Amazon Web ServicesDEA-C01Associate

AWS Certified Data Engineer - Associate

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Track at a glance

Exam code: DEA-C01
Version: DEA-C01
Level: Associate
Blueprint domains: 4
Lessons: 14
Original practice questions: 111
Flashcards: 42
Last reviewed: 2026-07-14
Next scheduled review: 2026-10-14

Blueprint facts are re-verified against the official exam guide on the review schedule above.

Exam blueprint

Domains & weights

Every lesson and question is mapped to a domain and objective below, and every attempt records the exam version it was answered under.

Domain 1: Data Ingestion and Transformation

34% of exam

Published weight 34%. Performing data ingestion (batch and streaming), transforming and processing data, orchestrating data pipelines, and applying programming concepts.

Perform data ingestion (batch and streaming: Kinesis, MSK, Glue, DMS, throttling)
Transform and process data (AWS Glue, EMR/Spark, Lambda, optimization, containers)
Orchestrate data pipelines (Step Functions, MWAA/Airflow, EventBridge, Glue workflows)
Apply programming concepts (SQL, Python, IaC, CI/CD, Git, code optimization)

Domain 2: Data Store Management

26% of exam

Published weight 26%. Choosing a data store, understanding data cataloging systems, managing the lifecycle of data, and designing data models and schema evolution.

Choose a data store (S3, Redshift, DynamoDB, RDS/Aurora, storage formats)
Understand data cataloging systems (AWS Glue Data Catalog, crawlers, schema management)
Manage the lifecycle of data (S3 lifecycle, tiering, retention, hot/cold storage)
Design data models and schema evolution (normalization, star schema, partitioning, indexing)

Domain 3: Data Operations and Support

22% of exam

Published weight 22%. Automating data processing, analyzing data and ensuring data quality, and maintaining and monitoring data pipelines.

Automate and orchestrate data processing (CloudFormation/CDK, scheduling, EventBridge)
Analyze data and ensure data quality (Athena, Glue DataBrew, Glue Data Quality, QuickSight)
Maintain and monitor data pipelines (CloudWatch, CloudTrail, logging, troubleshooting)

Domain 4: Data Security and Governance

18% of exam

Published weight 18%. Applying authentication and authorization mechanisms, ensuring data encryption/masking/privacy, and preparing logs for audit and governance.

Apply authentication and authorization (IAM, Lake Formation, roles, least privilege)
Ensure data encryption, masking, and privacy (KMS, Macie, PII, tokenization)
Prepare logs for audit and ensure governance (CloudTrail, AWS Config, data lineage, compliance)

Source & provenance

AWS Certified Data Engineer - Associate (DEA-C01) exam guide: official source (retrieved 2026-07-14)
AWS Certified Data Engineer - Associate: official source (retrieved 2026-07-14)

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