Bryan Ross - Team Topologies Advocate

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27 Feb

**Bryan Ross** - Team Topologies Advocate

Bryan Ross is a Field CTO at GitLab, CNCF contributor, and recognised thought-leader in platform engineering. With over 15 years of industry experience as a senior IT leader and building platforms in enterprise environments, he now helps customers realise business value from IT faster. Equally comfortable speaking with executives and engineers alike, he bridges the gap between technical and business stakeholders through compelling storytelling, actionable insights, and real-world examples. Bryan’s deep expertise and practical approach make him a valuable advisor in navigating the complexities of modern platform engineering.

Bryan loves helping organisations simplify the complexities of platform engineering. By applying Team Topologies principles, he focuses on creating clear team boundaries, improving collaboration, and building platforms that people genuinely want to use.

With a passion for the human side of technology, Bryan works closely with teams to navigate challenges around culture, processes, and adoption in large organisations. He believes the best platforms come from teams with empathy and connection to users.

As a Team Topologies Advocate, Bryan enjoys sharing real-world insights and practical advice to help others create team setups that drive lasting success—even in the trickiest environments.

You can reach Bryan via:

Team Topologies Advocacy

I'm a Field CTO at GitLab, specialising in Platform Engineering, so naturally the topic of Team Topologies appears regularly, alongside Conways Law, Diffusion of Innovation, and Flow Engineering.

A lot of my work has been with customers (inc a few opportunities with Conflux), but below are links to a few public assets.