The Databricks credential map.
Every public Databricks certification and accreditation — role-based exams from the Academy, free cloud and platform accreditations, and partner-only credentials. Each card links to the official source. Always verify exam fees and blueprints on databricks.com — Databricks updates exams periodically.
Data Engineering
2 certsData Engineer Associate
Entry-level certification for data engineers using the Databricks Lakehouse Platform — building ETL pipelines, working with Delta Lake, and managing data with Unity Catalog.
- Format
- 45 questions · 90 min
- Cost
- $200
- Passing
- 70%
- Validity
- 2-year validity
Prereqs: Basic SQL, beginner-level Python or Spark.
Data Engineer Professional
Advanced certification for production data engineering on Databricks — performance tuning, Delta Lake internals, security, monitoring, and CI/CD for pipelines.
- Format
- 60 questions · 120 min
- Cost
- $200
- Passing
- 70%
- Validity
- 2-year validity
Prereqs: 1+ year hands-on Databricks experience; Associate-level fluency strongly recommended.
Machine Learning
2 certsMachine Learning Associate
ML practitioners using Databricks for the full ML lifecycle — Spark ML, MLflow tracking, AutoML, Feature Store basics, and model deployment.
- Format
- 45 questions · 90 min
- Cost
- $200
- Passing
- 70%
- Validity
- 2-year validity
Prereqs: Working knowledge of ML fundamentals and Python.
Machine Learning Professional
Advanced MLOps on Databricks — production model serving, monitoring, drift detection, and orchestrating end-to-end ML pipelines with CI/CD.
- Format
- 60 questions · 120 min
- Cost
- $200
- Passing
- 70%
- Validity
- 2-year validity
Prereqs: ML Associate-level fluency; production ML experience strongly recommended.
Generative AI
1 certData Analyst
1 certApache Spark
1 certPlatform
2 certsLakehouse Fundamentals
Free intro accreditation for anyone new to the Lakehouse — covers the core concepts (Delta, Unity Catalog, the Lakehouse architecture) without going hands-on.
- Format
- Self-paced course + short assessment
- Cost
- Free
Prereqs: None.
Platform Administrator
Free accreditation for platform admins — workspace setup, identity & access, networking, cost & usage management, and Unity Catalog administration.
- Format
- Self-paced course + assessment
- Cost
- Free
Prereqs: Familiarity with cloud admin concepts (AWS / Azure / GCP).
Cloud
3 certsDatabricks on AWS
Foundational accreditation for using Databricks on AWS — workspace provisioning, IAM, S3 integration, and AWS-specific features.
- Format
- Self-paced course + assessment
- Cost
- Free
Prereqs: Basic AWS familiarity.
Databricks on Azure
Foundational accreditation for Azure Databricks — managed-resource integration with Azure, AAD, ADLS Gen2, and Azure-specific features.
- Format
- Self-paced course + assessment
- Cost
- Free
Prereqs: Basic Azure familiarity.
Databricks on GCP
Foundational accreditation for Databricks on Google Cloud — workspace setup, IAM, GCS integration, and GCP-specific features.
- Format
- Self-paced course + assessment
- Cost
- Free
Prereqs: Basic GCP familiarity.
Partner
2 certsSolutions Architect Champion
Top-tier accreditation for partner-firm solutions architects — proves end-to-end design competency on Databricks across the data+AI lifecycle. Only available through the Partner Academy.
- Format
- Multiple courses + capstone via Partner Academy
- Cost
- Free
Prereqs: Active Databricks partner; multiple foundational accreditations recommended.
Lakehouse Platform Architect
Partner-track accreditation for solutions architects designing Lakehouse implementations for clients. Covers reference architectures, integration patterns, and migration approaches.
- Format
- Self-paced courses + assessments via Partner Academy
- Cost
- Free
Prereqs: Databricks partner status.