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#Databricks Data Engineer

Databricks Data Engineer is the backbone of today’s data-driven world — uniting data, analytics, and AI on one collaborative platform. Built on Apache Spark, it enables seamless data integration, scalable ETL pipelines, and real-time analytics.
From finance to healthcare, Databricks Data Engineers power intelligent insights, optimize data workflows, and drive business transformation across industries.

Training Highlights

✅ Databricks Architecture
✅  PySpark & Spark SQL
✅ Delta Lake & Delta Tables
✅ Databricks Notebooks
✅ Python, PySpark, SQL
✅ Event Hub, Kafka
✅ Job Workflows & Automation
✅ CI-CD Integrations (DevOps)
✅ Real Time Projects
 

Modules We Learn:

✅ Module 1: Databricks
✅ Module 2: Real Time Project (E-commerce)
✅ Module 3: Databricks Data Engineer Certification Guidance

Course Duration: 7 Weeks

Databricks Data Engineer

Module 1: MSSQL & TSQL Queries, Tuning

Ch 1: SQL Database Job Roles

  • Database Intro
  • OLTP, DWH, OLAP
  • DBMS Basics
  • Data Engineer Job Roles

Ch 2: Database Intro & Installations

  • SQL Server Installations
  • Instance & Collations
  • SSMS Tool Installation
  • Connections, Authentications

Ch 3: SQL Basics V1 (Commands)

  • SQL Basics (DDL, DML, etc..)
  • Creating Databases, Tables
  • Data Inserts (GUI, SQL)
  • Basic SELECT Queries

Ch 4: SQL Basics V2 (Commands, Operators)

  • DDL: Create, Alter, Drop
  • DML: Insert, Update, Delete
  • DQL: Select, Fetch
  • SQL Operators

Ch 5: Data Types & Variables

  • Integer, Character Data Types
  • Decimal & Boolean Data Types
  • Date and Time Data Types
  • SQL_Variant Type

Ch 6: Data Imports

  • Data Imports with Excel
  • Data Types Detection
  • OLE-DB Connections
  • ORDER BY, TOP, OFFSET

Ch 7: Schemas & Batches

  • Schemas, Table Grouping
  • Real-world Banking Database
  • 2 Part, 3 Part, 4 Part Naming
  • Batch & “Go” Command

Ch 8: Constraints, Keys & RDBMS

  • Null, Not Null Constraints
  • Unique Key & Check
  • Primary Key & Default
  • Foreign Keys, DB Diagrams

Ch 9: Normal Forms & RDBMS

  • Normal Forms: 1 NF, 2 NF
  • 3 NF, BCNF and 4 NF
  • 1:1, 1:M, M:1 Cardinality
  • Self Referencing Keys, ER Models

Ch 10: Sub Queries

  • Sub Queries
  • Nested Queries
  • Correlated Sub Queries
  • Union, Union All

Ch 11: Group By Queries

  • Group By, Having
  • Cube( ) & Rollup( )
  • Grouping( )
  • IsNull(), Coalesce()

Ch 12: Joins & Queries

  • Joins & TSQL Queries
  • Inner Joins, Matching Data
  • Outer Joins: Left, Right, Full
  • Self Joins, Conditions

Ch 13: Joins with Group By, Sub Queries

  • Join, Group By, Sub Queries
  • IIF(), CASE Statement
  • EXISTS, NOT EXISTS
  • Query Execution Order

Ch 14: Views & RLS

  • Views: Realtime Usage
  • DML, SELECT with Views
  • WITH CHECK OPTION
  • RLS, Important System Views

Ch 15: Functions & Queries

  • Scalar, Table Value Functions
  • Variables & Parameters
  • Date Time, Conversion Functions
  • String, Aggregated Functions

Ch 16: Advanced SQL, Window Functions

  • Window Functions (Rank)
  • Row_Number, DenseRank
  • Partition By, Lead & Lag
  • Pivot, UnPivot, Running Totals

Ch 17: Stored Procedures – 1

  • Stored Procedures, Parameters
  • SELECT & Conditional DML
  • IF Statement, SP Recompilation
  • System Stored Procedures

Ch 18: Stored Procedures – 2

  • Merge Statement (Upsert)
  • Merge with OLTP & DWH
  • Matched and Not Matched
  • Merge & SP Recompilations

Ch 19: SQL Query Performance & Indexing

  • Clustered, NonClustered Indexes
  • Execution Plans, Tuning Queries
  • SARGable Queries, NULLIF
  • Query Optimization Examples

Ch 20: CTEs & Tuning

  • Common Table Expression
  • Data Cleansing Techniques
  • Duplicate Detection/Removal
  • Cursor Basics – When to Use & Avoid

Module 2: Python For Data Engineers

Ch 1: Python Introduction

  • Python Introduction
  • Python Versions
  • Python for Data Engineers
  • Python Architecture

Ch 2: Python Installations

  • Python Common Line
  • Anaconda Web
  • Anaconda Installations
  • Jupyter Notebooks, IDE

Ch 3: Python Basics

  • print()
  • display()
  • Multi Line display
  • Debug with AI

Ch 4: Python Variables

  • Variable Declarations
  • Variable Rules
  • Multi Value Variables
  • Common Value Variables

Ch 5: Python Operators

  • Athematic, String Operators
  • Bit, Comparison Operators
  • Binary Operators
  • Indexing Operators

Ch 6: Python Data Types

  • Integer, Float
  • String Data Types
  • Type Casting
  • Type Identification

Ch 7: Python Lists

  • Python Lists
  • List Items, Slices
  • Length & Type
  • Empty Lists, Append

Ch 8: Python Dictionaries

  • Indexing Dictionaries
  • Edit Key Values
  • Lists inside Dictionaries
  • Delete & Clear

Ch 9: Python Tuples

  • Python Tuples
  • Defining, Indexing
  • Length(), Type()
  • Mixed Values in Tuples

Ch 10: Python Control Statements

  • If..Else conditions
  • if..elif..else, range
  • Shorthand if
  • in & negation operators

Ch 11: Python Loops

  • For Loop, Range
  • While Loop
  • Exit Conditions
  • Break, Continue, Paas

Ch 12: Python SQL DB Access

  • SQL DB Access with Python
  • pyodbc module, sql functions
  • SQL DB Cursor Connections
  • Filters, Aggregations with SQL

Ch 13: Dataframe Transformations – 1

  • Concat & Append
  • Merge Dataframes
  • ON and KIND Options
  • Loops with Dataframes

Ch 14: Dataframe Transformations – 2

  • Pandas – Cleaning Data
  • Replace, Transform Columns
  • Identify & Remove Duplicates
  • dropna(), fillna() Functions

Ch 15: Dataframe Transformations – 3

  • date, time Functions
  • Now() Function in Python
  • date, time Functions
  • Calendar Data Generation

Module 3: Databricks, PySpark, Spark, Unity Catalog

Ch 1: Databricks Introduction

  • Cloud ETL, DWH
  • Databricks Concepts
  • ETL, Lakehouse & Big Data
  • Databricks Workspace UI

Ch 2: Databricks Architecture

  • Two Plane Architecture
  • Databricks Runtime (DBR)
  • Spark Compute Concepts
  • Databricks APIs

Ch 3: Unity Catalog

  • Unity Catalog Concepts
  • Managed & External
  • Lineage, Data Governance
  • Genie AI with Unity Catalog

Ch 4: Databricks Operations (GUI)

  • Catalog & Schema Creations
  • Volumes, Files & Tables
  • Catalog Explorer
  • Need for ETL

Ch 5: Spark SQL

  • Spark SQL Notebooks
  • Catalog, Schemas
  • Tables, DDL Operations
  • Spark Data Types & Clones

Ch 6: Spark Queries

  • Data Inserts, Sequences
  • Spark Joins
  • Aggregations
  • Data Analytics

Ch 7: Spark SQL: Functions

  • Aggregate Functions
  • Math, Sort Functions
  • String, DateTime Functions
  • Window & Null Functions

Ch 8: Spark SQL: Time Travel

  • Time Travel Concepts
  • HISTORY, EXTENDED
  • Versions & Time Stamp
  • Time Travel Settings

Ch 9: Python Concepts in Databricks

  • Python Implementations
  • Print(), display()
  • Variables, Operators
  • Dataframes

Ch 10: PySpark Concepts

  • Python Vs PySpark
  • PySpark DataFrames
  • select(), filter()
  • withColumn()

Ch 11: Medallion Architecture – 1

  • File Data Sources
  • Bronze, Silver and Gold
  • Temp Views, Aggregations
  • Spark Tables (Parquet)

Ch 12: Medallion Architecture – 2

  • Azure SQL DB Connections
  • Joins & Aggregations
  • Gold Data Consumption
  • Bronze → Silver → Gold → BI/Analytics

Ch 13: Databricks Delta Lake

  • Schema Evolution
  • Delta Table API
  • MERGE / Upsert Operations
  • Delta Transaction Log

Ch 14: PySpark: Widgets

  • Parameters, Text Widgets
  • dbutils() & get() Functions
  • Widget Prompts, Edits
  • UI & JSON for Widgets

Ch 15: Lake Flow Jobs

  • Workflows & CRON
  • Job Compute, Running Tasks
  • Python Script Tasks, Dependencies
  • Concurrency, Branch Control

Ch 16: PySpark: Auto Loader

  • Cloud Files & Checkpoints
  • Data Stream, Schemas
  • Schema Evaluation Modes
  • File Ingestions, Rescued Column

Ch 17: LakeFlow Declarative Pipelines

  • SDP: Spark Declarative Pipelines
  • Delta LIVE Tables, Data Streams
  • Bronze, Silver, Gold Data
  • Data Quality, Materialized Views

Ch 18: Databricks Optimizations

  • Lazy Evaluation, Data Skew
  • Data Shuffling, Partitions
  • Broadcast Joins, Vacuum
  • Liquid Clusters, Optimize, Z-Order

Ch 19: Databricks Security, AI

  • ACL: Access Control List
  • Workspace & Catalog Security
  • Schema, Volume Security
  • Table & Column Security

Ch 20: Databricks with Power BI

  • Access Keys (Tokens)
  • Server Host, HTTP Path
  • Spark Connectors
  • Databricks Connectors

Ch 21: Genie AI

  • Unity Catalog & Genie AI
  • AI Components in Databricks
  • Debugging Controls
  • Using AI for Notebook Design

Ch 22: GitHub & Asset Bundle

  • GitHub & GIT
  • Branches, Asset Bundle
  • Integrating GIT
  • Process Integration

Module 4: Realtime Projects for Data Engineering

Real-Time Project 1: HealthCare Domain

Project Requirement:
Solve 20+ Real-World Healthcare Business Requirements.

Project Workflow:
Database Design → SQL → Data Analysis → Performance Optimization

Project Operational Flow:
Healthcare DB → Patients → Doctors → Appointments → Treatments → Billing → Insurance → SQL
Analysis → Stored Procedures → Performance Tuning → Business Reports

Business Requirements:
Monthly Hospital Revenue, Top Doctors By Patients Treated, Repeat Patients, Department Performance,
Average Treatment Cost, Unpaid Bills, Insurance Claim Analysis, Patient Trends, Month-Over-Month
Revenue And Top Procedures…

Real-Time Project 2: Online Travel Data Engineering Platform
Project Objective:
Build an end-to-end Azure Data Engineering solution to process, transform, and analyze Online Travel
business data from multiple sources.

Skills Gained:

👉 Data Ingestion & ETL Development
👉 Azure Data Factory Pipelines
👉 Data Orchestration (End to End)
👉 Data Lake Architecture, RBAC
👉 Real-Time Industry Experience
👉 Azure IoT, Stream Analytics
👉 Azure Databricks with Data Factory

Components For Project:

👉 ADF Pipelines
👉 Databricks Notebooks
👉 Apache Spark Schemas
👉 Monitoring & Alerts
👉 CI/CD Deployment
👉 End to End Integrations
👉 IAM & Managed Identity

What is the Databricks Data Engineer Associate Training?

This training covers Databricks concepts end-to-end including Spark SQL, PySpark, Delta Lake, Lakehouse, Auto Loader, DLT, Unity Catalog, Workflows, Streaming, Medallion Architecture, and Real-Time Projects.

Who should join this course?

Aspiring Data Engineers, Cloud Engineers, BI Developers, Data Science Engineers, and freshers who want to build a strong career in Databricks and modern Data Engineering.

What modules are included in this training?

Module 1: MSSQL
Module 2: Python
Module 3: Databricks (Complete)
Module 4: Databricks Data Engineer Associate Exam Guidance

Is SQL included as part of the training?

Yes. SQL Server basics to advanced topics including DDL, DML, Joins, Constraints, Keys, Views, Procedures, Functions, CTEs, Tuning, Indexes, Group By, Subqueries, Transactions, and Window Functions.

Do I need Python knowledge to learn Databricks?

Yes, and this course teaches Python from scratch including data types, loops, functions, modules, file handling, exception handling, and full pandas for ETL.

What Databricks basics will I learn?

You will learn Workspace, Notebooks, Clusters, Filesystems, Catalogs, Schemas, and Databricks Architecture including Spark and Lakehouse fundamentals.

Does the course include Spark SQL?

Yes. Spark SQL API, creating schemas, altering columns, unions, math functions, sort functions, string functions, date/time functions, conditional logic, expr() and complex SQL expressions.

Will I learn PySpark in detail?

Yes. Creating DataFrames, reading/writing CSV/JSON/ORC/Parquet, schema inference, grouping, filtering, joins, union, pivot/unpivot, transformations, and rendering outputs.

Is Unity Catalog included in the curriculum?

Yes. Managed tables, external tables, volumes, catalogs, schemas, views, access control, workspace binding, lineage, metastore, system tables, and securable objects.

Will I learn Data Ingestion & Auto Loader?

Yes. Auto Loader streaming ingestion, schema inference, evolution, streaming reads/writes, cancellations, and workspace modules.

Is Medallion Architecture taught?

Yes. Bronze, Silver, Gold layers, aggregated loads, temp views, parquet tables, file/table sources, and building reliable pipelines using Medallion principles.

What Delta Lake concepts does this course cover?

Delta Table API, delete/update/merge, time travel, history, schema evolution, DML operations, retention, transaction logs, and Delta Lake SCD Type 2 implementation.

Will I learn SCD Type 2 in real-time?

Yes. Incremental loads, new/existing record handling, history retention, upserts, and automation using Delta Lake and notebooks.

Does the course include Streaming & Structured Streaming?

Yes. Streaming simulations, micro-batches, schema evolution, watermarking, time-based aggregations, triggers, and Delta streaming pipelines.

Do you cover Databricks Workflows (Jobs)?

Yes. Jobs scheduling, CRON, task dependencies, branching logic, passing parameters into notebooks/py scripts, concurrent executions, and job clusters.

Is Databricks Tuning part of the training?

Yes. Explain plans, lazy evaluation, caching, data shuffling, broadcast joins, partitioning, data skipping, Z-ordering, Liquid Clustering, and Spark configs.

Will I learn GitHub Integration?

Yes. Git prerequisites, linking GitHub with Databricks, Git folders, adding modules, version control, code sync, and pipeline updates.

Does the course include Delta Live Tables (DLT)?

Yes. Pipeline clusters, Data Quality checks, declarative pipelines, streaming datasets, parameterization, and DLT streaming live tables.

Is a real-time project included?

Yes. E-Commerce/Banking/Sales projects with requirements, solutions, FAQs, architecture flow, interview questions, and resume guidance.

Is exam preparation for Databricks Data Engineer Associate included?

Yes. Exam guidance, sample questions, mock exams, and hands-on practice for the certification.

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