Senior Java Struts Developer (JSP)-Struts is mandatory

Role & responsibilities

Senior Java Struts Developer (JSP) Modernization & Migration

Employment Type:

Experience:

Role Summary

migrating legacy Struts applications (Struts 1.x/early 2.x) to modern Struts (6+ or newer)

Experience Summary

1. Own end-to-end

   migration of legacy Struts

   modules to modern Struts (actions, forms, configs, taglibs, Tiles/SiteMesh, validators, interceptors, i18n).
2. Refactor

   ActionForm/RequestProcessor

   patterns to Struts 2

   POJO actions & interceptors

   ; replace deprecated taglibs with JSTL/EL or modern Struts tags.
3. Modernize

   JSP

   views (custom tags JSTL/Struts tags), extract shared layouts/partials, and improve accessibility & performance.
4. Upgrade codebase for

   Java 11/17+

   (language features, module impacts, removed APIs) and align with modern build tooling.
5. Strengthen

   application security

   (OWASP best practices, input validation, XSS/CSRF protection, secure file uploads, safe OGNL usage).
6. Redesign

   validation

   (Commons Validator Bean Validation/Hibernate Validator) and update error handling & i18n resource bundles.
7. Optimize performance (profiling, caching, pagination, SQL tuning) and reliability (logging, exception strategy).
8. Lead

   incremental migration strategy

   (strangler pattern, blue/green, feature flags), ensuring zero/low downtime cutovers.
9. Collaborate with architects, DevOps, QA to define the

   target architecture

   , CI/CD, and automated test strategy.
10. Write high-quality code with

    unit/integration tests

    ; enforce standards via reviews and static analysis.
11. Mentor developers and contribute to migration playbooks and coding guidelines.

Must-Have Qualifications

1. 8–10 years

   Java web development;

   5+ years

   with Struts (production).
2. Strong

   JSP/Servlets

   ,

   JSTL/EL

   , Struts taglibs, Filters, Interceptors, OGNL.
3. Proven

   Struts migration

   experience (e.g., 1.x 2.x/6+): actions, configs (struts-config.xml struts.xml/annotation-based), Tiles/SiteMesh, validators, interceptors.
4. Solid

   Java 8–17

   knowledge (streams, lambdas, records where applicable), and experience modernizing codebases for newer JDKs.

5. Build & tooling:

   Maven/Gradle, Git, Jenkins/GitHub Actions, SonarQube.

6. App servers:

   Tomcat/JBoss (WildFly) [WebLogic/WebSphere nice].