Apache Struts Expert in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used Apache Struts
Timo H.
Last position:
Software Developer at Smiths Detection
- Extension of a Swing-based UI for recording Security Restricted Articles during baggage screening.
- Introduction of a new workflow for recording Deboarding Events.
- Extension of the reporting system for Security Restricted Articles and Deboarding Events.
- Implementation using JBoss Wildfly, PostgreSQL, spring-boot 3.x, Java 8/21, Swing, JSF, JAX-RS/Resteasy, Docker, Maven, Kiro.
Marcus B.
Last position:
Java and Quarkus Expert at Large German energy service provider
- Modernization of a large-scale Java enterprise application*
The project is modernizing a complex enterprise application that has grown over many years. The existing Spring-based legacy system runs on Java 8, OSGi, and Eclipse RCP and is being gradually migrated to a modern, maintainable architecture with Java 25 and Quarkus.
Marcus works on analysis, architecture, refactoring, and implementation. One focus is on untangling historically grown structures and dependencies and on building a clean, sustainable Java and Quarkus technology stack.
Tools & technologies: Java 8, Java 25, Quarkus, Hibernate ORM with Panache, EclipseLink, OSGi, Eclipse RCP, Maven, JUnit, Mockito, REST, JSON, Git, Eclipse IDE, IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate, Jira, Confluence
Markus B.
Last position:
Developer / DevOps, Consulting at A state authority in Baden-Württemberg / FSAS Technologies GmbH
Oracle Project Management and Automation
As part of the project, the operation of an Oracle infrastructure was automated by developing and enhancing Puppet modules and migrating existing Bash scripts to a standardized configuration management solution.
The aim of the project was to standardize and automate administrative processes, improve the maintainability of the Oracle platform, and increase the efficiency and traceability of infrastructure management through the use of Infrastructure as Code.
- Analysis and migration of existing Bash shell scripts to a Puppet-based automation solution
- Development and enhancement of Puppet modules for Oracle environments
- Automation of installation, configuration and operational processes using Infrastructure as Code
- Standardization and optimization of configuration management for Oracle systems
- Creation and maintenance of technical and operational documentation
- Planning, coordination and professional support during project implementation
- Operation and automation of Oracle systems on x86-based Linux server platforms
- Testing and quality assurance of the developed Puppet modules
- Analysis and resolution of technical errors as part of the automation and migration
- Close coordination with specialist departments and infrastructure teams to implement automation requirements
Technologies used: Puppet 7/8, SLES 15, Oracle 19, Oracle Grid, SVN, Windows Server, Confluence, VS Code, Ruby, Bash, Pass
Kyu-Wang L.
Last position:
Software Architect & Lead Software Engineer at Landesamt für Steuern Niedersachsen
The goal of BIENE is to provide a unified tax collection program for all federal states.
Tax collection involves collecting the taxes that have been assessed. This includes, for example, taking due dates into account, recording incoming and outgoing payments, and initiating reminders or refunds. Limitation periods and payment reminders are also important. BIENE handles all payment transactions with banks and accounting.
Set up the architecture and coordinated the provision of development and test environments at the Hannover site
Installed and configured the environments on Linux servers (Apache Kafka, PostgreSQL)
Interface coordination: coordinated and aligned the connection of software products from other departments and their test data
Migrated the application server, JDK, and Maven project structure
Coordinated environments and managed builds
Implemented external interfaces
Delivered business requirements
Designed and implemented RESTful APIs and OpenAPI specifications
Designed and implemented a microservice architecture
Set up and maintained CI/CD pipelines
Deployed applications on OpenShift
Created technical documentation and diagrams
Worked with SQL databases (Oracle and PostgreSQL)
Set up authentication and authorization for the application and users
Containerized the application (automated deployment through the CI/CD pipeline)
Ola V.
Last position:
IT Lecturer
- IT training in theory and practice for IT specialists in application development and system integration
Rainer D.
Last position:
Enterprise Architecture Management / Backend Software Developer at Polizei Hamburg
- Several projects in a police context
- Model and document police procedures/projects with Archimate (as-is/to-be) in the context of P20 (BKA)
- Create software architectures with microservices
- POC development with Springboot/Docker/Kubernetes
- Project size: 10 people
- Enterprise architecture management with Togaf and Archimate
- Backend software development Springboot
- DevOps with Kubernetes
- Implemented using: Java 17/21, Springboot 3, P20 architecture, Togaf, Archimate
Jörg S.
Last position:
Software Developer at Commerzbank
- Created interface programs between mainframe and distributed online screens
- Modified and created batch programs for daily data processing
- Provided advice on program setup, database structures, and programming tools
- Performed error analysis for the overall project
- System: OS/390, ISPF, TSO, IMS DB, IMS Connect, COBOL, DB2, SQL, SPUFI, IBM debug tool, Confluence, Jira, Eclipse, Rational Developer for Z Systems (RDZ)
Ralf K.
Last position:
Senior Java Developer, Consultant at Dataport AÖR
- Maintenance and further development of the Java/Swing-based @rtus FormsEditor
- Design and development of a graphical formula editor based on Google Blockly for representing a project-specific DSL, including parsing and code generation
- Implementation of character-accurate synchronization between the editor and print preview to improve the user experience
- Technologies: Java 17/21, Swing, JavaFX, JBoss/Wildfly, JUnit, Mockito, Blockly, JPedal, ICEPDF, Eclipse
Ulm P.
Last position:
DataStage ETL Expert at ING Bank
- Datastage 11.7, dbt, Oracle 19, Python 3.12 / PySpark 3.5, Azure GitHub, Azure DevOps, Automic
- Development of migration jobs to transfer data from the collection DWH to the new Risk Mart, as well as development of ETL pipelines to migrate historical data from the old Mart to the new Risk Mart.
- Storage of the silver layer on Hadoop and the gold layer in Oracle.
- Translation of DataStage jobs into dbt to publish reporting data in Google Cloud to a PostgreSQL database.
- Creation and optimization of complex SQL queries for data extraction from a data vault, taking into account historical data in the point-in-time tables.
- Creation of Oracle table definitions (DDL) and adjustment of existing stored procedures.
- Versioning changes in GitHub and deployment via the CI/CD portal.
- Refactoring long-running DataStage jobs into Python using PySpark to reduce server load.
- Migration of SAS scripts to PL/SQL, including new development of distribution functions that have no direct equivalent in Oracle.
- Development of Automic jobs to run DataStage pipelines and Python scripts (PySpark jobs) that control the population of the SME and institutional risk tables in the Risk Mart and perform business calculations.
- Participation in the agile process, including creating user stories, estimations, and planning in Azure DevOps.
- Handling Azure DevOps tickets and close collaboration with testers and business teams for error analysis and resolution.
Manish K.
Last position:
Freelance Senior Solutions Architect at YoungIT
- Worked with a UK based organisation offering a range of free sexual health services such as STI testing, treatment and contraception across the UK
- Created a Liferay DXP based customer facing portal (version 7.4) over Liferay Experience Cloud
- Designed and developed Liferay modules
- Managed Liferay Experience Cloud and release management
- Coordinated with different teams and helped other team members on Liferay challenges
- Engaged in discussions with business and stakeholders on expectations
- Implemented architectural best practices
Celso K.
Last position:
SAP Commerce Cloud FullStack Developer at Spar
- Implementation of a GitLab CI/CD pipeline based on SAP Commerce Cloud 2211
- Development of a new B2C shop with Vue, Node and TypeScript to ensure scalability, extensibility and performance optimization
- Integration of Microsoft Azure Event Grid with SAP Hybris
- Implementation of BDD with Cucumber using Gherkin syntax to promote collaboration between development and business teams
- Support and customization of a Spartacus shop
- Technologies/Languages: Java, REST, OData, Behavior Driven Development (BDD), Cucumber, Node, Vue, TypeScript, Spartacus, GitLab CI/CD, Gradle, Maven, Ant, SonarQube
Niels M.
Last position:
Senior Software Developer / Cloud Architect at Biesterfeld SE
- Architected ETL services for event-driven data exchange between enterprise systems on a Kafka streaming backbone.
- Optimized CI/CD pipelines for Azure AKS deployments and improved OpenSearch monitoring and alerting for proactive incident detection.
Tech: Java / Kotlin, Quarkus, Kafka / Avro, Azure / AKS, Azure Storage Container, ArgoCD, GitLab CI, OpenSearch, Terraform
Jigar P.
Last position:
Professional Freelancer at DuGi GmbH
- Managing projects of around 500 PDs
- Allocating and planning resources for the project tasks
- Technical Architect for Trade Enrichment System (TESYS)
- Application performance optimization & process optimization
- Acting as a bridge between business analysts team, software development team, IT support team, testing & release team
- Infrastructure migration and optimization
- Handling L3 support of TESYS application
- Analyzing and producing RCAs for P1 & P2 issues for TESYS application
- Preparing technical specifications, performing code review, performing TD review, conducting technical review meetings, maintaining project documents in RTC, conducting knowledge sharing sessions within offshore team
- Interaction with users & BA for requirements
- Work orders tracking
- Escalation management
- Environment / Platform: Java/J2EE, Spring, Eclipse, Tomcat, WAS, Oracle 10g/11g, DB2, COBOL, SVN, CVS, RTC, ICS, WebMethods, Jenkins, Sonar, MQ Series
Timo K.
Last position:
Senior Fullstack Developer
- Lead Developer / Tech Lead in a large banking group for a complete redevelopment of payment systems
- Rebuilding payment processing in stream processing
- Development and design of cross-border payment stream processing based on Kafka and Kafka Streams
- Development of different input formats for the business team using Drools rules to dynamically adjust validation rules
- Evaluation and comparison of different public cloud providers regarding the databases they offer
- Technologies & Tools: Java 21, Kotlin, Spring Boot, Kafka, Kubernetes, Azure, TDD, JEE, REST, Angular, Spark, Google Cloud, SCDF, PostgreSQL, Drools, Git, S3, MongoDB
Werner K.
Last position:
Test Coordinator, Designer and Engineer at IBM
- Testing the SekIDP and related components
- Test design, execution and automation, microservices, GitHub Enterprise, Eclipse, Katalon Test Platform, API Testing, Confluence 8, JIRA/Xray, Draw.io, Swagger/OpenAPI, Postman, Docker, Kubernetes, Podman, PuTTY, E-Health, Telematik, Gematik standards, EPA, E-Rezept, sektoraler IDP, encryption, XaDES, PaDES, DICOM, HL7, FHIR, IHE, ICD, SSO, SAML/Shibboleth, OAuth, smartcards, JWT, two factor authentication Android and iOS, Wireshark, BrowserStack, Cypress, gRPC, REST, SOAP, WS-Security, Linux Shell, PowerShell, SSH/SSL, Java, Kotlin, Cordova, Gradle, Groovy, Python, TypeScript
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Statistics of experts using Apache Struts
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
25 years
Position duration
2.3 years
Positions per freelancer
18
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Insurance
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
88%
Master's degree or higher
60%
Doctorate
12%
Certifications per freelancer
2
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
93%
Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Germany are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows the share of experts charging within that range.
Average rates of experts in Germany using Apache Struts
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 29 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Apache Struts experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Information Technology (95%)
- Banking and Finance (78%)
- Insurance (54%)
- Retail (44%)
- Telecommunication (41%)
- Automotive (39%)
- Transportation (39%)
- Professional Services (37%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What Apache Struts does
Apache Struts is an open-source Java web application framework built around the Model-View-Controller pattern. It uses actions, form beans, interceptors and tag libraries to connect browser requests with business logic and server-rendered views. Companies often rely on it for long-running enterprise applications.
Where it runs
Struts is common in internal portals, customer service systems, transaction workflows and public-sector applications built on Java application servers. In Germany, specialists may support industrial, financial, insurance and government systems where stable operation and controlled change matter. Work can combine remote delivery with on-site coordination.
Ecosystem and tooling
Projects typically involve Java, JSP, Apache Tomcat or other servlet containers, Maven, Spring integrations and relational databases. Strong specialists understand the differences between Struts 1 and Struts 2, configuration files, OGNL expressions, validation, tiles and security controls. They also work with Git, automated tests and application monitoring.
Typical project work
- Trace action mappings, forms, interceptors and validation rules
- Upgrade vulnerable Struts components and review configuration
- Refactor JSP views and connect services or database layers
- Add tests around critical workflows and regression risks
- Prepare migration paths toward Spring MVC or other web stacks
When companies need support
Freelance expertise helps when a Struts application has limited internal knowledge, urgent security findings or a difficult release ahead. Specialists can assess undocumented code, stabilize production issues, separate business logic from presentation code and plan a staged modernization. They can also support handover to an internal team.
What strong specialists bring
The best professionals read legacy Java code without treating it as disposable. They explain framework behavior clearly, identify risks in interceptors and input handling, and preserve business rules while improving maintainability. Look for evidence of secure upgrades, reliable testing, careful deployment work and collaboration with German-speaking stakeholders when local communication requires it.
Frequently asked questions
Curious about Apache Struts? Here are the answers that come up again and again.
Apache Struts is used to build and maintain Java web applications with structured request handling, server-side views and form processing. It is especially common in enterprise portals, workflow systems and transaction-heavy applications that have evolved over many years.
Apache Struts and Spring MVC both support MVC-style Java web applications, but they use different conventions and configuration models. Spring MVC is often chosen for new Spring-based systems, while Struts remains relevant when a company must maintain or gradually modernize an established application.
A strong Apache Struts specialist usually also understands Java, JSP, servlet containers, Maven, SQL and application security. Experience with Spring, Tomcat, automated testing, Git and observability is useful when the work includes integration or modernization.
Struts work does not depend on a fixed number of years. The right level depends on the codebase, its version, security exposure and business risk; a small maintenance task may need focused framework knowledge, while a migration needs broad Java and architecture experience.
Apache Struts projects can often be handled remotely when repositories, environments and release processes are accessible. On-site sessions may still help with legacy-system discovery, regulated environments or workshops with German-speaking business and technology teams.
A company should assess Apache Struts replacement when the application blocks necessary changes, lacks maintainable tests or depends on unsupported surrounding components. An upgrade may be safer when the business rules are stable and a staged migration can reduce operational risk.
Ask a Struts professional to explain action mappings, interceptors, validation and request security in the context of your application. Strong candidates can show how they diagnose production issues, test legacy behavior and make changes without hiding risks behind a large rewrite.
Struts 1 and Struts 2 differ substantially in their action models, configuration and extension points. A specialist should identify the version before estimating work, recognize framework-specific security concerns and understand how the application connects to JSP views, services and persistence.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Apache Struts in their recent projects is 95 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 757 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Apache Struts in their recent projects, 88% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 60% hold at least a Master's degree, and 12% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Apache Struts in their recent projects have 25 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.3 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Apache Struts in their recent projects are German (98%), English (95%), and French (24%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Apache Struts in their recent projects are Information Technology (95%), Banking and Finance (78%), and Insurance (54%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Apache Struts in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (95%), and Quality Assurance (71%).
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