automation, schema design, and modern data lake architectures.
Will Edoxi’s AWS DEA-C01 course prepare me for the certification exam?
Yes. Edoxi’s curriculum is fully aligned with the DEA-C01 exam blueprint. Through structured lessons, guided labs, and real-time project simulations, you will develop the knowledge, skills, and exam-ready confidence required to successfully pass the AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate exam.
Will I get hands-on experience with actual AWS environments?
Absolutely. Edoxi’s AWS Data Engineer-Associate course includes access to an AWS Lab subscription. It is where you work with real services like Glue Crawlers, Redshift Spectrum, EMR clusters, and Kinesis streams. Projects include building, automating, and monitoring end-to-end data pipelines with step-by-step guidance.
How long does it take to complete Edoxi’s DEA-C01 training?
Edoxi’s AWS Data Engineer-Associate course includes 40 hours of instructor-led learning. For corporate groups, it is typically completed over 5 intensive days. Individual learners can opt for flexible weekday or weekend schedules based on availability.
What career opportunities open up after completing Edoxi’s AWS DEA-C01 training?
Completing the DEA-C01 equips you for roles such as AWS Data Engineer, ETL Engineer, Cloud Data Specialist, or Data Analytics Engineer. With experience, learners progress to advanced roles in cloud data architecture, big data engineering, and machine learning data pipelines.
What is the difference between a Data Engineer and a Data Scientist, and is this covered in the course?
Yes, Edoxi explains the distinction clearly. Data Engineers design, automate, and maintain the data infrastructure that powers analytics, while Data Scientists build models and derive insights. The course focuses on engineering workflows that support scalable analytics and ML pipelines.