About the Program

  • About the Big Data Engineer course developed in collaboration with IBM

    IBM is recognized as a Leader in the 2021 Magic Quadrant for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. A joint partnership with Simplilearn and IBM introduces students to integrated blended learning, making them experts as Big Data Engineers. The big Data Engineer course developed in collaboration with IBM will make students industry ready to start a career as Big Data Engineers.

     

    IBM is a leading cognitive solution and cloud platform company, headquartered in Armonk, New York, offering a plethora of technology and consulting services. Each year, IBM invests $6 billion in research and development and has achieved five Nobel prizes, nine US National Medals of Technology, five US National Medals of Science, six Turing Awards, and 10 Inductions into the US Inventors Hall of Fame

    What can I expect from this Simplilearn's Big Data Engineer course developed in collaboration with IBM?

    Upon completion of this Big Data Engineer course, you will receive certificates from IBM (for IBM courses) and Simplilearn for the courses in the learning path. These certificates will testify to your skills as a Big Data Engineer after the completion of training. You will also receive the following:

    • Masterclass by IBM experts
    • Ask me anything sessions with IBM leadership
    • Hackathons conducted by IBM
    • Industry-recognized Big Data Engineer Master's Certificate from Simplilearn

  • What are the learning objectives of this Big Data Engineer course?

    Big Data has a major impact on businesses worldwide, with applications in a wide range of industries such as healthcare, insurance, transport, logistics, and customer service. A role as a Big Data Engineer places you on the path to an exciting, evolving career that is predicted to grow sharply into 2025 and beyond.

    These co-developed Simplilearn and IBM Big Data Engineer course is designed to give you in-depth knowledge of the flexible and versatile frameworks on the Hadoop ecosystem and big data tools like Data Model Creation, Database Interfaces, Advanced Architecture, Spark, Scala, RDD, SparkSQL, Spark Streaming, Spark ML, GraphX, Sqoop, Flume, Pig, Hive, Impala, and Kafka Architecture. This Big Data Engineer course will also teach you to model data, perform ingestion, replicate data, and share data using a NoSQL database management system MongoDB.

     

    The Big Data Engineer course curriculum will give you hands-on experience connecting Kafka to Spark and working with Kafka Connect.

  • Why become a Big Data Engineer?

    Big Data Engineers create and maintain analytics infrastructure and are responsible for the development, deployment, maintenance, and monitoring of architecture components, such as databases and large-scale processing systems. The global Big Data market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 31.3 percent by 2025, so this is the perfect time to pursue a career in this field.

    The valuable skills you’ll acquire with this Big Data Engineer course will help you secure employment with companies as diverse as IBM, Coca-Cola, Ford Motors, Amazon, HCL, and Uber. Big Data Engineers are employable across a variety of industries such as transportation, healthcare, telecommunications, finance, manufacturing, and many more. According to Glassdoor, the average annual salary for a Big Data Engineer is $137,776, with more than 130K jobs in this field worldwide.

  • What skills will you learn in this Big Data Engineer course?

    The Big Data Engineer course curriculum ensures that you master the various components of the Hadoop ecosystem, such as MapReduce, Pig, Hive, Impala, HBase, and Sqoop, and learn real-time processing in Spark and Spark SQL. By the end of this Big Data Engineer certification course, you will: 

    • Gain insights on how to improve business productivity by processing Big Data on platforms that can handle its volume, velocity, variety, and veracity

    • Master the various components of the Hadoop ecosystem, such as Hadoop, Yarn, MapReduce, Pig, Hive, Impala, HBase, ZooKeeper, Oozie, Sqoop, and Flume

    • Become an expert in MongoDB by gaining an in-depth knowledge of NoSQL and mastering the skills of data modeling, ingestion, query, sharding, and data replication

    • Learn how Kafka is used in the real world, including its architecture and components, get hands-on experience connecting Kafka to Spark, and work with Kafka Connect

    • Get a solid understanding of the fundamentals of the Scala language, it's tooling and the development process

    • Identify AWS concepts, terminologies, benefits, and deployment options to meet the business requirements

    • Understand how to use Amazon EMR for processing the data using Hadoop ecosystem tools

    • Understand how to use Amazon Kinesis for big data processing in real-time

    • Analyze and transform big data using Kinesis Streams

    • Visualize data and perform queries using Amazon QuickSight

  • What are the prerequisites for this Big Data Engineer course?

    Learners need to have an undergraduate degree or a high school diploma to avail of this course. It is also beneficial to have prior knowledge of SQL, programming basics, data pipelines, algorithms, and data structures when taking a Big Data Engineer course.

  • What are the job opportunities upon completing this Big Data Engineer course?

    Upon completion of the Big Data Engineer course in collaboration with IBM, you will have the skills required to help you land your dream job, including:

    • Data Engineer/Big Data Engineer
    • Big Data Lead
    • Data Architect
    • Technical Program Manager
    • Big Data/Hadoop Developer
    • Product Engineer

Tools Covered

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Learning Path

  • Course 1

    Big Data for Data Engineering

    This course from IBM will teach you the basic concepts and terminologies of Big Data and its real-life applications across industries. You will gain insights on how to improve business productivity by processing large volumes of data and extracting valuable information from them.

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  • Course 2

    Big Data Hadoop and Spark Developer

    Simplilearn’s Big Data Hadoop course lets you master the concepts of the Hadoop framework, Big data tools, and methodologies. Achieving a Big Data Hadoop certification prepares you for success as a Big Data Developer. This Big Data and Hadoop training help you understand how the various components of the Hadoop ecosystem fit into the Big Data processing lifecycle. Take this Big Data and Hadoop online training to explore Spark applications, parallel processing, and functional programming.

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  • Course 3

    PySpark Training Course

    Get ready to add some Spark to your Python code with this PySpark certification training. This course gives you an overview of the Spark stack and lets you know how to leverage the functionality of Python as you deploy it in the Spark ecosystem. It helps you gain the skills required to become a PySpark developer.

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  • Course 4

    Apache Kafka

    Simplilearn’s Kafka certification lets you explore how to process huge amounts of data using various tools. You will understand how to better leverage Big data analytics with this Kafka training. Take advantage of our blended learning approach for this Kafka course and learn the basic concepts of Apache Kafka. Get ready to go through the cutting-edge curriculum of this Apache Kafka certification designed by industry experts and develop the job-ready skills of a Kafka developer.

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  • Course 5Online Classroom Flexi Pass

    MongoDB Developer and Administrator

    Simplilearn’s MongoDB certification equips you with the relevant skills required to become a MongoDB Developer. The highly-qualified instructors for this MongoDB course help you understand why more businesses are using MongoDB development services to handle their increasing data storage and handling demands. Our MongoDB training is equipped with industry projects, lab exercises and various demos to explain key concepts. Enroll in our MongoDB online course and learn this popular NoSQL database

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  • Course 6

    AWS Data Analytics Certification Training

    Simplilearn’s AWS Data Analytics certification training prepares you for all aspects of hosting big data and performing distributed processing on the AWS platform. Our AWS data analytics course is aligned with the AWS Certified Data Analytics Specialty exam and helps you pass it in a single try. Developed by industry leaders, this AWS certified data analytics training explores some interesting topics like AWS QuickSight, AWS lambda and Glue, S3 and DynamoDB, Redshift, Hive on EMR, among others

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  • Course 7

    Big Data Capstone

    Simplilearn’s Big Data Capstone project will give you an opportunity to implement the skills you learned in the Big Data Engineer training. With dedicated mentoring sessions, you’ll know how to solve a real industry-aligned problem. The project is the final step in the learning path and will help you to showcase your expertise to employers.

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  • Master's Program Certificate

  • Electives

    AWS Cloud Technical Essentials

  • Electives

    Java Certification Training

  • Electives

    Industry Master Class – Data Engineering

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Why Online Bootcamp

  • Develop skills for real career growthCutting-edge curriculum designed in guidance with industry and academia to develop job-ready skills
  • Learn from experts active in their field, not out-of-touch trainersLeading practitioners who bring current best practices and case studies to sessions that fit into your work schedule.
  • Learn by working on real-world problemsCapstone projects involving real world data sets with virtual labs for hands-on learning
  • Structured guidance ensuring learning never stops24x7 Learning support from mentors and a community of like-minded peers to resolve any conceptual doubts

FAQs

  • What is Big Data Engineering?

    Big data engineering is an important aspect of data science that involves building, maintaining, testing, and assessing big data solutions. It emphasizes the development of systems that allow for better flow and access to the data. It also incorporates the collection of data of disparate sources, cleaning, and processing data to make it ready for analysis.

  • What does a Big Data Engineer do?

    A Big Data Engineer prepares data for analytical or operational uses. Their primary roles include building data pipelines to collect information from various sources, integrating, combining, cleaning, and using data for individual analytics applications. Their role evolves from collecting and storing data to transforming, labeling, and optimizing data.

    Big Data Engineers often work with data scientists who run queries and algorithms against the collected information for predictive analysis. They also work with business units to deliver data aggregations to executives. Big Data Engineers commonly work with both structured and unstructured data sets, for which they must be well-versed in different data architectures, applications, and programming languages such as Spark, Python, and SQL.

  • How do I become a Big Data Engineer?

    This Big Data Engineer course developed in collaboration with IBM will give you insights into the Hadoop ecosystem, Data engineering tools, and methodologies to prepare you for success in your role as a Big Data Engineer. The industry-recognized certification from IBM and Simplilearn will attest to your new skills and on-the-job expertise. This course will train you on Big Data, Hadoop clusters, MongoDB, PySpark, Kafka architecture, SparkSQL, and much more to become an expert as Big Data Engineer.

  • What can I expect from the Big Data Engineer course?

    As a part of this Big Data Engineer course, developed in collaboration with IBM you will receive the following:

    • Lifetime access to e-learning content for all of the courses included in the learning path (*only for Simplilearn courses)

    • Industry-recognized certificates from IBM(for IBM courses) and Simplilearn upon successful completion of the course

    • Access to IBM cloud platforms featuring IBM Watson and other software for 24/7 practice

  • For which all courses will I get certificates from IBM?

    You will get an IBM certificate for the first course present in the Big Data Engineer course curriculum.

  • How do I earn the Big Data Engineer Master's certificate?

    Upon completion of the following minimum requirements, you will be eligible to receive the Master’s certificate that will testify to your skills as a Big Data Engineer. 

    Course

    Course Completion Certificate

    Criteria

    Big Data for Data Engineering

    Required

    85% of online self-paced completion

    Big Data Hadoop and Spark Developer

    Required

    85% of online self-paced completion OR attendance of one Live Virtual Classroom, AND score above 75% in course-end assessment AND successful evaluation in at least one project

    PySpark Training

    Required

    85% of online self-paced completion

    MongoDB Developer and Administrator

    Required

    85% of online self-paced completion OR attendance of one Live Virtual Classroom, AND score above 75% in course-end assessment AND successful evaluation in at least one project

    Apache Kafka

    Required

    85% of online self-paced completion

    Big Data on AWS

    Required

    Attendance of one Live Virtual Classroom AND successful evaluation in at least one project

  • How do I enroll in the Big Data Engineer course?

    You can enroll in this Big Data Engineer course on our website and make an online payment using any of the following options:

    • Visa Credit or Debit Card

    • MasterCard

    • American Express

    • Diner’s Club

    • PayPal

    Once payment is received you will automatically receive a payment receipt and access information via email.

  • Which are the top industries suitable for Big Data professionals?

    The top industries that are suitable for Big Data professionals are:

    • Medicine and healthcare
    • Banking
    • Information technology
    • Education
    • Retail
    • Ecommerce

  • What are the top companies hiring Big Data professionals?

    The top five companies hiring Big Data professionals are:

    • IBM
    • Microsoft
    • Facebook
    • Oracle
    • Amazon

  • If I need to cancel my enrollment, can I get a refund?

    Yes, you can cancel your enrollment if necessary. We will refund the course price after deducting an administration fee. To learn more, please read our Refund Policy

  • I am not able to access the Big Data Engineer courses. Who can help me?

    Contact us using the form on the right of any page on the Simplilearn website, select the Live Chat link or Request a callback. 

  • Who are the instructors and how are they selected?

    All of our highly qualified trainers are Big Data industry experts with years of relevant industry experience. Each of them has gone through a rigorous selection process that includes profile screening, technical evaluation, and a training demo before they are certified to train for us. We also ensure that only those trainers with a high alumni rating remain on our faculty.

  • What is Global Teaching Assistance?

    Our teaching assistants are a dedicated team of subject matter experts here to help you get certified in Big Data Engineer in your first attempt. They engage students proactively to ensure the course path is being followed and help you enrich your learning experience, from class onboarding to project mentoring and job assistance. Teaching Assistance is available during business hours.

  • What is covered under the 24/7 Support promise?

    We offer 24/7 support through email, chat, and calls. We also have a dedicated team that provides on-demand assistance through our community forum. What’s more, you will have lifetime access to the community forum, even after the completion of your course with us.

  • Do you offer any university partnered program in Big Data?

    Yes, Simplilearn provides a PG program in the Big Data domain in partnership with Purdue University. The Data Engineering Certification Course provides a high-engagement learning experience with real-world applications to help you master crucial skills.

  • What is the average salary for a Big Data Engineer?

    Big data engineers earn an average salary of over Rs. 830K per year in India and $116K in the U.S. By adding relevant experience and gaining industry-recognized certifications, like Simplilearn’s Big Data Engineer course, there is no reason why you can’t earn even higher.

  • What are the prerequisites to pursue this Big Data Engineer course?

    Learners need to possess an undergraduate degree or a high school diploma in any discipline, as may be prevalent and accepted in their respective country of residence and/or work to avail this course. it is also beneficial to have prior knowledge of SQL, programming basics, data pipelines, algorithms, and data structures when taking a Big Data Engineer course.

  • What are the eligibility criteria for the Big Data Engineer course?

    There are no eligibility criteria for our Big Data Engineering course. Anyone with an interest in learning big data can enroll in our comprehensive program and start their journey. However, knowledge of algorithms and data structures, SQL, Programming knowledge of Python and Java, Cloud platforms and distributed systems, and Data pipelines is beneficial.

  • What book do you suggest reading along with this course?

    Our Big Data Engineer training is enough to help you learn all the concepts and gain the right skills. However, you can also refer to the following books for future reference:

    • Learning Spark by Holden Karau
    • Spark: The Definitive Guide: Big Data Processing Made Simple by Bill Chambers
    • Big Data: Principles and best practices of scalable real-time data systems by Nathan Marz

  • How long will this service be active for?

    This service will be active for a period of six months from your certification date. This service will be active for a period of six months from your certification date

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