How many questions are on the CDP Data Engineer exam?

Our record lists 50 questions for the CDP Data Engineer. The vendor does not publish a question count, so treat that as a working figure rather than an official specification.

How long do you have to complete the CDP Data Engineer exam?

Our record lists 90 minutes, roughly 108 seconds per question. The vendor does not publish a duration for this exam, so use it as a planning figure.

What score do you need to pass the CDP Data Engineer exam?

Our record lists 55% as the pass mark for the CDP Data Engineer. Most certification bodies do not publish a numeric cut score, so treat this as our benchmark rather than an official threshold.

What are the domains on the CDP Data Engineer exam?

There are 5 domains: Data Ingestion, Data Transformation, Data Storage and Management, Data Pipeline Orchestration, Data Security and Governance. The official weights are Data Ingestion 25%, Data Transformation 30%, Data Storage and Management 20%, Data Pipeline Orchestration 15%, Data Security and Governance 10%.

How should I use the domain weights when revising?

Weight by percentage, not by domain. 25% is the one where lost points cost you the most, and Certilum scores you per domain so you can see exactly where that is.

Does Certilum have practice questions for the CDP Data Engineer exam?

Yes: 50 questions in our bank for this certification, each tagged to the exam domain it belongs to, with the official domain weights applied.

Exam format

CDP Data Engineer Exam Format

CDP-3002

Everything the official exam blueprint specifies: question count, time limit, scoring and the weight each domain carries. The Cloudera CDP Data Engineer certification (exam code CDP-3002) validates the candidate's ability to design, build, and manage robust data pipelines on the Cloudera Data Platform (CDP). The exam covers the entire data lifecycle, from ingestion through transformation, storage, orchestration, and governance. Candidates must demonstrate proficiency with core CDP components such as Apache NiFi, Spark, Hive, HBase, Oozie, Airflow, Ranger, and Atlas. The exam emphasizes practical, hands-on knowledge of real-world data engineering tasks, including handling streaming and batch data, optimizing query performance, managing metadata, and ensuring security compliance. Successful candidates earn the Cloudera Certified Associate (CCA) Data Engineer badge. The certification targets professionals who work with big data in hybrid and multi-cloud environments, confirming their skills to operationalize data pipelines at scale.

50 questions

90 min

55% to pass

5 domains

certilum

Exam facts at a glance

What we know about this exam, and where the information comes from.

Specification	Value
Questions	50
Time limit	90 minutes (108s per question)
Passing score	55%
Domains	5
Level	Associate
Question bank here	50 questions
Source	Certilum's own record — the vendor does not publish this figure

Official domain weights

The percentage of the exam each domain carries. Weight your revision by these numbers, not by what you find hardest.

Domain	Weight	Topics	Practice Qs
Data Ingestion	25%	Ingesting streaming and batch data using Apache NiFi, Kafka, and Flume Configuring sources, processors, and connections in NiFi Handling schema evolution and data formats (Avro, Parquet, JSON) +2 more	13
Data Transformation	30%	Writing Spark and DataFrame transformations for ETL Optimizing Spark jobs: partitioning, caching, and broadcast joins Using Hive LLAP and Impala for interactive queries +2 more	15
Data Storage and Management	20%	Designing table schemas in Hive and HBase (partitioning, bucketing) Managing file formats and compression (Parquet, ORC, Snappy, Zstd) Configuring data retention policies and lifecycle management +2 more	10
Data Pipeline Orchestration	15%	Orchestrating workflows with Apache Oozie and Apache Airflow Scheduling and monitoring pipeline jobs Handling dependencies, retries, and alerts +2 more	7
Data Security and Governance	10%	Applying Apache Ranger policies: authorization and masking Configuring Kerberos and TLS for secure data access Implementing data encryption at rest and in transit +2 more	5

The heaviest domain is Data Ingestion at 25%, and that is where lost points cost you the most. Certilum scores you per domain so you can see the difference between a knowledge gap and a formatting problem.

Note from the vendor record: Official price in the Cloudera Education store (USD, tax not included). No retake discount: each attempt is paid separately (7-day waiting period). Exam CDP-3002 (Cloudera Data Engineer): 50 questions, 90 min, 55% pass mark. Official exam page