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DIGTR-3178 | Data Engineering with Spark Optimization

Course Sector : Digital Transformation and Innovation

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Course Introduction

Efficient processing of large-scale datasets requires mastery of distributed computing frameworks like Apache Spark. This program helps participants develop intermediate-level expertise in PySpark, Spark optimization, and performance tuning for ETL workloads, enabling them to manage high-volume, high-velocity data effectively.

 

Participants will learn to optimize Spark jobs, manage resource allocation, and design robust, scalable pipelines for real-world big data environments.


Course objective

  • Develop and optimize Spark jobs for large datasets.
  • Implement advanced PySpark transformations and actions.
  • Apply performance tuning techniques in distributed data environments.
  • Integrate Spark workflows with ETL/ELT pipelines.
  • Monitor and troubleshoot Spark workloads effectively.

Course audience

  • Data Engineers
  • Big Data Engineers
  • Data Architects
  • ETL Developers

Course Outline | DAY 01

Spark Fundamentals for ETL Workloads

 

  • Spark ecosystem overview: Spark Core, SQL, Streaming
  • RDDs, DataFrames, and Datasets
  • Transformations vs actions
  • Handling structured and unstructured data
  • Spark deployment modes

Course Outline | DAY 02

PySpark for Intermediate Data Engineering

 

  • Advanced DataFrame operations and UDFs
  • Spark SQL for complex queries
  • Handling large datasets efficiently
  • Error handling and logging in PySpark
  • Integrating PySpark with Python ETL scripts

Course Outline | DAY 03

Spark Optimization Techniques

 

  • Partitioning and caching strategies
  • Join optimization and shuffle management
  • Broadcast joins and map-side reductions
  • Memory management and tuning
  • Performance benchmarking and profiling

Course Outline | DAY 04

ETL Pipeline Integration

 

  • Designing ETL pipelines using PySpark
  • Incremental and batch processing strategies
  • Pipeline orchestration with Airflow/Spark-submit
  • Logging, monitoring, and alerting
  • Ensuring data quality and integrity

Course Outline | DAY 05

Advanced Data Engineering Patterns

 

  • Optimizing workflows for cloud and on-prem clusters
  • Handling streaming data with Spark Structured Streaming
  • Reusable pipeline components
  • Case studies: big data pipeline architectures
  • Best practices for production-ready Spark workflows
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Common Spark optimization techniques include partitioning, caching, broadcast joins, predicate pushdown, query optimization, and efficient memory management to improve processing performance.
A data engineer uses Apache Spark to build scalable ETL pipelines, process large datasets, optimize performance, and prepare data for analytics and machine learning.
Yes. Apache Spark is widely used for ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) because it can process large volumes of batch and streaming data quickly and efficiently.
Optimization in data engineering is the practice of improving data pipelines, storage, and processing to increase performance, reduce costs, enhance scalability, and ensure reliable data delivery.
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