Must-have skillsets to showcase in your portfolio
In the rapidly evolving field of data engineering, having a wide and comprehensive skill set is not only advantageous but also essential. As you get ready for your next professional step, you need to make sure your portfolio showcases your abilities in different areas of data engineering.
This section will act as your resource for key competencies that your data engineering portfolio must highlight. There are a lot of different skills you can add to a project, but we will focus on some fundamentals. The following figure shows the different phases of a data pipeline. Each project does not need to have every single element, but your whole portfolio should cover multiple ones:
Figure 2.1 – Basic phases of the ETL process
These fundamental abilities demonstrated in your portfolio will make you an attractive candidate to potential employers, regardless of your experience level.