AWS Data Engineer Interview Preparation for Beginners

Master essential AWS data engineering concepts and ace your interview with this comprehensive, beginner-friendly preparation course.

Understanding the Data Engineer Role in AWS

Unit 1: The Data Engineer's World

Unit 2: Daily Life of an AWS Data Engineer

Unit 3: Data Engineering Project Lifecycle

AWS Fundamentals for Data Engineering

Unit 1: AWS Core Concepts

Unit 2: Essential AWS Services

Unit 3: Resource Provisioning Basics

Introduction to Data Storage on AWS

Unit 1: Core AWS Storage Services

Unit 2: Deep Dive into S3 Storage

Unit 3: S3 Data Management & Security

Relational Databases with Amazon RDS

Unit 1: RDS Core Concepts

Unit 2: Security and Networking

Unit 3: Data Management & Operations

Unit 4: Interview Prep for RDS

Data Warehousing with Amazon Redshift

Unit 1: Redshift Fundamentals

Unit 2: Redshift Cluster Management

Unit 3: Data Management in Redshift

Unit 4: Redshift for Analytics

NoSQL Databases with DynamoDB

Unit 1: NoSQL Fundamentals

Unit 2: Getting Started with DynamoDB

Unit 3: DynamoDB Core Concepts

Unit 4: Interacting with DynamoDB

Introduction to Data Lakes on AWS

Unit 1: Data Lake Fundamentals

Unit 2: S3 as the Data Lake Foundation

Unit 3: Data Ingestion into Data Lakes

Data Ingestion with AWS Kinesis

Unit 1: Kinesis Fundamentals

Unit 2: Deep Dive into Kinesis Streams

Unit 3: Deep Dive into Kinesis Firehose

Unit 4: Kinesis Analytics & Use Cases

Unit 5: Interview Prep for Kinesis

Batch Data Processing with AWS Glue

Unit 1: AWS Glue Fundamentals

Unit 2: AWS Glue Components

Unit 3: Implementing with Glue

Serverless Data Processing with AWS Lambda

Unit 1: Serverless Fundamentals

Unit 2: Lambda in Action

Unit 3: Common Data Engineering Use Cases

Unit 4: Lambda Best Practices & Interview Tips

Orchestrating Data Workflows with AWS Step Functions

Unit 1: Understanding Workflow Orchestration

Unit 2: Introducing AWS Step Functions

Unit 3: Building Basic Step Function Workflows

Unit 4: Advanced Step Function Patterns

Unit 5: Step Functions in Data Engineering

Data Transformation with Apache Spark on EMR

Unit 1: Spark Fundamentals

Unit 2: Amazon EMR for Spark

Unit 3: Spark for Data Transformation

Unit 4: Benefits & Considerations

Querying Data Lakes with Amazon Athena

Unit 1: Athena Fundamentals

Unit 2: Athena and Glue Data Catalog

Unit 3: Cost and Performance

Data Governance and Security in AWS

Unit 1: Foundations of Data Security

Unit 2: Identity and Access Management (IAM)

Unit 3: Data Encryption in AWS

Unit 4: Data Governance & Compliance

Monitoring and Logging Data Pipelines

Unit 1: Why Monitor & Log?

Unit 2: AWS CloudWatch Essentials

Unit 3: AWS CloudTrail for Auditing

Unit 4: Applying Monitoring & Logging

Cost Optimization for AWS Data Services

Unit 1: Understanding AWS Costs

Unit 2: Optimizing Storage Costs

Unit 3: Optimizing Compute Costs

Unit 4: General Cost Best Practices

Introduction to Data Streaming Architectures

Unit 1: Understanding Real-time Data

Unit 2: Streaming Data Use Cases

Building a Simple ETL Pipeline on AWS

Unit 1: ETL Pipeline Fundamentals

Unit 2: Designing a Simple ETL Pipeline

Unit 3: The Extract Stage

Unit 4: The Transform Stage

Unit 5: The Load Stage

Unit 6: Putting It All Together

Unit 7: Interview Prep: Simple ETL

Data Quality and Validation

Unit 1: Foundations of Data Quality

Unit 2: Data Validation Strategies

Unit 3: Implementing Validation on AWS

Introduction to Data Governance Tools

Unit 1: Foundations of Data Governance

Unit 2: AWS Lake Formation Deep Dive

Unit 3: Centralized Access Control

Troubleshooting Common Data Pipeline Issues

Unit 1: Understanding Pipeline Failures

Unit 2: Debugging AWS Services

Unit 3: Leveraging AWS Monitoring Tools

Unit 4: Practical Troubleshooting Strategies

Preparing for the AWS Data Engineer Interview

Unit 1: Interview Foundations

Unit 2: Behavioral Interview Mastery

Unit 3: Technical Interview Strategies

Unit 4: Scenario & Follow-up

System Design for AWS Data Engineering

Unit 1: Foundations of System Design

Unit 2: Designing for Data Workflows

Unit 3: Architectural Considerations

Unit 4: Scenario-Based Design Practice

Advanced Topics and Future Trends

Unit 1: Emerging Trends in AWS Data Engineering

Unit 2: Continuous Learning & Specialization