Johannes was a researcher in computer science for a couple of years and finished his PhD at the Institute of Architecture of Application Systems (University of Stuttgart). Beside his teaching activities, his research focuses on continuous delivery and DevOps automation, mainly for microservices and cloud native applications. During this time, he published numerous papers and gave several talks at established research conferences [http://iaas.jowettinger.de]. Furthermore, he was involved in research projects with several European industry partners of different sizes.

Beginning of 2017, he moved to industry and joined Robert Bosch GmbH as technical lead and system architect to work on connected mobility solutions, mainly focusing on their backends. By practicing an "elevator role", he is involved in development, operations and higher-level architecture work. He advocates continuous delivery and technology innovation, helping teams to adopt modern engineering practices.

The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. It employs roughly 410,000 associates worldwide (as of December 31, 2018). In 2018, the company generated sales of 77.9 billion euros. Its operations are divided into four business sectors: Mobility Solutions, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. As a leading IoT company, Bosch offers innovative solutions for smart homes, smart cities, connected mobility, and connected industry. It uses its expertise in sensor technology, software, and services, as well as its own IoT cloud, to offer its customers connected, cross-domain solutions from a single source. The Bosch Group’s strategic objective is to create solutions for a connected life, and to improve quality of life worldwide with products and services that are innovative and spark enthusiasm. In short, Bosch creates technology that is “Invented for life.”