diff --git a/data-processing-lib/spark/src/data_processing_spark/transform/spark/__init__.py b/data-processing-lib/spark/src/data_processing_spark/transform/spark/__init__.py
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+from data_processing_spark.transform.spark.pipeline_transform import SparkPipelineTransform
diff --git a/data-processing-lib/spark/src/data_processing_spark/transform/spark/pipeline_transform.py b/data-processing-lib/spark/src/data_processing_spark/transform/spark/pipeline_transform.py
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+# (C) Copyright IBM Corp. 2024.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the “License”);
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an “AS IS” BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+################################################################################
+
+from typing import Any
+from data_processing.transform import AbstractPipelineTransform
+from data_processing.transform import BaseTransformRuntime
+
+
+class SparkPipelineTransform(AbstractPipelineTransform):
+    """
+    Transform that executes a set of base transforms sequentially. Data is passed between
+    participating transforms in memory
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, config: dict[str, Any]):
+        """
+        Initializes pipeline execution for the list of transforms
+        :param config - configuration parameters - list of transforms in the pipeline.
+        Note that transforms will be executed in the order they are defined
+        """
+        self.partition = config.get("partition_index", 0)
+        super().__init__(config)
+
+    def _get_transform_params(self, runtime: BaseTransformRuntime) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """
+        get transform parameters
+        :param runtime - runtime
+        :return: transform params
+        """
+        return runtime.get_transform_config(partition=self.partition,
+                                            data_access_factory=self.data_access_factory,statistics=self.statistics)
+
+    def _compute_execution_statistics(self, stats: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+        """
+        Compute execution statistics
+        :param stats: current statistics from flush
+        :return: None
+        """
+        self.statistics.add_stats(stats)
+        for _, runtime in self.participants:
+            runtime.compute_execution_stats(stats=self.statistics)
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diff --git a/transforms/universal/noop/spark/src/noop_pipeline_local_spark.py b/transforms/universal/noop/spark/src/noop_pipeline_local_spark.py
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+++ b/transforms/universal/noop/spark/src/noop_pipeline_local_spark.py
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+# (C) Copyright IBM Corp. 2024.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the “License”);
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an “AS IS” BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+################################################################################
+
+import os
+import sys
+
+from data_processing_spark.runtime.spark import SparkTransformLauncher
+from data_processing.utils import ParamsUtils
+from noop_pipeline_transform_spark import NOOPPypelineSparkTransformConfiguration
+
+
+# create parameters
+input_folder = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "test-data", "input"))
+output_folder = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "output"))
+local_conf = {
+    "input_folder": input_folder,
+    "output_folder": output_folder,
+}
+code_location = {"github": "github", "commit_hash": "12345", "path": "path"}
+params = {
+    # Data access. Only required parameters are specified
+    "data_local_config": ParamsUtils.convert_to_ast(local_conf),
+    # execution info
+    "runtime_pipeline_id": "pipeline_id",
+    "runtime_job_id": "job_id",
+    "runtime_code_location": ParamsUtils.convert_to_ast(code_location),
+    # noop params
+    "noop_sleep_sec": 1,
+}
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # Set the simulated command line args
+    sys.argv = ParamsUtils.dict_to_req(d=params)
+    # create launcher
+    launcher = SparkTransformLauncher(runtime_config=NOOPPypelineSparkTransformConfiguration())
+    # Launch the ray actor(s) to process the input
+    launcher.launch()
diff --git a/transforms/universal/noop/spark/src/noop_pipeline_transform_spark.py b/transforms/universal/noop/spark/src/noop_pipeline_transform_spark.py
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index 000000000..4c3d6718e
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+++ b/transforms/universal/noop/spark/src/noop_pipeline_transform_spark.py
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+# (C) Copyright IBM Corp. 2024.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the “License”);
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an “AS IS” BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+################################################################################
+
+from data_processing_spark.runtime.spark import SparkTransformLauncher, SparkTransformRuntimeConfiguration
+from data_processing.transform import PipelineTransformConfiguration
+from data_processing_spark.transform.spark import SparkPipelineTransform
+from data_processing.utils import get_logger
+from noop_transform_spark import NOOPSparkTransformConfiguration
+
+logger = get_logger(__name__)
+
+
+class NOOPPypelineSparkTransformConfiguration(SparkTransformRuntimeConfiguration):
+    """
+    Implements the PythonTransformConfiguration for NOOP as required by the PythonTransformLauncher.
+    NOOP does not use a RayRuntime class so the superclass only needs the base
+    python-only configuration.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        """
+        Initialization
+        """
+        super().__init__(transform_config=PipelineTransformConfiguration(
+            config={"transforms": [NOOPSparkTransformConfiguration()]},
+            transform_class=SparkPipelineTransform))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # launcher = NOOPRayLauncher()
+    launcher = SparkTransformLauncher(NOOPPypelineSparkTransformConfiguration())
+    logger.info("Launching resize/noop transform")
+    launcher.launch()
diff --git a/transforms/universal/noop/spark/test/test_noop_pipeline_spark.py b/transforms/universal/noop/spark/test/test_noop_pipeline_spark.py
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index 000000000..03759b9e6
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+++ b/transforms/universal/noop/spark/test/test_noop_pipeline_spark.py
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+# (C) Copyright IBM Corp. 2024.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+################################################################################
+
+import os
+
+from data_processing.test_support.launch.transform_test import (
+    AbstractTransformLauncherTest,
+)
+from data_processing_spark.runtime.spark import SparkTransformLauncher
+from noop_pipeline_transform_spark import NOOPPypelineSparkTransformConfiguration
+
+
+class TestSparkNOOPTransform(AbstractTransformLauncherTest):
+    """
+    Extends the super-class to define the test data for the tests defined there.
+    The name of this class MUST begin with the word Test so that pytest recognizes it as a test class.
+    """
+
+    def get_test_transform_fixtures(self) -> list[tuple]:
+        basedir = "../test-data"
+        basedir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), basedir))
+        fixtures = []
+        launcher = SparkTransformLauncher(NOOPPypelineSparkTransformConfiguration())
+        fixtures.append((launcher, {"noop_sleep_sec": 1}, basedir + "/input", basedir + "/expected"))
+        return fixtures