Summary
Rainer Poisel is an Embedded DevSecOps specialist with over 13 years of hands-on experience building secure, automated development pipelines for firmware-to-cloud products. He helps B2B embedded teams replace manual, risky release processes with reproducible CI/CD, test automation and certifiable security-by-design without disrupting existing workflows. Rainer combines deep embedded engineering roots—including leading PLC runtime development and academic research—with pragmatic DevSecOps practices honed across startups and consulting engagements. He’s known for turning “heroic” one-off fixes into scalable, auditable processes that survive audits and speed deliveries. Active in open-source, publishing and research initiatives, he brings both practitioner empathy and methodological rigor to help teams ship safer products faster. Based in St. Pölten, Austria, he pairs technical leadership with clear communication to get the right people collaborating across disciplines.
13 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Dipl. Ing. (FH), Telecommunications Engineering, Dipl. Ing. (FH), Telecommunications Engineering at St. Poelten University of Applied Sciences
Mag., Computer Science Management, Mag., Computer Science Management at Technical University Vienna