DE575 Certification FAQs

What is the DE575 Exam Question Format?

You are given five to ten customer problems in DE575 each with a unique, large data set, a CDH cluster, and four hours. For each problem, you must implement a technical solution with a high degree of precision that meets all the requirements. You may use any tool or combination of tools on the cluster.  you get to pick the tool(s) that are right for the job. You must possess enough industry knowledge to analyze the problem and arrive at an optimal approach given the time allowed. You need to know what you should do and then do it on a live cluster under rigorous conditions, including a time limit and while being watched by a proctor.

What is Evaluation, Score Reporting, and Certificate for DE575 Exam?

Your exam is graded immediately upon submission and you are e-mailed a score report within three days of your exam. Your score report displays the problem number for each problem you attempted and a grade on that problem. If you fail a problem, the score report includes the criteria you failed (e.g., “Records contain incorrect data” or “Incorrect file format”). Cloudera do not report more information in order to protect the exam content.

If you pass the exam, you receive a second e-mail within a week of your exam with your digital certificate as a PDF and your license number.

What are the expected Audience and Prerequisites?

Candidates for CCP Data Engineer should have in-depth experience developing data engineering solutions and a high-level of mastery of the skills above. There are no other prerequisites. Outside of having hands-on experience in the field, it is recommended that professional looking to achieve this certification start by taking Cloudera’s Spark and Hadoop Developer training course.

What is the Registration policy?

Follow the following steps to register for your DE575 Exam:

• Create an account at www.examslocal.com. You MUST use the exact same email you used to register on university.cloudera.com.
• Select the exam you purchased from the drop-down list (type Cloudera to find exams).
• Choose a date and time you would like to take your exam. You must schedule a minimum of 24 hours in advance.
• Select an available time slot for your exam. Time slots are first come, first serve.
• Pass the compatibility tool and install the screen sharing Chrome Extension.

What are the Benefits of CCP DE575?

CCP DE575 Benefits for Individuals

A CCP: Data Engineer possesses the skills to develop reliable, autonomous, scalable data pipelines that result in optimized data sets for the required workload. Employers want to hire the best candidates with proven skills. The CCP program lets you demonstrate your skills in a rigorous hands-on, live environment. To help you promote your skills, each CCP: Data Engineer receives:

• A Unique profile URL on certification.cloudera.com to promote your skills and achievements to your employer or potential employers and integrated to LinkedIn.
• CCP logo for business cards, résumés, and online profiles

CCP DE575 Benefits for Companies

• Cloudera’s hands-on exams demonstrate that the CCP professionals you hire or manage have the skill and qualifications to help you profit from all your data
• The CCP program provides a way to find, validate, and build a team of qualified technical professionals

When will I get my results?

A score report will be emailed to you within 3 business days of your scheduled exam. If you have passed the exam, you will receive your digital certificate and license number within 5 business days of taking the exam.

How can I calculate my score?

Cloudera reports Pass/Fail for the exam and for each problem. For each problem that you have failed, you will be told which output requirement you did not complete. Longer or harder problems may be worth more points towards your score. Partial credit is possible so that a pass on a problem does not guarantee 100% and a fail does not guarantee 0%. A numeric score is not provided. Cloudera determines in its sole discretion whether a person has achieved a passing score.

Can I review my test or specific test questions and answers?

Cloudera certification tests adhere to the industry standard for high-stakes certification tests, which includes the protection of all test content. As a certifying body, we go to great lengths to protect the integrity of the items in our item pool. Cloudera does not provide exam items in any other format than a proctored environment.

Why did I fail this problem?

Cloudera must protect the integrity of the exams and does not discuss solutions to any scenarios. Your score report will give you a general reason for any failures

• No Solution Table (or File) – The answer provided does not have a table (or file) named “solution” placed in the correct database (or directory).  You have named your answer incorrectly or placed in the wrong location.
• Incorrect Schema – The table definition was incorrect.  This includes column names, column datatypes, file format/serdes, delimiters, location, or compression type errors.
• Incorrect Number of Records – A solution was found but does not have the same number of rows as the key.  This could include an incorrect filter or placing your answer in a subdirectory (solution directory present but no records in the required output directory).
• Records Contain Incorrect Data – A solution was found, but records did not match the key.  This could include a field that was transformed incorrectly or a file with the wrong delimiters between records.

• Incorrect solution SQL – An SQL file was found, but it did not generate any output when run. This could include a lack of database references for the tables.
• Incorrect configuration – The required setting, value, or process was not defined correctly. This may refer to Cloudera Manager settings, command-line parameters, or a required service that is in bad health.
• Stale configuration – The service configuration settings have been changed in Cloudera Manager or via a command-line tool, but the changes have not been propagated to the cluster.
• Service not installed – A service that should have been installed as part of the solution is absent.
• Cluster left in non-functioning state – The cluster was non-operational at the end of the test. This is considered to be an automatic failure of the entire test. 

No further details will be provided for why you missed a scenario on the exam.

What is Cloudera’s DE575 retake policy?

Candidates who fail an exam must wait a period of thirty (30) calendar days, beginning the day after the failed attempt, before they may retake the same exam. You may take the exam as many times as you want until you pass, however, you must pay for each attempt; Cloudera offers no discounts for retake exams. Retakes are not allowed after the successful completion of a test.

Does my DE575 certification expire?

CCA certifications are valid for two years. CCP certifications are valid for three years

I passed, but I’d like to take the test again to improve my score. Can I do that?

Retakes are not allowed after the successful completion of a test. A test result found to be in violation of the retake policy will not be processed, which will result in no credit awarded for the test taken. Repeat violators will be banned from participation in the Cloudera Certification Program.

I failed, but now I can’t repurchase the exam. What do I do?

You must wait thirty (30) days after a failed attempt before you may schedule the exam again. If you are receiving the error ‘You already have an active enrollment’ please email, [email protected] and your account will be updated by one of our team members.