AWS · Professional Certification · Associate
AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate
Crydd Score 70
Demand High
Career Value Strong
Recognition High
AWS Data Engineer at a glance
- Provider
- AWS
- Credential type
- Professional Certification
- Exam required
- Yes
- Category
- Cloud
- Level
- Associate
- Cost
- $150
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Time to earn
- 2–4 months
- Validity
- 3 years
- Format
- 65 questions, 130 minutes
- Prerequisites
- None required; data-engineering and AWS experience recommended
What is AWS Data Engineer?
AWS's associate credential for data engineering — building and operating pipelines, ingestion, storage, and governance on AWS. It targets the role that has grown up between analytics and cloud engineering.
Skills it covers
- Data pipelines on AWS
- ETL and ingestion
- Data stores and warehousing
- Data governance
Is AWS Data Engineer worth it? The Crydd Verdict
CS 70Choose it if
You build data pipelines on AWS or want to move into data engineering from analytics or software, and want a credential aimed squarely at that fast-growing role on the leading cloud.
Consider alternatives if
You are focused on machine learning rather than pipelines — the AWS Machine Learning credentials fit that path; for pure architecture, Solutions Architect Associate is broader.
Why we say so
Data engineering is one of the most in-demand data roles, AWS leads cloud market share, and an associate credential dedicated to pipelines rather than general architecture is a precise, marketable signal.
Market demand
Data-engineering roles are among the fastest-growing in the data field, and AWS-based pipelines are common; a dedicated associate credential is a strong, current hiring signal.
Where AWS Data Engineer takes you
- Data Engineer
- Cloud Engineer
- Analytics Engineer
Career roadmaps show where this certification fits in each path. See the roadmaps.
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