diff --git a/src/braket/jobs/hybrid_job.py b/src/braket/jobs/hybrid_job.py
index 3e5b9078d..a45b094d4 100644
--- a/src/braket/jobs/hybrid_job.py
+++ b/src/braket/jobs/hybrid_job.py
@@ -297,7 +297,31 @@ def _log_hyperparameters(entry_point: Callable, args: tuple, kwargs: dict):
             warnings.warn(
                 "Positional only arguments will not be logged to the hyperparameters file."
             )
-    return hyperparameters
+    return {name: _sanitize(value) for name, value in hyperparameters.items()}
+
+
+def _sanitize(hyperparameter: Any) -> str:
+    """Sanitize forbidden characters from hp strings"""
+    string_hp = str(hyperparameter)
+
+    sanitized = (
+        string_hp
+        # replace newlines with spaces
+        .replace("\n", " ")
+        # replace forbidden characters with "?"
+        .replace("$", "?")
+        .replace("(", "?")
+        .replace("&", "?")
+        .replace("`", "?")
+        # not technically forbidden, but to avoid mismatched parens
+        .replace(")", "?")
+    )
+
+    # max allowed length for a hyperparameter is 2500
+    if len(sanitized) > 2500:
+        # show as much as possible, including the final 20 characters
+        return f"{sanitized[:2500-23]}...{sanitized[-20:]}"
+    return sanitized
 
 
 def _process_input_data(input_data):
diff --git a/test/unit_tests/braket/jobs/test_hybrid_job.py b/test/unit_tests/braket/jobs/test_hybrid_job.py
index 063623383..f1159f9ce 100644
--- a/test/unit_tests/braket/jobs/test_hybrid_job.py
+++ b/test/unit_tests/braket/jobs/test_hybrid_job.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 from braket.devices import Devices
 from braket.jobs import hybrid_job
 from braket.jobs.config import CheckpointConfig, InstanceConfig, OutputDataConfig, StoppingCondition
-from braket.jobs.hybrid_job import _serialize_entry_point
+from braket.jobs.hybrid_job import _sanitize, _serialize_entry_point
 from braket.jobs.local import LocalQuantumJob
 
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def my_entry(c=0, d: float = 1.0, **extras):
         entry_point=entry_point,
         wait_until_complete=wait_until_complete,
         job_name="my-entry-123000",
-        hyperparameters={"c": 0, "d": 1.0},
+        hyperparameters={"c": "0", "d": "1.0"},
         logger=getLogger("braket.jobs.hybrid_job"),
         aws_session=aws_session,
     )
@@ -161,7 +161,14 @@ def my_entry(a, b: int, c=0, d: float = 1.0, **extras) -> str:
         job_name="my-entry-123000",
         instance_config=default_instance,
         distribution=distribution,
-        hyperparameters={"a": "a", "b": 2, "c": 3, "d": 4, "extra_param": "value", "another": 6},
+        hyperparameters={
+            "a": "a",
+            "b": "2",
+            "c": "3",
+            "d": "4",
+            "extra_param": "value",
+            "another": "6",
+        },
         checkpoint_config=checkpoint_config,
         copy_checkpoints_from_job=copy_checkpoints_from_job,
         role_arn=role_arn,
@@ -463,3 +470,24 @@ def test_python_validation(aws_session):
         @hybrid_job(device=None, aws_session=aws_session)
         def my_job():
             pass
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "hyperparameter, expected",
+    (
+        (
+            "with\nnewline",
+            "with newline",
+        ),
+        (
+            "with weird chars: (&$`)",
+            "with weird chars: ?????",
+        ),
+        (
+            "?" * 2600,
+            f"{'?'*2477}...{'?'*20}",
+        ),
+    ),
+)
+def test_sanitize_hyperparameters(hyperparameter, expected):
+    assert _sanitize(hyperparameter) == expected