An example of how you can parse XML systematically and populate Delta Lake tables without spark.
cat xmldoc | java -jar XMLPreprocessor/target/uber-XMLPreprocessor-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar | java -jar StdInToDeltaWriter/target/standalone-StdInToDeltaWriter-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar s3a://path-to-target-delta-table path-to-core-site.xml