AdvancedAI FAMILY · TRACK 08

Data
Architecture.

Cloud data platforms, data warehousing, OCI Data Management, pipeline design. For engineers who want to own the full data stack — not just query it.

~6 months

Duration

Courses

Projects

~$620 total

Cert Cost

// CERT STACK · IN ORDER

01

Oracle MyLearnFree (study) · ~$95 exam4–6 weeks

OCI databases, data lakes, data integration. Free prep from Oracle. Good foundation for cloud data platform work.

02

dbt LabsFree1–2 weeks

dbt is the standard for data transformation in modern data stacks. Free course from dbt Labs. Every data engineer job posts this.

03

✦ HIREABLE HERE

Snowflake / UdemyFree (study) · $175 exam2–3 months

Hireable checkpoint. Snowflake is the dominant cloud data warehouse. SnowPro Core + dbt + SQL = entry-level data engineering role.

04

Google Cloud / CourseraFree (study) · $200 exam3–5 months

Production-level data pipeline design, BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub. Opens senior data engineer and architect roles.

05

AWS Skill BuilderFree (study) · $150 exam2–4 months

Multi-cloud data engineering credential. Pairs with GCP cert to make you significantly more hireable in architect roles.

// SALARY RANGES · 2025–2026

$85K – $115K

Data Engineer (entry)

SnowPro + dbt, 1–2 yrs

$110K – $145K

Data Engineer (mid)

GCP/AWS cert, 3–5 yrs

$135K – $170K

Senior Data Engineer

Multi-cloud, pipeline ownership

$155K – $210K+

Data Architect

Platform design, 8+ yrs

Aggregated from Indeed, LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Payscale, ZipRecruiter.

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